Monday, November 12, 2018

Controlling what you can control

Bad Orange Man strikes again:

No sign of Agent 99
It's not that simple, but he's not entirely wrong, either. Controlling the weather and the wind is well-nigh impossible, but more aggressive management can make a difference. Clearing underbrush on a regular basis means there is less fuel available for the fires once they start. And it's always going to be a risk to build housing deeper into the forest.

Now that the flames have reached Malibu, there might be some impetus to look at underlying causes and what can be done easily. But if you're a betting person, assume California officials will just slap a Prop 65 warning on something else and call it a day, then blame Bad Orange Man instead.

7 comments:

Gino said...

in CA: these fires are caused by MMGW, and the burning of fossil fuels. Another gas tax hike is on the horizon. book it.

that said, i'm not as sad as i should be knowing that Malibu (the home of hollywood types) is on fire.

Petercorp said...

Tiny had quite the weekend. He managed to upset a few veterans and victims of a natural disaster. I have to give him a lot of credit. He still hasn't lost the ability to out due himself. He's already lost the immigration conservative. And he'll lose the deficit hawks completely once he has to cut deals with the house in order to accomplish anything besides the tax cuts, ruining healthcare beyond anything that Obammer did which will lead to a single payer like green and many other factions within the dem party have always wanted, and putting us in good standing with both China and Russia which actually isn't possible with them as both would like to knock us down in order to become the lone superpower, and never forget that Russia is a very large country that can handle it's population growth and is rich with natural resources, but run by gangsters that use a former KGB agent who tortured people for a living like a little puppet, but unlike China they have a chance with the fact that thirty percent of their farmland hasn't been lost possibly forever now.

Mr. D said...

And he'll lose the deficit hawks completely once he has to cut deals with the house in order to accomplish anything besides the tax cuts, ruining healthcare beyond anything that Obammer did which will lead to a single payer like green and many other factions within the dem party have always wanted, and putting us in good standing with both China and Russia which actually isn't possible with them as both would like to knock us down in order to become the lone superpower, and never forget that Russia is a very large country that can handle it's population growth and is rich with natural resources, but run by gangsters that use a former KGB agent who tortured people for a living like a little puppet, but unlike China they have a chance with the fact that thirty percent of their farmland hasn't been lost possibly forever now.

Huh?

3john2 said...

I think a guy that throws around names like "Tiny" is compensating for something.

Mr. D said...

I think a guy that throws around names like "Tiny" is compensating for something.

Nah, J. Peterson is okay. He just needs to try the decaf and maybe fire up the ol' Hooked on Phonics, Faulkner edition.

Gino said...

Fact: Russia's population is declining, as well as their economic output. and since they are a shithole country, few are willing to migrate there.
they are a nation of assholes, who will always behave accordingly... but will never have the nads to take us on in any real sense.

Bike Bubba said...

Regarding Trump, the thing that bothers me is the nonsense going on in Europe. Now granted, the left/media (but I repeat myself) is putting the worst possible spin on everything, but my goodness, the man needs a filter.