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Good on you Morewood. Glad to see you have a way of helping out, not only your son, but being there will be a help to the community.

Stay safe.

Geno

For my entire life, I've been a hunter, shooter and strong second amendment supporter.
I raised a hard core first responder that follows my beliefs.
The recent election that put into charge California's most radical anti gun, anti hunting, most socialist liberal as governor changed me.
Most here have seen my anguish for years.

I apologize for my brash outbursts, but this is a turning point.

I hate to admit my hate, but I hate those that have been systematically destroying my lifestyle.

They ban my trapping.
They ban my hunting with hounds.
They ban my mountain lion hunting.
They ban my lead bullets.
They ban my lead fishing weights.
They ban my coyote contests.
They ban or restrict so many of my firearms.
I have the most expensive vehicle registrations in the nation.
The most expensive gas prices.
They tax me to death.
They implement strangling regulations, permits and licensing on me.
I'm forced to accept the most abhorrent lifestyles or be labeled as xenophobic, homophobic, racist or sociopathic.

These idiots are my enemy.
Excuse me if my anger and hatred of these liberal idiots offends you....I'm not changing to pacify you, and I'm F'n pissed.

Excellent post. Those two aren't the only ones that don't understand the nature of the beast that is a chapparal fire. Especially in that area.

"Logging" ain't gonna fix it.

Geno

PS, not only a "dipchit", but his Moonbeam moniker fits to a T

Good on ya!

In the Calfire presser at 6PM tonight, they reported "66 suspicious calls" that law enforcement responded to in the burn area since the event started. ZERO arrests. (Seems hard to believe there have really been no shenanigans requiring an arrest..... but maybe everyone is understanding the gravity of the situation)

If you end up around Maxwell Dr, Storybook Lane, or 10 Mile House Trail, my family, friends and I appreciate your presence!

I used to live somewhere I hated. I moved.

Tactical goats.


Grazers and browsers.

Schit man. Life is too short.

I was born and raised in Chico. Ran all over the hills in the burn area, Feather River Canyon, and those foothills killing anything and everything that moved.

Chit - My freshman year at Chico State was the best three years of my life! I love the geography, and I love the wildlife. It is, in my estimation, the most beautiful state in the country, except perhaps Washington state. (both suffer the same cancer)

But 3 days after I graduated I made a conscious decision to accept a job and start a new career anywhere but Cali.

Free will, and all that....

Not a bad idea Jim,

Was tried in San Diego County in the 70's I believe, to try to maintain firebreaks so they didn't need dozing every few years. Use the goats to keep them cleared. Not sure why the program didn't last very long. And sometimes them dang goats (at least the little one we had years ago) get "untactical" and show a preference for avoiding certain brush species. I think a chain gang following behind the goats to yank out what they didn't eat might work though. (probably cruel and unusual punishment )

I still think there'd be some benefit to them in certain areas. But someone's gotta come up with the scratch to pay the goatherd to run his animals there. (He'd likely be an immigrant too, a "brown person" to boot)

Money, the everlovin' concern.....................................no one wants to come up with it.................unless it's for their favorite special interest.

Next year..............or the following...........or in five years there will be a worse fire, here or in another State.

Geno

And you're now in Colorado?

Easy to do at times, Not so easy at others.

I guess I could leave my wife with the mortgage on this place. Buy a trailer, as in camp trailer, and find a cheap plot in the desert in AZ. Sell a few "toys" to finance it, as I'd likely get stuck with half the mortgage by the courts.

Probably stay for a while, until I can convince the wife to leave..............................maybe.

Oh, besides, my wife makes really good living, I guess I could tell her to give up her job.

Geno

Replying to Sal:

Yep!

In direct reply to your California complaints:

I CAN trap.
I CAN mountain lion hunt.
I CAN shoot with lead bullets.
I CAN fish with lead fishing weights.
There are NO restrictions of my firearms.
My vehicle registrations ARE reasonable
Gas prices are in the bottom third of the nation.
Taxes are WAY better than California, and middle-of-the-pack nationally

The urban liberal centers of Boulder and Denver will may eventually take control, but right now it's a great place to live and 100x better than California. If or when the time comes, I'm fuggin' OUTTA HERE.

It’s easy to say move but it’s a lot tougher when you have family ties that go back generations and elderly parents that can’t move. My wife and I have 5 more years before we can escape this state and what it’s becoming but it’s not that easy for everyone. I’d leave now but we’re not uprooting our children and the lifelong friendships they’ve developed nor are we going to interrupt their studies which are producing straight A’s for their hardwork. I can live anywhere as long as I’m with my wife and family, even in a van down by the river. Some guys have such a deep respect and love for their spouse that they’d do anything to be with them even if it means living in liberal hell, I’m one of those guys. We live rural and have conservative neighbors so we’re not inundated daily with liberal BS even if this state is fugged up by liberals. Liberalism spreads like a disease so if you live in a red state now you just might not always be so lucky. 😉

Amen to that. I sure don't mean it to sound like I got it all figured out. Not I. However, I saw an opportunity and capitalized on it. Greener pastures and sure don't feel stuck anymore. Looking ahead I just hope it stays that way. I like the general "way it is" here and didn't there (Portlandia) ....

Good luck to you guys.

Voted #1 party college in playboy magazine a couple of times.

I sure had fun playing in Chico.....

How did this fire start, was it power lines?

Global warming.

That’s the word on the street.

Pg&e sent out statement that power may be off due to high winds and fire danger.
The next day a “incedent” happend and was reported by pg&e at 6am(don’t quote me on the time
frame) and 30-45 minutes later the fire was reported.....

Which was caused by powerlines

I can't FATHOM the cost of home insurance in California.