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Ran into a guy yesterday who moved away from this area a few years ago because he felt all of the development taking place there was a recipe for disaster. As a lifelong resident he remembered it always being dry with the Santa Ana winds sweeping the canyons.

It would be interesting to see the statistics that compare how much the U.S. contributes in aid to illegal immigrants, the U.N. and its many agencies, and international disaster relief, to other G20 countries. Have I missed any other similar contributions? Maybe this might shed some light on where all the money is going to.

There are all types of roofing in the U.S. Wood shingles and shakes are popular in some parts of the country. They are very flammable unless treated with a fire retardant. Same thing with old houses with asphalt shingles. Think tar paper shacks. If you like the looks of a "shingled" roof, ceramic tile and slate are much, much better options. Then there are various types of metal roofs in various patterns. Most common are corrugated and standing seam. As a general contractor in Hawaii I built homes with most of what I listed, except for slate.

Sorry, I don't eat the crap you dish out.

And nutty.

They have no more rights than I do, so why should they deserve special recognition? Some of my best friends are gays and lesbians and they don't flaunt it. Two of my best tenants are lesbians with whom I have more than tenant/landlord relationship. In fact I will be visiting them tomorrow with a few gifts. My girlfriend, who happens to be Thai, also thinks they are great people. She would be joining me also if she didn't have to work. You need to stop insinuating that I am a maga person because I don't subscribe to your warped agenda. Go preach your garbage to some one else.

Do you mean comments like these? https://www.newsweek.com/majorie-taylor-greenes-most-outrageous-quotes-this-year-1769407

You described her with language I would like to use but refrain from using.

Quite similar to the house with the red roof that was unscathed in the 2023 Lahaina fire. NOTE: see my exchange of posts with member jas007.

Notice I said influence, not power or authority. He seems able to wield his influence on things like illegal immigration, leniency on criminals, LGBTQ rights and other measures that have cost the state billions of dollars in nonproductive (for lack of a better word) programs.

Same thing with Lahaina. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/maui-report-on-2018-lahaina-fire-failed-to-address-issues-that-reappeared-five-years-later/ One thing we have learned from history is that we have not learned from history.

Link has a paywall. However, another LA Times story mentions Majorie Taylor Green's comment about lasers from outer space starting the Camp Fire and another one, from another source, about the Lahaina Fire being started by something similar. I don't give much credence to anything MTG says.

I don't recall any houses with blue roofs that survived the Lahaina Fire, but here is one with a red roof. https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195331310/red-roof-house-fires-lahaina-hawaii Would be nice if you have any examples.

Another conspiracy theory. https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/the-verdict-is-in-maui-blames-wildfire-on-downed-powerline/

If you don't have an excuse, find one. If you can't find one, invent one.

So you are claiming that Gavin Newsom has no influence over water conservation. Funny how he manages to get everything else done, including funding all sorts of benefits for illegal aliens.

Idiocy? Please explain how talking about climate change would have helped California. Gavin Newsom talked a lot about it. How did that go?

Pineapple fields are usually nice and safe except in Hawaii. Honolulu's mayor is planning on opening a landfill in the middle of one.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are opening up about the elephant in the room that is slowing destroying the once great state of California. Now the destruction is really picking up speed.

When I was in the Philippines a friends showed me a replica handgun that looked and functioned like the original, but less expensive. Why not in Thailand.

This happens to be an open forum. It's everyone's business. https://en.wiktonary.org/wiki/bidness

Sad, if you think everyone wants to eat airport food. Besides not all of it is healthy either. I am the cook both here at home and in Thailand where we visit once or twice a year. It so happens my Thai girlfriend enjoys my cooking (she does not cook) and requests for me to make sandwiches with no processed meats. Ever been to HNL. Not much to offer with a lot of fast foods. That is where we eat our sandwiches on the layover to Japan. And HNL is NOT air conditioned so not having a hot meal is fine for us. Speaking of hot foods, we were in Yosemite in late November and stopped at a small restaurant for a bowl of hot soup. A can of Campbell's vegetable soup was opened and heated up and served to us. Yes, it's sad if you think it is all about saving money. As I mentioned, it more about convenience.

Like the Energizer Bunny. You keep going, and going, and going. Keep on going if it makes you feel any better.

We do too. Arriving early at our gate we can snack at our convenience on a variety of things like jerked meats, mixed nuts and even home prepared sandwiches. Sandwiches are refrigerated and put in a carry on bag just before we leave home. On some flights, JAL even provides a refrigerated snack in a durable plastic bag an hour before landing that can be consumed on board or eaten in the terminal. It's more about convenience than paying for airport food.

"So it's done now." So is the election, and in a few days the inauguration will also be done. Get over it, already!