60 Wildfires In Texas; One Burns Record Number of Homes

[Schneibster]

Butttheresnoglobalwarming.

I predict a long, nasty wildfire season in the US Southwest this year, for the fourth year in a row.

Read all about it.

[Schneibster]

Looks like California is having trouble, too: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 1358.story

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I love bar-setting. We can beat that number of homes burnt if we try! Come on, other ranks! Show your stuff. (But please, not your "junk" like last time. )

[Horwood Beer-Master]

I always pictured Texas as a dry-sandy dump. I had no idea they had large enough areas of dense vegetation for major wildfires to take hold.

[Schneibster]

That's West Texas. There are parts that are pretty nice, especially in Spring. OTOH, there are the fundies, so YMMV.

[Feck]

So I guess all that praying Perry did didn't work then ?

[Schneibster]

I'm thinking it did.

[Schneibster]

Of course, before the fires started, Texas Presidential Wannabe pRick Perry defunded the volunteer firefighters. Can't be spendin' money on them unnecessary firefighters, now! Of course, that means...

...he needs FEMA funds.

Who'd'a thunk it? Mercy me. What a surprise.