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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJames Wood's house burned down, just got a remodel finished a few weeks before
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/regional/2025/01/08/palisades-fire-california-james-wood/77539478007/James Woods' House Burning Sparks Online Celebrations:
https://www.newsweek.com/james-woods-house-burning-online-celebrations-palisades-fire-2011510
what is wrong with people?
that deny climate change

lame54
(37,753 posts)GreenWave
(10,880 posts)Now Adam West HS.
Response to Shellback Squid (Original post)
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Woods apparently took fire prevention measures, including a sprinkler system on the hillside and clearing the land. But nothing could withstand a fire like that. Of course, Woods is a terrible misogynist and overall nut, but it’s hard not to have sympathy for people caught in that devastation.
LetMyPeopleVote
(160,882 posts)If you do not have a mortgage, there is no requirement for home insurance
Link to tweet
While I feel sorry for him and anyone who has to go through this horrible wildfire, I do not feel sorry that he didn't bother to have home insurance.
FAFO.
LauraInLA
(1,773 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(160,882 posts)Link to tweet
The woman said she is forced to defend the house herself.
“They got canceled from their fire insurance… They're 90 years old, they've lived in this house for 75 years and they've had the same insurance.”
“And these insurance people decided to cancel their fire [insurance] and we're going through this and it just happened. And they have no fire insurance.”
“So thank you, California insurance companies.”
LauraInLA
(1,773 posts)of course it’s expensive. I’m of two minds here — much like the hurricane-damaged properties in Florida, I’m not sure the wilderness-interface properties are insurable in these conditions.
Ars Longa
(128 posts)I hear Elon is really big on helping people out with that extra
140 billion.....
Johonny
(23,172 posts)Srkdqltr
(8,192 posts)LauraInLA
(1,773 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(27,006 posts)Response to Shellback Squid (Original post)
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Historic NY
(38,736 posts)They have lots of tips I guess people will take the chance.
Cement roofing and sprinkler systems interior and especially exterior.
one of the bigger discoveries
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/19/gel-inspired-by-diapers-may-be-firefighting-tool/]
LauraInLA
(1,773 posts)afford to meet them all; but in this kind of event, I don’t think the hardiest structures meeting the strictest codes are safe. This is a generational weather event.
Stardust Mirror
(644 posts)City Lights
(25,577 posts)His is one of many homes destroyed in this disaster. He is no more important than any other person whose home has burned.