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So Cal Fires!!!

The story from my Marine grandson @ Camp Pendelton Cal.
Oregon sent fire fighting trucks & equipment to Cal.

Trucks & equipment got to San. Francisco. We're told that they could not be used in Cal. due to emission regulations. Wonder how many civilians know about that. ???
This RUMOR showed up on Josephine County Scanner board
Fire fighters from Oregon drove to Sacramento 1st leg , and had Trucks and Equipment checked by CalFire and all were approved for service.
If those trucks were turned away those of us up here in California's largest county would know about it.
Just saying...
 
Insurance alone is not profitable, with about a 5% profit margin. Claims generally exceed revenue, investing the capital provides the margin. State regulators see to that.
I wonder where we find out what the politicians profit margins are? The real racket. Original mafia, organized crime. I’m gonna guess 100% profit because they put up nothing and offer no guarantee.
 
The story from my Marine grandson @ Camp Pendelton Cal.
Oregon sent fire fighting trucks & equipment to Cal.

Trucks & equipment got to San. Francisco. We're told that they could not be used in Cal. due to emission regulations. Wonder how many civilians know about that. ???
Bull$hit. Not calling your grandson a fibber but this has been debunked.

 
I wonder where we find out what the politicians profit margins are? The real racket. Original mafia, organized crime. I’m gonna guess 100% profit because they put up nothing and offer no guarantee.
Much more than 100% since they don't invest any money into the pot, except insider trading investments which they legalized for rhemselves.
 
Bull$hit. Not calling your grandson a fibber but this has been debunked.

Just stay from UN-social media sites… The power of all the false rubbish claiming to be “Truth“ just pours out of things like Facebook and X and then the lesser and even more biased ones…
I can tell you that Az has sent trucks and crews to So Cal and there is NO pollution standards for their diesel motors… They are coming to help, not trying to get them registered roadworthy for Calif. Beware of conspiracy mongers and ultra right wing agendas trying to stir up conflict.
 
Insurance alone is not profitable, with about a 5% profit margin. Claims generally exceed revenue, investing the capital provides the margin. State regulators see to that.
Somehow I just don't believe that, I have been bombarded for at least 5 years with insurance commercials on replay, Very expensive to do this. I'm so sick of seeing Flo I can't stand it anymore.

Insurance has tripled in the last 5 years. I don't understand the folks on here sticking up for them. Once they got mandates they could charge whatever they wanted to. The smaller insurance companies are owned by the bigger ones.
 
Somehow I just don't believe that, I have been bombarded for at least 5 years with insurance commercials on replay, Very expensive to do this. I'm so sick of seeing Flo I can't stand it anymore.

Insurance has tripled in the last 5 years. I don't understand the folks on here sticking up for them. Once they got mandates they could charge whatever they wanted to. The smaller insurance companies are owned by the bigger ones.
I’m not sticking up for them. I’m saying if you were an insurance company, if you were to quote a policy for a home in that cluster of a state (Cali), what would the price be? Remember, no water, lots of fuel, Santa Anna winds, zero leadership, etc.

What’s a stuntman pay for health insurance?
 
Somehow I just don't believe that, I have been bombarded for at least 5 years with insurance commercials on replay, Very expensive to do this. I'm so sick of seeing Flo I can't stand it anymore.

Insurance has tripled in the last 5 years. I don't understand the folks on here sticking up for them. Once they got mandates they could charge whatever they wanted to. The smaller insurance companies are owned by the bigger ones.

It's easy to find financial statements for companies and business sectors. Audited, and prison time if falsified. I'm not defending them, just an unbiased numbers guy.
 
I wonder how much of the tax base has been erased.

I wonder how much additional tax load California will force on everyone in state not affected by the fires.

I wonder who’s going to do all that reconstruction work, as all of the skilled trades are understaffed.

I wonder where all those construction workers are going to stay.

I wonder how much more gridlock will occur.

I wonder how much more costly and time consuming it’ll be to build fresh with all the codes for new construction.

I wonder what sorts of materials shortages are about to occur nationwide.

I wonder how many that have lost everything will just up and leave.

I wonder if anyone in California government has wondered these things. :rolleyes: Not really….
Hey Fellers, something I haven't seen addressed yet that will be worth watching is how they are going to clean up 40,000+ acres of hazard materials (which is what a burned house is) with battery operated heavy equipment and transported by battery operated trucks to an APPROVED hazardous waste site and where that might be....... having been involved with such, just watching them put up a containment fence around the area to prevent runoff will probably be a pretty good show.... John
 
Pray for ALL THE FOLKS in So Cal, known or unknown. Lots of famous folks, along with some not so well known, ordinary working foilks.1/10th of an inch of rain since May of last year?????
A man walking his dog here in Livingston, Montana just 2 days ago chatted as we went threw the dog park. He said someone he hardly knows called him and asked if he would be kind enough t0 take their 3 horses and pasture and feed them if they could get them to Montana. They had no where to feed or care for them in Calif0rnia He said no cause he thought it might be a con job.
 
It's easy to find financial statements for companies and business sectors. Audited, and prison time if falsified. I'm not defending them, just an unbiased numbers guy.
The Ceo's make half a billion dollars, Figure of speech. And from those people down make tons of money, It's pretty easy for them to show they don't make much on paper.
 
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To me at least, a few successful friends, and on a larger scale, the Amish have taught me that a really good life can be had without a student loan - really good. So, no, I personally would not borrow the money I see people borrowing to go to college. The figures I hear are ridiculous. I paid for grad school out of pocket around the year 2000.

Colleges are also a scam, but in a different way than insurance companies.
Yes a scam and damn money maker. My granddaughter is going for two semesters in Italy. It is way cheaper then Boise and she pays for everything. Food, rent. And it works for credits at Boise. Jeff
 

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