Trump On LA Fires

[mattylad]

The Palisades reservoir was closed.

So that's probably what Trump was referring to?

Reservoir in Pacific Palisades was out of commission when fire started

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an investigation into the water supply troubles and the reservoir’s lack of availability.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MNW67]

The Palisades reservoir was closed.

So that's probably what Trump was referring to?

I don't think so. Trump has had a long running dispute with Gavin Newsom over Trump's plan to move lots of water from the north of California to the South. But the problem was not shortage of water. It was the 70mph winds which fanned the flames and stopped the fire fighting planes from flying. Anyway, under Trump's plan, not a single drop of water would be delivered to Los Angeles. It's pure Trump BS.

Earlier in the week, he criticised Governor Newsom for refusing to sign the "water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water" to put out the fires.

That is what Trump is referencing in his post blaming Newsom for the response to the wildfires, where he says the governor "wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish", Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has confirmed.

 

[transam]

Insurance companies will be trawling over the small print on policies in an attempt to weasel out of claims

Some could even go down the toilet over the caper

150 billion worth of claims I heard ??? Probably higher ????

 

[JohnD]

That's an interesting point. There was actually plenty of water. But Los Angeles' infrastructure has never been designed to pump the quantities required to the parts which needed it during this particular fire. Trump's plan to move water from the north would have had no effect whatsoever.

In my town, there is still an old "SWS" sign painted on a wall, pointing down an alley.

Left over from WW2

Surface Water Store

For the fire brigade to use during an incendiary bomb attack.

LA is littered with swimming pools.

Their appliances should have pumped them out.

 

[blup]

Insurance companies will be trawling over the small print on policies in an attempt to weasel out of claims

Some could even go down the toilet over the caper

150 billion worth of claims I heard ??? Probably higher ????

Acts of God not covered so no insurance, unless they have different rules or self insure

 

[Notch7]

Wow, in that case hard to imagine why the whole place burned down.

Fire

 

[Odds]

Stop being a clown, I’ve said I’d have voted for him over his competition.

Deal with it.

His suggestion of clearing the dead leafs, the five year old ones and making water accessible, well seem like good iideas to me.

who're you gonna get to do the job; migrants?

 

[Nwgs2]

who're you gonna get to do the job; migrants?

Get back in to bed and get out the right side.

There’s a good chap.

 

[noseall]

Wow, in that case hard to imagine why the whole place burned down.

Hard to imagine really? This is what happens in the UK when we have a very brief (compared to LA) encounter with hot dry weather.

No need to imagine it boyo. We have a month of LA weather and the country burns.

 

[Odds]

Get back in to bed and get out the right side.

There’s a good chap.

ever wondered how many birds and insects, amphibians and frogs find leaf litter along the forest floor a haven and a hunting ground?
Trump is a first class fkwt.

 

[Notch7]

Trump is attacking democrat leaders……it doesn’t have anything to do with facts, it’s just a dog whistle to MAGAs……and Filly is barking his head off

 

[ellal]

who're you gonna get to do the job; migrants?

Funnily enough brexiteers have overseen problems in the UK...

Floods and rotting crops are their specialties...

No-one to clean up or pick...

Didn't they claim 'british jobs will be done by british workers'?

Not by themselves of course

 

[gas112]

not just trump calling for newsoms head the electorate who have suffered are also calling for it .....

 

[Nwgs2]

ever wondered how many birds and insects, amphibians and frogs find leaf litter along the forest floor a haven and a hunting ground?
Trump is a first class fkwt.

So dry leafs don’t burn ?

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/how-policy-decisions-exacerbated-the-devastating-los-angeles-wildfires/

Obviously you know better.

 

[gas112]

not a water problem someone had better tell newsome .

.Mr Newsom has called for an independent investigation into the issues of water pressure and supply but insisted it was "not about finger pointing".