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I've visited SoCal many, many times over the previous dozen plus years which many are driven road trips, I have had to drive through active wildfires between Texas and Cali to get to where I'm going and it's not a comfortable trip not knowing what's ahead. As for the constant wildfires in Cali, I can't help but to think people are deliberately setting those fires that cause so much death and destruction. I know the massive wildfire that wiped out Lahaina was set by homeless. It's every damn year in Cali and it's getting old. Still waiting on fire marshall to confirm if these fires were an act of arson or not as so many are. I still have memories of the Paradise fire which was blamed on utility equipment and even that one I have my doubts. To see so many long standing communities wiped out and decimated in a matter of hours is disheartening. Not many years ago we had wildfires popping around Palm Springs when suddenly one popped up down the street from my usual resort where I stay and that was unnerving. I just wish there were an easy answer to stopping all this madness. While I cannot afford to live in California, it is my most favorite place to visit besides the Rockie Mnts.

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I think there are a lot of factors at play...both man made, Mother Nature made, and tech made. At least one of the fires was linked to a homeless man, but arsonists aren't just homeless. And also, I've witness power poles in all parts of the cities randomly "sparking" over the years. The infrastructure isn't maintained...and with the gale force winds that ripped through the other night, any spark would have set this dry timberbox aflames. Fingers crossed for continued calm winds, a light drizzle or fog too roll any--anything more would lead to mudslides--and for pyros to get arrested before they cause more harm. It's a sad, complicated situation from my pov.

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