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2026-10-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Blackout warnings as furious 'devil winds' up to 80mph target millions in California

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [143 views ] Top

1 How's that reservoir coming along. There's been enough time for a blind man in a wheelchair to have filled it with a soup ladle.

Posted by Cesare 2026-10-16 04:51|| 2026-10-16 04:51|| Front Page Top

2 Wildfires and 'Eminent Domain' are fellow travelers.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-16 05:30|| 2026-10-16 05:30|| Front Page Top

3 Evacuations issued as multiple wildfires break out in California amid first Santa Ana wind event of season

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-16 05:47|| 2026-10-16 05:47|| Front Page Top

4 How many of those California wildfires are arson vs. nature?

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-16 10:43|| 2026-10-16 10:43|| Front Page Top

5 At what point can one start saying "Divine Retribution"?

Posted by Mercutio 2026-10-16 11:53|| 2026-10-16 11:53|| Front Page Top

6 #4 How many of those California wildfires are arson vs. nature?

I dunno. Is it arson if a hobo's camp fire gets out of control? How about if the Marines on Camp Pendleton get a little rambunctious?

Henderson Fire | Fast-growing brush fire at Camp Pendleton prompts evacuation, closure of I-5 freeway

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-16 12:37|| 2026-10-16 12:37|| Front Page Top

7 Target, DM?

Implies a conscience preference choice. Having an accidental act of journalism?

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-10-16 13:26|| 2026-10-16 13:26|| Front Page Top

8 Or readership.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-16 14:41|| 2026-10-16 14:41|| Front Page Top

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