California wild fires
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Jeez Cliffy.........get out from under your rock and have a look at all the trees left after the fires burned through our area while homes were left in cinders.
There wasn't really any fires. It was really a cleansing action of all the people that didn't vote right. Done by the CIA or NFL or UCLA or some other goverernment super sekret agency.
Many California homes have wood shingles's on the roof.. a spark and set the home a blaze..
....and man was it smoky in Riverside, CA
When I see posts like this, I have to repeat that I believe Cliffy is suffering from medical/mental problems. It's boorish behaviour that most adults would never do.
There are a couple of points about this childish meme. People have died and there has been great property loss. The LA Times is reporting 36 deaths, 5,700 structures destroyed and thousands of acres burned, as of today.
Death toll from Northern California fires jumps to at least 34; 5,700 structures destroyed - LA Times
Cliffy is insensitive to the results of the fires, and has used this event for his own purposes. Why, I've no idea. The only possible reason I can think of is medically related. He needs professional help IMO.
I think Cliffy is under the impression that every repetition of his "facts" makes them more factual.
You've said virtually the same thing about Trump about 100 times or more, but I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Trump will be facing another "contest" early in Nov. 2020 with similar results as this last one. Mark it on your calendar.
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'She was very happy to see us'; Left behind in frenzy of wildfire, dog Izzy emerges alive
Jonathan J. Cooper, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Saturday, October 14, 2017 09:42 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, October 14, 2017 09:56 PM EDT
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to save Weaver’s mother from the grim task of recovering the body of the family’s beloved dog Izzy.
Katherine Weaver was convinced Izzy died in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their Northern California neighbourhood and sent them fleeing for safety, Katherine still in her nightgown.
When the men reached the end of the narrow road on Tuesday, Jack Weaver swore as he saw that the house was completely gone. But then Izzy suddenly came bounding out for a joyous reunion.
Jack Weaver, who was filming the scene for his parents, captured the moment on his phone in a video that’s gone viral on Facebook, providing a rare bit of good news amid endless scenes of severe destruction.
“She was very happy to see us,” Weaver said of Izzy, a nine-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog. “She’s such a brave dog. She was panting a lot and clearly stressed. But she was not frantic or anything.”
In the frantic race to escape in the middle of the night, the Weavers and many others were forced to leave behind their pets because they couldn’t be found or there was simply no time to get them. Thousands of people remained evacuated Saturday as fires continued to rage in California’s wine country and authorities said it was still too dangerous to return to burned-out neighbourhoods of Santa Rosa.
Cellphone service was sketchy, but Weaver was eventually able to reach his mother, who was staying with relatives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“She just lost it,” Weaver said. “She went from being devastated about losing her home to the being the happiest person I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t get home fast enough. She was really, really happy ... She’s still shaken up by the whole thing, but she’s in much better spirits now that Izzy is at our house.”
Animal care workers are working overtime to feed and provide medical care for the pets who survived the inferno.
For Weaver, his first priority was telling his mother that Izzy survived.
A veterinarian said Izzy was fine, likely insulated from the fire’s intense heat by her thick fur coat.
At Sonoma County Animal Services, veterinarians and assistants are caring for 64 cats and 44 dogs, nearly all of them brought in from fire zones. Cats generally have the most severe injuries, including smoke inhalation, burned paws or singed fur and whiskers.
“The severity is often terrible,” said Dr. Katie McKenzie, the lead veterinarian. “Their paw pads are burned off. Or if they aren’t, they come off in the days following. So our goal is to treat them, to remove the tissue that is too burned to be saved and to provide them with pain medication, bandaging.”
Caretakers will change the bandages every 48 hours for as long as six to eight weeks, she said.
Shelter workers update their website every hour with photos of the pets they’ve rescued, and they’re fielding frantic calls from worried pet owners searching for their furry companions. Twenty five animals have been reunited with their owners, said Monica Argenti, a spokeswoman for the shelter, which is run by the county.
This Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, image taken from video and provided by Jack Weaver shows the family dog, "Izzy," who was stranded by a wildfire having run off to safety and returned to wait for her owner at their burned-down home in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Jack Weaver via AP)
'She was very happy to see us'; Left behind in frenzy of wildfire, dog Izzy emer
Jonathan J. Cooper, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Saturday, October 14, 2017 09:42 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, October 14, 2017 09:56 PM EDT
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to save Weaver’s mother from the grim task of recovering the body of the family’s beloved dog Izzy.
Katherine Weaver was convinced Izzy died in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their Northern California neighbourhood and sent them fleeing for safety, Katherine still in her nightgown.
When the men reached the end of the narrow road on Tuesday, Jack Weaver swore as he saw that the house was completely gone. But then Izzy suddenly came bounding out for a joyous reunion.
Jack Weaver, who was filming the scene for his parents, captured the moment on his phone in a video that’s gone viral on Facebook, providing a rare bit of good news amid endless scenes of severe destruction.
“She was very happy to see us,” Weaver said of Izzy, a nine-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog. “She’s such a brave dog. She was panting a lot and clearly stressed. But she was not frantic or anything.”
In the frantic race to escape in the middle of the night, the Weavers and many others were forced to leave behind their pets because they couldn’t be found or there was simply no time to get them. Thousands of people remained evacuated Saturday as fires continued to rage in California’s wine country and authorities said it was still too dangerous to return to burned-out neighbourhoods of Santa Rosa.
Cellphone service was sketchy, but Weaver was eventually able to reach his mother, who was staying with relatives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“She just lost it,” Weaver said. “She went from being devastated about losing her home to the being the happiest person I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t get home fast enough. She was really, really happy ... She’s still shaken up by the whole thing, but she’s in much better spirits now that Izzy is at our house.”
Animal care workers are working overtime to feed and provide medical care for the pets who survived the inferno.
For Weaver, his first priority was telling his mother that Izzy survived.
A veterinarian said Izzy was fine, likely insulated from the fire’s intense heat by her thick fur coat.
At Sonoma County Animal Services, veterinarians and assistants are caring for 64 cats and 44 dogs, nearly all of them brought in from fire zones. Cats generally have the most severe injuries, including smoke inhalation, burned paws or singed fur and whiskers.
“The severity is often terrible,” said Dr. Katie McKenzie, the lead veterinarian. “Their paw pads are burned off. Or if they aren’t, they come off in the days following. So our goal is to treat them, to remove the tissue that is too burned to be saved and to provide them with pain medication, bandaging.”
Caretakers will change the bandages every 48 hours for as long as six to eight weeks, she said.
Shelter workers update their website every hour with photos of the pets they’ve rescued, and they’re fielding frantic calls from worried pet owners searching for their furry companions. Twenty five animals have been reunited with their owners, said Monica Argenti, a spokeswoman for the shelter, which is run by the county.
This Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, image taken from video and provided by Jack Weaver shows the family dog, "Izzy," who was stranded by a wildfire having run off to safety and returned to wait for her owner at their burned-down home in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Jack Weaver via AP)
'She was very happy to see us'; Left behind in frenzy of wildfire, dog Izzy emer
