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Shellback Squid

(9,372 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:39 PM Jan 2025

James 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

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James Wood's house burned down, just got a remodel finished a few weeks before (Original Post) Shellback Squid Jan 2025 OP

Kinda like washing your car then it rains lame54 Jan 2025 #1

Some day this will make it to The Family Guy. GreenWave Jan 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Traildogbob Jan 2025 #3

Actually... DET Jan 2025 #10

I saw that Woods may not have had insurance on his home LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #4

It appears he and a lot of neighbors lost their insurance when the company they used left their area four months ago. LauraInLA Jan 2025 #8

I just saw that a good number of people had their insurance coverage cancelled LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #14

Yep. It's a sad story repeated thousands of times. There is a state insurance policy of last resort -- LauraInLA Jan 2025 #17

Maybe he can hit-up his buddy Elon Musk. Ars Longa Jan 2025 #13

Whomp whomp Johonny Jan 2025 #5

He will be fine, he has so much money he doesn't need insurance. Shame his house and others were burned. Srkdqltr Jan 2025 #6

I cannot stand him, but I am sorry he lost his home. LauraInLA Jan 2025 #7

I can't stand him but... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2025 #12

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #9

I don't understand why their codes don't make for more fire proof material Historic NY Jan 2025 #11

We have a lot of serious building and defensible space codes -- I think some people don't or can't LauraInLA Jan 2025 #18

What does Ayn Rand have to say about it, Jimmie boy? nt Stardust Mirror Jan 2025 #15

I won't celebrate his misfortune, but I don't have any empathy either. City Lights Jan 2025 #16

Jimbo hasn't noticed fire season in SoCal now lasts into January. Hassler Jan 2025 #19

lame54

(37,920 posts)

1. Kinda like washing your car then it rains

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:46 PM

Jan 2025

GreenWave

(11,110 posts)

2. Some day this will make it to The Family Guy.

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:52 PM

Jan 2025

Now Adam West HS.

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DET

(1,998 posts)

10. Actually...

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:29 PM

Jan 2025

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

(162,904 posts)

4. I saw that Woods may not have had insurance on his home

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:09 PM

Jan 2025

If you do not have a mortgage, there is no requirement for home insurance

Link to tweet

MAGA actor James Woods lost his house in the Pacific Palisades Fire.

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

(1,898 posts)

8. It appears he and a lot of neighbors lost their insurance when the company they used left their area four months ago.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:22 PM

Jan 2025

LetMyPeopleVote

(162,904 posts)

14. I just saw that a good number of people had their insurance coverage cancelled

Reply to LauraInLA (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:50 PM

Jan 2025

Link to tweet

NEW: Woman says her parents’ fire insurance got cancelled shortly before the fires ripped through Southern California.

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

(1,898 posts)

17. Yep. It's a sad story repeated thousands of times. There is a state insurance policy of last resort --

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #14)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 05:32 PM

Jan 2025

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

(156 posts)

13. Maybe he can hit-up his buddy Elon Musk.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:40 PM

Jan 2025

I hear Elon is really big on helping people out with that extra
140 billion.....

Johonny

(23,572 posts)

5. Whomp whomp

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:11 PM

Jan 2025

Srkdqltr

(8,347 posts)

6. He will be fine, he has so much money he doesn't need insurance. Shame his house and others were burned.

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:16 PM

Jan 2025

LauraInLA

(1,898 posts)

7. I cannot stand him, but I am sorry he lost his home.

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:16 PM

Jan 2025

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,060 posts)

12. I can't stand him but...

Reply to LauraInLA (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:38 PM

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Historic NY

(38,975 posts)

11. I don't understand why their codes don't make for more fire proof material

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:31 PM

Jan 2025

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

(1,898 posts)

18. We have a lot of serious building and defensible space codes -- I think some people don't or can't

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 05:34 PM

Jan 2025

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.