As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

HeyBub wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html


They had a policy (if I remember correctly) of prohibiting people
from cutting firebreaks because it inconvenienced the three legged
tit mouse or some such nonsense. There was a big fire and the only
house to survive belonged to some fellow who said "F*&% You!" and
got on a tractor and cut a firebreak. Of course, the fire killed
all of the three legged tit mice and the government probably went
after the guy who cut a firebreak.

TDD

On Mon, 11 May 2009 15:45:15 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

They had a policy (if I remember correctly) of prohibiting people
from cutting firebreaks because it inconvenienced the three legged
tit mouse or some such nonsense. There was a big fire and the only
house to survive belonged to some fellow who said "F*&% You!" and
got on a tractor and cut a firebreak. Of course, the fire killed
all of the three legged tit mice and the government probably went
after the guy who cut a firebreak.

Any word on the three blind mice?

Oren wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2009 15:45:15 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

They had a policy (if I remember correctly) of prohibiting people
from cutting firebreaks because it inconvenienced the three legged
tit mouse or some such nonsense. There was a big fire and the only
house to survive belonged to some fellow who said "F*&% You!" and
got on a tractor and cut a firebreak. Of course, the fire killed
all of the three legged tit mice and the government probably went
after the guy who cut a firebreak.

Any word on the three blind mice?


They were in a government nursing home and
remained safe.

TDD

HeyBub wrote:

As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous
brush, county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

Anybody dumb enough to be clearing dry brush without fire-fighting
capability on-hand is, well, dumb. That includes the guy who hires a
lowest-bidder crew to do it without making sure they have some Indian
backback sprayers ready to go. The fire regs are there for a good reason,
if a weed-whacker hadn't started this then any one of a dozen other things
could have, it was only a matter of time.

I watched one family on the news a couple of days ago lamenting about how
they know better, how they knew they should have done this, that and the
other thing--instead they did nothing and lost everything, escaped with the
clothes on their backs. Damn shame, but it's not like they moved into the
neighborhood a month ago, they'd seen previous fires come close, and still
they weren't ready....

Hope they called in some endangered house cats to go around
eat all the cooked mousies.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Oren" wrote in message
...

Any word on the three blind mice?

On May 11, 3:26*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

Here when weed wackers slow down, the first thing removed is the Spark
Arrestor. That could have started the fire.

On Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:32 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:

On May 11, 3:26*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

Here when weed wackers slow down, the first thing removed is the Spark
Arrestor. That could have started the fire.

Removing a spark arrestor is illegal in their state?! Some people
move there and never even have a spark arrestor.

Harassing a bear can be a federal offense. That charge can get you two
years in the pokey for a first offense. Stealing fish from a pond,
still gets a two year sentence.

On May 11, 6:10*pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous
brush, county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

Anybody dumb enough to be clearing dry brush without fire-fighting
capability on-hand is, well, dumb. *That includes the guy who hires a
lowest-bidder crew to do it without making sure they have some Indian
backback sprayers ready to go. *The fire regs are there for a good reason,
if a weed-whacker hadn't started this then any one of a dozen other things
could have, it was only a matter of time.

I watched one family on the news a couple of days ago lamenting about how
they know better, how they knew they should have done this, that and the
other thing--instead they did nothing and lost everything, escaped with the
clothes on their backs. *Damn shame, but it's not like they moved into the
neighborhood a month ago, they'd seen previous fires come close, and still
they weren't ready....

Ah, yet another reason to live in western New York, rain and snow
capital of the east coast. When the west turns into one big parched
desert, we'll be complaining about the rain and the overcast skies.

Frost tonight but it might make it up to 60F tomorrow !!!

In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:

As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

Uh, no. Jesusita trail is a *hiking* trail. The fire started nowhere
near a residence.


"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

On May 11, 3:26*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

Fires in that area are "natural" and have been happening for centuries
before the land was developed. By preventing or putting out the fires
they are not being environmentally conscious IMO. Oh wait, rich green
Hollywood types live there, we'll have to make an exception.

On May 11, 7:15*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:32 -0700 (PDT), ransley

wrote:
On May 11, 3:26*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

Here when weed wackers slow down, the first thing removed is the Spark
Arrestor. That could have started the fire.

Removing a spark arrestor is illegal in their state?! *Some people
move there and never even have a spark arrestor.

Harassing a bear can be a federal offense. That charge can get you two
years in the pokey for a first offense. Stealing fish from a pond,
still gets a two year sentence.

Picking up an Eagle feather off a trail can land you in jail too.

On May 11, 7:15*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:32 -0700 (PDT), ransley

wrote:
On May 11, 3:26*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
As it was being used to clear brush in response to fire regulations.

"Some Santa Barbara County residents recently received annual notices
advising them they had until June 1 to clear potentially hazardous brush,
county fire Capt. Glenn Fidler said. "

http://cbs2.com/local/brush.fire.wil...2.1004379.html

Here when weed wackers slow down, the first thing removed is the Spark
Arrestor. That could have started the fire.

Removing a spark arrestor is illegal in their state?! *Some people
move there and never even have a spark arrestor.

Harassing a bear can be a federal offense. That charge can get you two
years in the pokey for a first offense. Stealing fish from a pond,
still gets a two year sentence.

My Sthil had one until I removed it because it would not rev high, I
think CA is stringent on that issue and for good reason.