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Firestorm Fades.

Life is better
There are only a few people left at the Q, about 400 or so. Those still there will be relocated to Del Mar (fairgrounds). It’s amazing what people can do when they pull together and don’t wait on the government to do it. No doubt the government helped, but it was people relying [...]

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Day 5 - midday update

UPDATE: Score!
KUSI must be reading my blog. While talking to Duncan Hunter who is ripping up CALFIRE, their anchor said:

“Not to defend FEMA, but when Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans; Mayor Ray Nagan was having dinner somewhere. … School buses sat idle …”

Damn straight! Local failure there, local victory here.
Diminishing the Results
The [...]

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So why are they pissed?

President George Bush is playing the hero again as he tours fire-ravaged California this week. Yet his expressions of concern are not likely to be taken well, since he has stood in the way of that state’s effort to fight global warming emissions for the last two years!

Yep, it’s Bush’s fault [...]

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Day 5 - Morning

How are we doing?
Everyone is drained. Qualcomm is flush with supplies — yea us! Channel 8 has raised almost a quarter million dollars to aid the Salvation Army. Sweet.
Bush is flying in 0930 PDT. UPDATE: Bush arrived and is screwing up traffic.
If you are looking for assistance and are not sure where to go, try [...]

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