Tree Huggers Loose

Through out the fiercely burning fire on Bernard Peak, though just across the narrow Idlewild Bay lies Farragut State Park. Due to judicious thinning and prescribed fires along the shoreline, not one fire was able to torch our park.

There is a lesson to be learned here.  These preventive measures do work. Another measure can be seen along Highway 54. Thinning under the fire safe program has prevented any fires to take hold. So if you are one of the tree hugging extremists, pay attention to what really works. Crowded forests such as in California become uncontrollable.  

Supreme Court

 For those on the left, it is important to remember the president's term is for four years, not three and one half. Trump has every right to nominate a replacement Justus before the November election.

 November election

Normally I vote straight ticket GOP unless the GOP candidate is a whacko. But this year we have a recent move-in from California whose ads are composed of slamming his opponents. He is supported by the largely whacko central committee and the deputies. First, the new sheriff is supposed to supervise the troops, not have them as drinking buddies. 

Secondly, this new comer flat bought the republican nomination. I will vote for the independent for sheriff, which shouldn't be political and I definitely don't want a sheriff that lies and  throws mud at his adversaries.

On another subject, I have determined that the U.S Forest Service is fighting the Bernard Peak fire with a prayer for more rain. In the week that could have ended the fire after Saturdays rain one helicopter with a dipping bucket could have put the fire out by hitting any remaining hot spots . Praying for rain has cost us a ton of trees.