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Kathy said * you watching the Tahoe fire?*

Watching it?  Hell, I'm breathing it!   I read an article today about how 
SLT have been working on defensible space.  Last year the TRPA tagged trees 
in people's yards and other areas for removal.  However, it seems not 
everyone could afford to remove them.

According to the article I read, if one is on the Nevada side the state of 
NV could help with removal costs but , if one is on the Calif side, the 
state of CA had no money to help with removal.  I read this it the Tahoe 
Daily Tribune on line.

I lived in SLT for 9 years.   One house I lived in had 20 pine trees in the 
back yard.  I could rake up all the pine needles I wanted if I so desired 
to.

When I lived at the lake I noticed that many of the houses and other 
building looked they were built years ago without adequate building codes.  
Lots of fire traps then, and lots of fire traps now I would suspect.  There 
are a lot rentals there as the summer season draws alot of seasonal workers. 
I left in '86 and never, ever heard the phrase "defesible space" until a few 
years ago here in Reno.  The fire in Tahoe has a number of causes--very dry, 
hot weather, old buildings, a town built in a forest, heck SLT doesn't even 
have sidewalks for crying out loud!  To place blame on 
"psuedo-environmentasitis" (whatever those are) makes no sense.

I'd like to suggest you condsider putting some of that energy into finding 
out how you might donate food and other items to the fire victums.  There 
are lots of displaced pets that need food amd foster homes.  Real help, not 
overblown retoric is needed.

Cheers,
Maureen
My motto: No bones to fix in '07 either!
"...we are pilgrims together, wending our way through an unknown country; 
home."   Fra Giovanni

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