" Jeff, you truly are an idiot and a liar.

#20 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT AT 2025-01-15 03:12 PM | FLAG: "

And you are an --------. No way that state can't build a reservoir, with all of the annual mountain snow melt in 45 years. That's absurd.

Quit defending the indefensible.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger

Jeff, the new expert on collecting snow melt, is here to correct us all!

...and ignore all the facts presented...

Typical Jeff.

JEFF, YOU STUPID HACK. DO YOU THINK THE CURRENT SNOW MELT JUST DISAPPEARS? IT ALREADY RUNS OFF INTO SACREMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS WHICH ARE ALREADY BEING TAPPED FOR WATER RESERVES. AND THE SNOW MELT HAS BEEN DECREASING. BETTER YET, THE RIVERS BEING FED ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE AND WHERE THE NEW RESERVOIR IS BEING BUILT.

AND THE RESERVOIR WOULDN'T EFFECT THE FIRE FIGHTING EFFORT. IT'S 450 MILES AWAY.

You are a god damn idiot who refuses to look up even the most basic facts. People like you shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Yes. Usually it's called wildfire season. This one is just more newsworthy since it's burning LA rather than some random hillside.

#31 | Posted by REDIAL

Except...this isn't wildfire season in California. That's June and July maybe until October/November.

" Well Jeff, California didn't have a major drought from the late 70's until about 2007. So there wasn't a huge need for a reservoir."

Setting aside the increase in population.

Rolling blackouts and brownouts happen in that state But, gotta prioritize the Delta Smelt over the citizens.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger

Same old, same old for Jeff.

Ignore when planning started for the new reservoir.

Ignore the recent droughts causing water issues rather than population growth.

Ignore the cost, water rights fights, and potential location of a reservoir.

Ignore that a new reservoir won't change water prices.

Ignore that the reservoir would not effect fire hydrants or fire fighting.

Change the topic to energy and a fish.

Jeff, you truly are an idiot and a liar.

21

I see....I stand corrected. Thanks.

-You left out extreme and highly abnormal winter drought in that area.

Is that mutually exclusive of the humidity? What's the significance of drought separate from low humidity?

humidity can be measured.....how do we measure drought?

I'm just asking...not arguing.

#23 | Posted by eberly

From what I can tell, yes, very different from humidity.

They use a variety of indices to measure drought. The big factors are Precipitation, Temperature, Streamflow, Soil moisture and Snowpack. But the indices lag behind wildfire conditions and actual drought conditions obviously.

Obviously the big one for that area are Precipitation and Soil Moisture. Both are incredibly and unusually low.

Then you toss in the 40-80 mph winds...

Don't you just love how all these experts in water management suddenly emerged from under the rocks like scorpions. Look at how much they care about California suddenly!

#9 | Posted by donnerboy

This is why Google is our friend. We can go check what the experts are actually saying.

Jeff doesn't do that. He goes off his vast knowledge of water management from 4Chan memes and Sean Hannity.

You spend most of your time biting ankles. That alone makes me smarter than you.
I posted this opinion piece because I viewed it as pretty balanced.
Your only response was a personal attack.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger

Sycophant,
The last time California built a water reservoir was 1979. This state spends far more accommodating illegal immigrants that it does on forest and water management.

#6 | Posted by BellRinger

Someone has to fact check you because your idea of "Balanced" is completely Fact Free.

Well Jeff, California didn't have a major drought from the late 70's until about 2007. So there wasn't a huge need for a reservoir.

The new reservoir plan started in 1996 however. This isn't the 50's. The easy sources of water are all already tapped. So this one required a lot more planning.

So a new reservoir is insanely expensive, there are very few sites to build them, and there is huge competition for the water. It likely won't lower water prices.

In fact, the new potential sites are so rare, that the new reservoir IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ------- STATE. It would have NO effect on the wildfires.

Fact Checked into Oblivion Again. We done here?

Ah yes, climate change is fake. These huge changes in the weather are...magic!

The insanely abnormal winter drought is...magic!

Sorry but the reservoir isn't enough to stop the fire. Convenient that your author left that out.

And filling the reservoir magically during an extreme drought isn't possible.

Jeff, you are one of the dumbest posters on this site.

look at this from a risk management perspective.....

several risk factors had to be present at the same time.

high winds
low humidity
fairly dense housing
billions of $$ of property at risk in the event of a wildfire

These are all factors that had to be present at the same time in order for this to happen, right?

IOW, if you remove any of those factors....the chance of this level of devastation occurring is significantly reduced or even eliminated.

#15 | Posted by eberly

You left out extreme and highly abnormal winter drought in that area.

No extreme drought, no massive wildfire.

But no, let's skip planning for climate change causing this on a regular basis in the future because climate change is fake, right?

Which ones? If a man is accused of something names should be known.

#47 | Posted by oneironaut

The names are known, you idiot.

I predict the Vikings will trade Darnold to the Steelers, or back to the Jets.

#1 | Posted by oneironaut

How?

Sam Darnold is a free agent after this season.

Another Kavanaugh style rapist hearing. Great. He'll probably make it.

#8 | Posted by Alexandrite

While true, this guy actually paid a settlement to his accuser.

You are such an ankle biter. It's pathetic.

#2 | Posted by BellRinger

"OH NO! Someone responded to my story and I can't defend myself. *sobbing and whining begins*"
-Jeff Epstein Lover Bellringer

Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Rape, and Stuff with Kids

All stuff these people get cancelled for.

All stuff that makes them Jeff's Heroes.

Jeff is the reason fact checkers are necessary.

Unlike liberals/dems, Musk is capable of reevaluating and changing course.

#13 | Posted by MSgt

The stupid is strong with this one.

Acting a little more controlled might lend them a little more credence.

#3 | Posted by BillJohnson

You voted for Trump...

#18. You didn't sat squat when it was reported that Biden's aides gave pre-approved questions for a radio interview.

If you are trying to accuse others of hypocrisy you really should look in the mirror.

#19 | Posted by BellRinger

Do you know the difference between a radio interview and a town hall?

Obviously not.

Long on opinion. Short on facts.

And completely ignores anything Trump has done in the past or threatens in the future.

Biden isn't Carter. He wasn't even a great President but he was competent and kept us stable...unlike every Republican in the last 40 years.

Should we do a side by side comparison of presidential records for the last 40 years?

Why constrain it to D leadership? Why not include the fire departments: municipal and county? I suspect that enough people in various agencies that screwed up that there's plenty of blame to go around.

#14 | Posted by FedUpWithPols

No. It's an incredible weather situation driving the fire conditions.

This needs some further explanation.

x.com

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Because water in a lake is not the same as water pumped to the site of the fire. Water doesn't magically travel to where it's needed.

I am not sure how hard this is to understand. Are you really that dumb?

Trump's election interference case? How about Russiagate, the laptop, the NY cases, the assassination attempts? Smith needs to flush his crappy report and get his disgraced ass into Walmart to interview for a greeter's job.

#1 | Posted by fishpaw

All that information is out there.

And just because Walmart wouldn't hire you is no reason to whine.

" Wow. Look at all the DR Righties being upset about this!

*crickets*

#2 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT AT 2025-01-09 04:33 PM | FLAG: "

It's because we saw the same thing with Biden.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger

And you lost your damn minds when that lie was made.

Now it turns out Trump actually did it and you say nothing.

Every Trump accusation is an admission. Every Trump corruption and cheating is approved. It's the way with you idiots.

A sure sign the Vikings will win the Super Bowl.

It truly is the end of times.

Wow. Look at all the DR Righties being upset about this!

*crickets*

But WHY was it cut?

Was it because last year they had a budget increase to purchase new equipment that didn't need to be purchased again this fiscal year?

Or were there layoffs this year?