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Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area
AP ^
| 9/25/2020
Posted on 09/25/2020 9:08:44 AM PDT by McGruff
California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana-growing enclave, and authorities said many of the locals have refused to evacuate and abandon their maturing crops even as weather forecasters predict more hot, dry and windy conditions that could fan flames.
The wildfire called the August Complex is nearing the small communities of Post Mountain and Trinity Pines, about 200 miles (322 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Law enforcement officers went door to door warning of the encroaching fire danger but could not force residents to evacuate, Trinity County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Nate Trujillo said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: California
KEYWORDS: cannabis; marijuana; pot; wod
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:08:44 AM PDT
by
McGruff
To: McGruff
Wasn’t this the plot of a Cheech & Chong movie?
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:10:34 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: McGruff
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:10:34 AM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: McGruff
Fire-fighter pilots are volunteering to over-fly the area.
Several times.
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:12:14 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
(DTCM&OTTH)
To: McGruff
Considering the sources of the fires, oh, the irony.
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:12:57 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
To: McGruff
This just hit my funny bone...
Carloads of dopers smashing through barricades with LEO and Firefighers screaming “Don’t Go that way! Everything is going up in smoke-you’ll be breathing all that in!” while the dopers yell back “We know!”
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:13:08 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
To: hoagy62
And phoning in large lunch orders from the cockpit...
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:13:34 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
To: Buckeye McFrog
My confidence in Freepers is restored.
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:14:44 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no merit in compromising with the Devil.)
To: McGruff
Weed, homeless rights and LGBTQ...
Holy ground for Progressive Left.
To: rlmorel
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:15:52 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: McGruff
Ok, NOW it’s getting serious!
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:17:04 AM PDT
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: McGruff
Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area
__________________________________________________
NO WAY, DUDE! SAY IT AIN’T SO!
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:24:56 AM PDT
by
Bishop_Malachi
(Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
To: McGruff
Well, pyromania is one way to increase tax income in California.
“The Governor’s setting the fires, man!”
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:26:08 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: rlmorel
Umm yes, I'd like to order ten pizzas and have them delivered to the airport.
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:31:39 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Polls are for dancing)
To: McGruff
Gives new meaning to the term “Bong Fire”!
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posted on
09/25/2020 9:54:58 AM PDT
by
Torquay
To: McGruff
Which way is the wind blowing?
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posted on
09/25/2020 10:09:14 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
To: Buckeye McFrog
You beat me to it.
Exactly what I was thinking. But you done good with the graphics. I wouldn’t be able to post that.
FOTFLOL
To: McGruff
No wonder the stoners are bitchy of late they miss their daily buzz the lose it.
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posted on
09/25/2020 10:29:29 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: Professional
Weed, homeless rights and LGBTQ... Holy ground for Progressive Left. As well as countless pseudo Freepers right here on this forum.
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posted on
09/25/2020 11:17:12 AM PDT
by
LouAvul
(The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
To: McGruff
By God, that looks like a Grumman S-2...:)
One of my favorite planes, as it used to bring me mail from home...
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posted on
09/25/2020 1:19:16 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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