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Posted on November 14 at 7:22 a.m.
If this fire behaves simularly to the Coyote and Sycamore Canyon fires, expect it to lay low this morning, burn up into the mountains, then come back with a vengeance later in the afternoon and evening. Wind conditions are everything, as far as what the fire will do.
A true force of nature, and a fact of life, living in Southern California. We can only hope and pray there will not be any fatalities.
Posted on November 8 at 12:49 p.m.
It's a _corporate chain_ for Christ's sake! Have you ever tried asking any of the sales staff a technical question?
Ah, for the good old days of Audio-Vision....
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Posted on November 4 at 8:31 a.m.
"Oh poor you! These guys go fight so we can have the luxury of being stuck in traffic. Traffic gets bad, go home, pull over and phone a friend... you have that option."
No, actually, I did not "have that option". I was on my way to a doctor's appointment that had taken weeks to schedule. My guess is that if the incident had slowed down your quiche delivery or whatever, you'd be singing a very different song. Get out of your idiotic dream mode and wake up to the real world.
As far as "guys fighting" goes, that issue is not going to be solved by kooks on a freeway bridge. That issue was addressed in past elections (the country got exactly what it deserved by putting W in power) -- and is being addressed today. This country is theoretically governed by rule of law, and permitting every mentaly or emotionally -disturbed nut case to bring the community to a stop is not going to improve things.
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Posted on November 4 at 6:48 a.m.
Yeah, "santabarbarasand", what a grand idea! Anyone with something on their minds who wants to make a statement, get a gun, block an overpass, and stop all traffic for thousands upon thousands of people. It's a democracy, after all! We could do this _every_ rush hour! How grand!
Oh, as for using side streets, you apparently stayed in bed during this fiasco. The "side streets" became parking lots for ast least three hours yesterday -- nobody was moving -- including emergency vehicles.
Still, a small price to pay to let this Wacko Of The Day make his point, right?
Posted on October 17 at 10:36 a.m.
I realize that the Indie needs to post positive reviews of the establishments advertising in its paper (sort of a raison d'etre, n'est pas?), but this one gets a little gushy -- especially when stressing the decor and its relationship to the past. The redrecoration (and I use this spelling purposely) of 2002 mentioned in the column actually did a lot to destroy the old feeling of the place, replacing much of the period furniture with contempo SF massage salon decor. The cooking I would rate as "adequate".
This is an example followed so often about places decorating in 19th century style, then pumping in contemporary rock music over the sound system. Talk about schizophrenic attitudes!
Sam
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Posted on October 16 at 7:09 a.m.
Thanks for some excellent reporting on what appears to be a very complex issue. Still don't know which way is best, but at least have some background to think about. I appreciate your work on this.
Have you contacted the firm Clipper Windpower, down in Carpenteria? They may have some interesting input.,
_What_ a good dog!
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Posted on October 11 at 8:03 p.m.
So they'll each pay a $1,150. fine . . . I suppose that';s better than the execs of AIG, who're getting _paid_ for robbing the country blind. 'Course, they'd probably have a bit of a problem coming up with the rest of the $114,977,000.00 that the fire cost anyways.
Justice is served!
Next case?
Posted on July 9 at 5:38 p.m.
Well, Mr. SBComputerGuy, a balck hole at galatic center is a wee bit further from us than even Las Vegas on a heavy traffic day. Not only that, but our Sun's orbital velocity keeps us away from the Big Haps at galazy center, with all of Sir Issac Newton's help.
What youth wants to know is, what happens if a teeny black hole is created beneath the mountains at CERN? From published reports I've seen, those things get _hungry_!
Posted on July 8 at 8:48 a.m.
According to a _NY Times_ version of the story, there is only a 1 in 10 chance that the earth will be destroyed, so what's all the fuss about?
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Posted on November 18 at 4:50 p.m.
Yes, it was "El Gaucho" - certainly a little more original than "Daily Nexus". Total student population was 3,000, parking fee was $5 a semester, and we could park where North Hall (is that now Girvetz Hall?) now stands.
Oh, most girls were insulted if you asked them for a date less than a week in advance.
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