"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I hadn't thought about it, but Ace has a part about how hard it is to build anything in CA. He said it took some celeb I'm supposed to know a year or more to get permission to bulldoze the detritus left from another fire. These folks are boned today, tomorrow and for years to come. They could not charge a guy for arson, despite multiple witnesses, because....uhhhhh..... Global Worming!.
Because this fire affected the famous and wealthy, there will be a lot of scrutiny and possibly some change for the political arena in California. But that’s a sad commentary on the state of things in our country when you see the disparity in how Los Angeles will be treated and the treatment given to the hurricane victims of WNC. And also the fire victims of Maui, has anybody checked on them lately?
I'm not surprised by these reports. I've dealt with construction permits on a personal and professional basis, as well as environmental assessments, and the dumba$$ery deployed by the bureaucracy can be staggering. Granted, mostly with waterways, but the idiocy is contagious.
By the same token, when permitting and zoning in place actually makes sense, the powers-that-be conveniently ignore them because of tax base, indifference, or outright incompetence.
Kalifornia will be a very very long time rebuilding, if it happens at all. That "California Coastal Commission" is but one small example. I have to think an armed revolt would not be an excessive means to clean out this rot.
The time for revolt may, indeed, be ripe. If the government out there is too dumb to store water, then it might be too dumb to buy its police live ammo.
I hadn't thought about it, but Ace has a part about how hard it is to build anything in CA.
ReplyDeleteHe said it took some celeb I'm supposed to know a year or more to get permission to bulldoze the detritus left from another fire.
These folks are boned today, tomorrow and for years to come.
They could not charge a guy for arson, despite multiple witnesses, because....uhhhhh..... Global Worming!.
Because this fire affected the famous and wealthy, there will be a lot of scrutiny and possibly some change for the political arena in California. But that’s a sad commentary on the state of things in our country when you see the disparity in how Los Angeles will be treated and the treatment given to the hurricane victims of WNC. And also the fire victims of Maui, has anybody checked on them lately?
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised by these reports. I've dealt with construction permits on a personal and professional basis, as well as environmental assessments, and the dumba$$ery deployed by the bureaucracy can be staggering. Granted, mostly with waterways, but the idiocy is contagious.
ReplyDeleteBy the same token, when permitting and zoning in place actually makes sense, the powers-that-be conveniently ignore them because of tax base, indifference, or outright incompetence.
Kalifornia will be a very very long time rebuilding, if it happens at all. That "California Coastal Commission" is but one small example. I have to think an armed revolt would not be an excessive means to clean out this rot.
The time for revolt may, indeed, be ripe. If the government out there is too dumb to store water, then it might be too dumb to buy its police live ammo.
DeleteIt seems they'r in the "All the crazies who have been wandering CA streets are now setting fires" stage of this lunacy.
ReplyDeleteThis is not going to end well.