Marcie Mac
Just Plain Ole Tired
Jeeze, the devistation in Malibu (again), not to mention the various other areas that are burning.
For the LIFE of me, I don't understand why you would fork out a couple of mother in law for a house in a brush area and not protect it as much as possible.
As an insurance broker, I cannot tell you the number of times I have had houses inspected only to find eucalyptis (sp) trees, palm trees, pine trees right next to the house, brush right up to the door. Trying to get them to plant the hillside with plants that are not oil based, to seal the eaves under the roof, (a really favorite place for embers to find after floating in the air for a few miles) cut back the trees is like asking them to sell one of their children. Won't replace the wood shake roofs. They don't want to fork out money for a pool pump so they can use the pool water in case of emergency. I have been thru enough fires to know that there is NOT an unending supply of water when you are fighting a big brush fire, in fact you have very little water when the same water source is tapped from various places.
All of these fires except one I think are arson.
Marcie
For the LIFE of me, I don't understand why you would fork out a couple of mother in law for a house in a brush area and not protect it as much as possible.
As an insurance broker, I cannot tell you the number of times I have had houses inspected only to find eucalyptis (sp) trees, palm trees, pine trees right next to the house, brush right up to the door. Trying to get them to plant the hillside with plants that are not oil based, to seal the eaves under the roof, (a really favorite place for embers to find after floating in the air for a few miles) cut back the trees is like asking them to sell one of their children. Won't replace the wood shake roofs. They don't want to fork out money for a pool pump so they can use the pool water in case of emergency. I have been thru enough fires to know that there is NOT an unending supply of water when you are fighting a big brush fire, in fact you have very little water when the same water source is tapped from various places.
All of these fires except one I think are arson.
Marcie