Thank you for posting this, and boy do I hear you!
As you know sadly, there were a few bitter nasties who tried to inject politics into this unprecedented natural disaster...on the Breaking Raging Fires Update Thread...Lots of Freepers on that thread posted last Monday have property family, and friends affected by the fires! In a situation like this, we are all Americans regardless of our politics.
Raging Wine Country Wildfires Burn Homes; Force Evacuations
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3593394/posts
People in Florida, Houston, Gatlinburg, Baton Rouge have suffered over the past year...
May I post a link to your thread from mine?
Those filthy people who ask for money, but never take basic steps to stop this from happening every year...that then say requiring preventative measures to get financial help is hateful?
The people who make that same response every year, and don’t push for common sense fire prevention between one years fires and the next round?
Why yes.
They did inject politics into the conversation.
And they are nasty.
Not only are they nasty, they are irresponsible.
“May I post a link to your thread from mine?”
Of course...please do.
Thanks for the comments, too. Very well put. I’m very glad we have many kind, sympathetic people on this thread expressing their sorrow, horror, and grief. As you and others have pointed out, there have been many disasters this year. The fires in the West were burning strongly in 12 states in late August and early September - people all over the west were burned out and suffering. I have nothing but compassion for them as well as tremendous respect for the men and women who work the very hard and dangerous fire fighting jobs to keep us all safe.