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Jesusita Fire Final Reflections

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COMMENT 28667	2009-05-22 07:53 AM
Billy: is it just me, or did you forget to put those links in?
REMARKER	2009-05-22 08:40 AM
What can we do? One of the largest landscape/yard maintenance companies in Santa Barbara (shall I name names?) is using both copious amounts of water and "back-pack blowers" to clean up around one of the largest condo groups (shall I name names?).
REMARKER	2009-05-22 08:44 AM
Mesa Girl: The links are at the bottom of the article.
EDONE	2009-05-22 09:17 AM
There are links throughout the article. They got lost for a bit. Now they are back
COMMENT 28679	2009-05-22 10:35 AM
I still don't understand how insurance won't cover the lost equipment at the Botanic Garden. It was all insured - right???
COMMENT 28688	2009-05-22 02:21 PM
Name names! How else can there be pressure to get these companies to stop? It's up to the companies to instruct their workers. Great article, but it is hard to consider donating anything to the SBBG so long as the administration is so highly paid.
COMMENT 28689	2009-05-22 03:03 PM
What does Goodnick suggets we do...get on our hands and knees with damp paper towels and sop up the soot? You can't sweep it. It just sticks to the cracks in the concrete. And if you sweep with gusto, aren't you blowing it into the air just as bad as a blower? I think washing it down is the lesser of the available evils. If it is washed down (using a minimal amount of water), then when the inevitable winds kick up again, there will be less soot to fly everywhere. Not to mention that I won't have to clean my carpet every two weeks. The notion that we will be in danger when our creeks will be fouled by potash is silly. Wait for the first rain. That will add more potash to the creeks than having 100,000 people wash down their driveways. And may I add that this is a natural occurrance.
COMMENT 28701	2009-05-22 09:39 PM
I agree with Bird. we immediately received emails (more than 1) from SBBG right after we returned from evacuating asking for money. Surely there's insurance. Surely there are people who need assistance more. I am surely sick of hearing of all their intrigues and am now sick of their whining!
COMMENT 28762	2009-05-24 12:15 PM
Good article Billy. Thanks. As a compromise on the ash clean-up issue, how about shutting down auto irrigation and use the wash-down water instead. I tried sweeping, but my kids and dog just track the ash into the house. Now I have to get the carpets cleaned. As for the Remarkers comment, the largest landscape company that I work with makes a big effort to keep their equipment in top shape and procure the greenist/low decibel models available. They even obey the law in SB regarding electric blowers, obtaining permits to trim trees and alter landscapes. Hey they even carry the proper insurance and train their staff.

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