Well, Aunt B, from my recent trip back to CA, I’ve noticed that many Californians are happy in their slavery. Otherwise, why would they fear cutting back the manzinita and sugar pine licking against the sides of their homes? They’e afraid what the eco-fascists might say, afraid they might get fined for destroying titmouse habitat, afraid that they’d have to confront the biggest nature-worshipping fascist gang since Nazi Germany fell.
Californians live in fear and slavery and don’t have the fortitude to fight. In fact, some get angry and defend their serfdom.
The few good peoople remaining in California are doomed, much as the few productive people remaining in my state of Michigan are likewise buzzard bait for the socialists.
In the Running Springs Lake Arrowhead area, there is old growth. If you’re going to clear away all the combustibles from around your home, you’ll be cutting down a lot of old trees 50 to 100 feet tall. And if you and your neighbors cut down all threats, the Forest would essentially be gone for a significant area.
In the newer developments, the landscaping was such that the brush was cleared away from the homes for a fair amount of distance, but when the wind is blowing at 60 to 80 miles per hour through the canyons and in the foothills, it doesn’t make much difference.
I live around 70 miles from Lake Arrowhead. My car was covered with ashes for the last couple of days from that fire. The sun didn’t come out over my home all day on Wednesday. The smoke from that fire has wafted at least 120 miles to the ocean.
I’m not implying that sparks came all that way, but believe me they do go for a significant ways.
You are right to point out that some folks don’t clear the brush around their homes. They should. A lot of people do a good job trying to keep their homes clear though. Sometimes that saves the house and other times it just doesn’t.
The homes that burned during the last few days in San Diego weren’t terrible overgrown with brush. If you were watching on the television, there were a lot of homes burning that were standing in the middle of clearings.
There are going to be times when large fires take out homes. There are going to be times when hurricanes or tornadoes take out homes. There will also be times when earthquakes take out homes. There’s only so much you can do.
One fire fighter was doing an interview on the television and the subject of tile roofs came up. He stated that they are better of course, but that the tile roofs can’t protect the homes in serious fires. Sparks blow from 100 yards away and soon you’ve got smoke an flames even on those roofs.