California Fires - Page 2
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10-23-2007, 08:08 AM
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| Lurker Republican 
| We Used To Send The National Guard TO Fight Fires Where are they> | ||||
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10-23-2007, 09:15 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster  Realist
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 don't try to bring the war into this........... why can't they dump water? because someone estimated it would take 3 days of steady rain to put out the fires. You think the air force......you think ANYONE can make it rain over 300,000 acres for 3 days? 
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10-23-2007, 09:24 AM
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| Lurker Republican
| Will The Insurance Companys Try To Weasel Out Of Paying ??? | ||||
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10-23-2007, 09:25 AM
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| Lurker Republican
| At The Start It Would Have Been Easy So now what is your answer?? Originally Posted by 7960
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10-23-2007, 10:21 AM
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| Mission Accomplished NOT!  Independent MN
| Some of my extended family in San Diego had to be evacuated from their house. Hopefully it is still there when they are allowed back. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 10:51 AM
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| Dirty Liberal  Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 They are. actually.. However the high winds and poor conditions make it impossible sometimes.
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10-23-2007, 11:21 AM
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| Lurker Republican
| Are We Going To Bail Them Out Like The Folks On Oceanfront Originally Posted by WickedLou9 propertys???
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10-23-2007, 11:23 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster Realist
| Originally Posted by crestwood33
Originally Posted by crestwood33 1. welcome
2. please try to post an entire, coherent thought 3. wtf are you talking about? | ||||
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10-23-2007, 11:43 AM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 Trousers!
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10-23-2007, 11:55 AM
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| no es mi culpa  Independent Beantown
| i call mulligans!
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10-23-2007, 02:01 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 There's a few reasons we can't dump water as much as some people would like:
1. The smoke is so great in these fires that it will choke the planes. 2. It's so hot the water will evaporate before it does any good.
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10-23-2007, 03:24 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by JaJae They had a climate expert on CNN the other day talking about the weather conditions that lead to these large fires. Those winds are extremely hot and are less that 5% humidity.
Dumping water from planes in those conditions isn't a solution. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 04:47 PM
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| Deuteronomy 32:41  Paleolibertarian USA
| Originally Posted by Scrum Especially the scientologists!
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10-23-2007, 04:48 PM
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| Deuteronomy 32:41 Paleolibertarian USA
| Originally Posted by Scrum Yea, but they're not 800° winds. In the grand scheme of things, I can't see how a 60° 50mph wind is any less dangerous than a 85° 50mph wind.
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10-23-2007, 05:03 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by AVengeance I think it has more to do with the lack of humidity.
 The wind is making the fuel even more dry. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 05:11 PM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Scrum And it probably carries away moisture. Warmer air can hold more moisture so as it blows across the area is dries everything out.
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10-23-2007, 05:12 PM
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| ..... your a worthless poster Realist
| Originally Posted by Scrum making it more dry, making more fuel, making it easier to start a fire, making it easier to spread, making it burn hotter........................
I really don't understand that "but they're not 800° winds" comment. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 05:16 PM
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| Lurker Republican
| Had Sufficient National Guard or Air Force Been on the scene at the beginning it would have been easy to kill the fire. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 05:19 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 These fires have gotten out of control at times when the guard was not deployed in the past.
I don't think you can really blame this on a lack of manpower. The fires are just too big. | ||||
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10-23-2007, 05:21 PM
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| ..... your a worthless poster Realist
| Originally Posted by crestwood33 -where is your evidence of this?
-when has the national guard been "on the scene" at the start of *ANY* fire? -why do you continue to just throw useless one-liners out there without anything backing them up? | ||||
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