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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
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On 1/10/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 1/10/2025 5:15 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>>> On 1/10/2025 4:04 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> On 1/9/2025 4:57 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/9/25 12:21, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/8/2025 5:52 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 1/8/25 14:11, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>> Pearls Before Swine: Uncle At The Door
>>>>>>>>>>       https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/08
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I figure before this nightmare is over, they will come for all 
>>>>>>>>>> of our
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's your fault.   Voting for for the spend and no tax 
>>>>>>>>> republicans.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One should reduce spending - before - reducing the income.  Any
>>>>>>>>> rational
>>>>>>>>> non-republican recognizes that.   The "starve the beast" idiom is
>>>>>>>>> stupid
>>>>>>>>> GOP thinking that obviously hasn't been effective.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>        MAGA voted for the billionaires pal. He is such a good 
>>>>>>>> pal that
>>>>>>>> he cut taxes before on the most well off to move the burden of the
>>>>>>>> nation's wars and disasters to the less well off. He intends to
>>>>>>>> continue this inflationary policy until he stops breathing.
>>>>>>>>        People believed him when he said he would cut the cost of
>>>>>>>> the groceries but as soon he could he gave an interview and said
>>>>>>>> it was impossible. We controlled prices during WW II so it is not
>>>>>>>> impossible. We have several wars going on right now the most 
>>>>>>>> meanful
>>>>>>>> is to reduce carbon dioxide output from human activities so the
>>>>>>>> War On Climate Change might make rationing and price controls
>>>>>>>> rational again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>        bliss - the hobbler
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Bobbie,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Got water in your fire hydrants ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        I live in San Francisco not the City of the Angels.
>>>>>> Since the Fire and Quake in 1906, Water for the Hydrants
>>>>>> has been a big item.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Remember when thinking of Los Angeles that the
>>>>>> Devils and Demons are all fallen angels. There are books
>>>>>> and Movies that relate the way LA got its water and now
>>>>>> it is attempting to drain the rivers of Northern California.
>>>>>> Look up Delta Project in the Central Valley of California.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        bliss - the hobbler
>>>>>
>>>>> I know this, you have typed about the SF library several times.
>>>>>
>>>>> If LA has dropped their water sources, can San Fransisco be far 
>>>>> behind ?
>>>>
>>>> The only problem with your question is that the first part isn't
>>>> even partly true; therefore the second part is completely irrelevent.
>>>
>>> https://fakenews.com/jenvanlaar/2025/01/10/bombshell-key-reservoir- 
>>> was-empty-when-palisades-fire-started-contributed-to-loss-of-homes- 
>>> and-life-n2184190
>>
>> You really need to find more reliable sources.
> 
> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in- 
> palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline
> 
> Lynn
> 

The story's true - I saw it from other sources too. Why you chose to
point us at a garbage source to start, I don't know.
The reservoir was down for quite some time to repair rips in its cover.

Would it have made a difference? We're certainly going to see analysis
of this in the coming months, as politicians move into the
finger-pointing phase.

The impression I get is that it would have helped, but not hugely. It
could have feed some more water to the tanks that pressurized the
hydrants, but probably not fast enough to keep the highest ones running.

The system simply wasn't sized to deal with this big and widespread a
fire - it would have been fine if a few streets were involved but not
30 square miles of houses. The problem was compounded by the high
winds, which not only spread the fire, but also grounded air tankers.

pt