After the Fire

...no, no, no..... not the band that was popular in the '80's.  I'm talking about now.  After the Fire.  Where is everybody?  Well, most fire victims we know just decided that rebuilding was too much hassle and red tape.  They packed up and left - just as predicted.  Didn't I say way back when this happened that we could not get out of our own way to rebuild?  Damn.  I did. 

Didn't I read pleas from the community to stay?  The press was begging fire victims to hang around and blabbered on how much we cared?  Such bullshit.  Words are hallow when dealing with finding a place to live, and dealing with the realities of life are staring you in the face.  Where is the press now?  The press is just empty words.  The press is not offering low-cost housing. 

Insurance.  Codes.  Permits.  Haz Mat.   Finding a contractor who is not a complete flake.  Delays.  Utilities.  Good luck with all that....and you're wondering why everybody is leaving rather than rebuild? 

Oh, and don't forget the blood sucking maggot attorneys in the mix trying to suck you into some lawsuit.  They are *not* there to help you. 

Here's the kicker:  Fire has destroyed the Fountaingrove area twice in the last 50 years.  The dumb-ass politicians decide to allow them rebuild in an area that is prone to fire disaster.  I predict the people in Fountaingrove eventually rebuild.  Then they will bitch because they don't have an emergency escape route.  Whaaaaaaaaa.  They will want taxpayers to fund their escape route (but only for themselves - no public access).  I have a keg of dynamite that would help expedite the inevitable. 

Logic trail for Fountaingrove.....huge homes are built and rebuilt in a known fire hazard area.  Homes were never supposed to be built in this known fire hazard area.  They build anyway....and then rebuild.  Residents will then bitch that they don't have adequate escape routes in case of a fire.  DUH.  ...and the people who live in Fountaingrove are supposed to be superior "educated" and somehow better than all of us low-life plebes from Coffey Park? 

I have my keg of dynamite ready.  Anybody have a light?