Fired up in San Diego...

First, Get a Lawyer!

The fires are abating and the house is a pile of rubble. The sad news is your problems are just beginning. You now have an Insurance Claim. You are about to enter the Twilight Zone of the arcane world of fire insurance coverage. Good Luck.

Homeowners Insurance Company’s are flying in “adjusters” from across the country to handle the claims of individuals like YOU. Highly trained professionals schooled at the Academy of Saying No are about to take control of your life. They are backed up by entire departments of Lawyers, who formerly served as instructors at the Academy of Saying No. They are here to help you. Bwhaaaaaaaahhhhhaa!

Gather round children and listen to the Rumbear. Insurance companies make money by taking it from you. (i.e. Premiums, fees etc.) They do not make money by giving it back to you. (i.e. Claims, toasters, anything “free”). It’s all about the money. They have it, you are entitled to some of it. Good Luck.

Let's look at the playing field this situation presents......Having just lost your home, let’s assume that your frame of mind is somewhere between highly stressed and nervous breakdown. Suffice it to say that you are not in any shape to negotiate with anyone on anything. Yet, the adjusters are here. They want answers, now. Here’s the scenario……Can’t think, take this check, sign here, and we will move along. Claim closed. NEXT!

If the situation sounds like it is stacked against you, that’s because it is. The goal of the insurance carrier is to limit the total dollar amount of claims, all claims, including YOURS. Remember, that’s how they make money. You need help.

Do yourself a favor. Level the playing field just a little. Get everything you are entitled to under the policy. Get a lawyer. Somebody who can fight for you. Get a lawyer who has dealt with insurance companies. If you can, get one who has worked for insurance companies. We are partial to this guy, but we are bias. Be that as it may, GET A LAWYER!

And now back to our regularly scheduled banter…….

Boom!

My olde pal Mark D. Shark is gonna want one of these to play with. (Probably on private property though...hint, hint!)

I'll bring my old bowling ball leftover from my days a member of Dr. Bob's Lost Bowling Team. Ahhhh, the memories.

Fire News

Check out this site for some GREAT graphics and information. Great work!

Ummmm...Kay.

Well, this headline caught my eye...

Aguirre wants San Diego evacuated in wake of wildfires
Citing dangerous weather conditions and poor air quality, San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre this week advocated a voluntary evacuation of the nation's eighth-largest city.

That's right. Never to be out done in caring for the peoples of San Diego it has been revealed that the tin foil hat wearing City Attorney wanted all of San Diego evacuated. Sure, 8th largest city in the nation...emptied.

Let that one sink in for a while.

I'll be here.

Let's Celebrate!

Happy UN Day! The United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945, after the Charter had been ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council—the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.

Yea........

Now how do we get rid of it?

Democratic Spin!

Well that did not take long...the fire is the fault of George Bush! and, and, and GlowBall Warming! Yes, in their never ending quest to blame everything on the entire planet to be the fault of George Bush and/or GlowBall Warming, the Democrats have weighed in. Those towering symbols of intellect and knowledge, Hairy Reid and Barbara Boxer, have opened mouth and inserted foot.

First, Hairy: “One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Tuesday, stressing the need to pass the Democrats’ comprehensive energy package.

Moments later, when asked by a reporter if he really believed global warming caused the fires, he appeared to back away from his comments, saying there are many factors that contributed to the disaster.

Second, Barbara: On a related subject, leave it to uber-Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer of California to politicize this fire. Today she issued a statement charging the Bush administration with responsibility for the widespread fire damage. If our National Guard units weren't in Iraq, she said, we'd have twice as many people and twice as much equipment to deal with the fire.

Truth is that the fires are a result of the yearly, predictable dry season and the Santana Winds. Happens in cycles every year. The National Guard...they are here. However placing 500 or 5000 troops in front of flames driven by 50-60 mph winds will only result in some crispy critters. More Guard would be useless, Ms. Boxer. If you want to discuss the use of guard assets, let's talk about the tankers sitting up at Pt. Magoo that are not being used by CALFIRE. Seems that CALFIRE has union contracts that prevent the use of "outside" resources unless the union approves. See, if the National Guard can put out fires, that would mean we don't need a huge goverment agency like CALFIRE and if we don't need CALFIRE then we don't employ union boys. It's all about the Benjamin's, $$$.

So there you have it, your Democratic Party in action. Never above exploiting the losses of others for political gain. Sheesh, you'd think they would wait till the fires were out.

Burn, Baby Burn..

The Disco Inferno that is San Diego continues into another day. Some areas have turned a corner and seem to be coming under control. However, there are several new fires that cropped up overnight. They were serious enough that both major north-south freeways (I-5 & I-15) out of the county were shut down for some time. I can't even pretend to keep up with all that's going on. Bruce Henderson's site remains one of the best resources. His site was down for some time yesterday as the bandwith exploded with all the traffic, but it is tracking now on a dedicated server. Check him out !

Thoughts and prayers go out to all.

Here's the list....

And Still I Persist
Bubbleinfo
SignOnSanDiego
GOOGLEMAPS
Professor Piggington
Mark's Soap Box

Amen to That!

Pat Buchanan and I may disagree on several things. However, his recent article on the THREAT of GlowBall Warming is spot on. Shamelessly lifted excerpt follows...

Is then global warming – a steady rise in the temperature of the Earth to where the polar ice caps melt, oceans rise 23 feet, cities sink into the sea and horrendous hurricanes devastate the land – an imminent and mortal danger?

Put me down as a disbeliever.

Like the panics of bygone eras, this one has the aspect of yet another re-enactment of the Big Con. The huckster arrives in town, tells all the rubes that disaster impends for them and their families, but says there may be one last chance they can be saved – but it will take a lot of money. And the folks should go about collecting it, right now.

This, it seems to me, is what the global-warming scare and scam are all about – frightening Americans into transferring sovereignty, power and wealth to a global political elite that claims it alone understands the crisis and it alone can save us from impending disaster.

We are told global warming was responsible for the hurricane summer of Katrina and Rita that devastated Texas, Mississippi and New Orleans. Yet Dr. William Gray, perhaps the nation's foremost expert on hurricanes, says he and his most experienced colleagues believe humans have little impact on global warming and global warming cannot explain the frequency or ferocity of hurricanes. After all, we had more hurricanes in the first half of the 20th century than in the last 50 years, as global warming was taking place.

"We're brainwashing our children," says Gray. "They're going to the Gore movie ('An Inconvenient Truth') and being fed all this. It's ridiculous. ... We'll look back on all of this in 10 or 15 years and realize how foolish it was."
Gray does concede that for a scholar to question global warming can put his next federal grant in mortal peril.

While modest warming has taken place, there is no conclusive evidence human beings are responsible, no conclusive evidence Earth's temperature is rising dangerously or will reach intolerable levels and no conclusive evidence that warming will do more harm than good.

The glaciers may be receding, but the polar bear population is growing, alarmingly in some Canadian Indian villages. Though more people on our planet of 6 billion may die of heat, estimates are that many more may be spared death from the cold. The Arctic ice cap may be shrinking, but that may mean year-round passage through northern Canadian waters from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the immense resources of the Arctic made more accessible to man.

Why else did Vladimir Putin's boys make their dash to claim the pole?

The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies.
Whether it's hunger, poverty or homelessness, in the end, the poor are always with us, but now we have something else always with us: scores of thousands of federal bureaucrats and armies of academics to study the problem and assess the progress, with all their pay and benefits provided by our tax dollars.

Cal Coolidge said that when you see 10 troubles coming up the road toward you, sometimes the best thing to do is nothing, because nine of them will fall into the ditch before they get to you. And so it will be with global warming, if we don't sell out America to the hucksters who would save us.

Go read the whole thing here.

Fired Up....

..in San Diego.

(Day 2)

Da Bear family remains safely ensconced to the south. The latest overnight information can be found at Bruce Henderson's site. He has maps and lot's of detail. Seems another fire started overnight at the LaJolla Indian Reservation (FYI it's not in LaJolla). It is being called the Poomacha Fire and has consumed 1000+ acres. The path has it heading towards the Lawrence Welk resort right off of I-15...and as a point of reference, we all know where that is. (Next to hidden Meadows on the map here).

Thoughts and prayers to all.

Links to other sites to check for info:

And Still I Persist

Bubbleinfo

SignOnSanDiego

GOOGLEMAPS

Professor Piggington

Mark's Soap Box

Hey!

Demand Debate! Buy yours here!

as an aside...do wildfires have a carbon footprint?

Just asking.

Um....Okay.....

What's up with this...

..... author J.K. Rowling’s revelation that master wizard Albus Dumbledore is gay, .....

Sales lagging or what?

COJONES!

45 years ago today...we had em.

and now........

......take a moment and reflect on how the main stream media would report the events of October 22, 1962 today.

Fire!

The southland is ablaze. The last few days has seen the Santana Winds blow the flames towards the coast. On most days the breeze blows from the coast inland. In Santana conditions the winds reverse the flow. Thus a fire in the mountains that would normally blow inland heads for the coast, and all the homes therewith. Big Trouble. Sustained 40 MPH winds overnight. The aerial tankers can't fly and the firefighters are turned into spectators. This ain't no weenie roast.

Godspeed to all of the brave firefighters and aircrews giving their all.

UPDATE, 1:49 PST: Solano Beach is under a voultary evacuation....This one might make it to the coast! Scripps Ranch is being evacuated. Check out the blog of Bruce Henderson for some "live" info.

UPDATE, 1:54 PST: GOOGLE Maps of the evacuated areas and fire path.

Republican Debates?!

Blah, blah. Blah, Blah, blah! You are getting sleepy...v e r y sleepy!

Hey! Wake up...at least Fred showed up! The sighting alone was confirmation that he is still running. What happened to this guy? Since the last debate he has been MIA. Time to ramp this campaign up Freddy boy.

For a full and complete recap go to Vodakpundit. Stephen Green lives blogs the debates while consuming copious amounts of one of the Rumbear's favourite adult beverages, the Martini. Piercing insite, shaken, not stirred! Here's a taste...

“The winner of tonight’s debate could very well be eavesdropping on your phone calls or invading your sovereign nation in as little as 15 months from right now.”

Check him out!

Where Ye BE?!

Multiple Hockeyball games, Aloha Fridays, Birthdays, Republican Debates .... Where's Rumbear?!

Well a quick trip came up and it was gas and go time for Rumbear 1. Mission accomplished and Da Bear is back in town.

Kid birthdays, Humble Scribe Birthdays and lot's going on.

Playing catch up!

Monday's BIRTHDAY Pun(s) !!!

Why? Because it is!

Birthday candles are for people who want to make light of their age.

What do you say to a boomerang on its birthday? Many happy returns!

The birthday cake, which was made in the shape of an apartment, was a bit too suite for me.

Olympic Bound!

Andrew Campbell pulls off a win in the Laser Olympic Trials. Way to go Andrew!!!

Healthcare, Democrat Style

$80 Thousand a year...

buy a lot of beer.....

and it's only getting better.

Doing all right getting good grades my future's so bright...

I gotta wear shades!

Get Me Some....

Blue Angels in SF for Fleet Week. On the deck pushing 750 KNIAS ....... that would be that sound barrier thingy to you folks from Rio Linda.

BOOM!

Video Here.

It's a matter of degrees...

One has them, the other has a Nobel Prize.

ONE of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize "ridiculous" and the product of "people who don't understand how the atmosphere works".

Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, told a packed lecture hall at the University of North Carolina that humans were not responsible for the warming of the earth.

His comments came on the same day that the Nobel committee honoured Mr Gore for his work in support of the link between humans and global warming.

"We're brainwashing our children," said Dr Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. "They're going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It's ridiculous."

Don't confuse us with facts our minds are already made up...we saw it in a movie!!! Ridiculous, indeed.

An Apology....

would be nice.

The Vatican, after 700 years, is releasing documents that establish the heresy claims against the Knights Templar in 1312 A.D. were....uh, umm, trumped up. But hey, what's a little disemboweling and burning at the stake amongst friends.

But Rumbear, why do you care?

I am one.

Open Up and Say...

Ahhhhhhhh!

Whoa! This is certainly in the Top Ten of reasons to go to Dental School. Maybe the Top Five!!

A prominent Woodland dentist suspected of groping more than two dozen female patients tried to keep his license Thursday by arguing chest massages were an appropriate procedure in certain cases.

So, I got to ask....did it work? I mean if it works then maybe...oh, never mind.....

Monday's Pun(s) !!!!

During an earthquake in California several homeowners went into default.

The invisible cows were herd but not seen.

Those who throw dirt are sure to lose ground.

Like a Bad Smell...

.... he just won't go away

Embattled Sen. & Convicted Pervert, Larry Craig asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday to overrule a county judge who refused to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting. [Emphasis added, as they say]

Ugh..........

Hat tip to Michelle for the COOL graphix!

It's Aloha Friday...
no work till Monday!!!

Doo de doo, de doo, de doo ....

Gator in da House! PLHS Football today, Pop Warner on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday

Doo de doo, de doo, de doo ....

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Listen live to the island sounds from Maui!

Mahalo nui loa!

Gore Wins Darwin Award!

or something like that.......

Let's go to ScrappleFace for the real story....

Gore Wins Nobel Prize, High Court Gives It to Bush
by Scott Ott

(2007-10-12) — Although former Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize this week for his work as a global-warming performance artist, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled early today that President George Bush would receive the gold medal, the diploma and the $750,000.....

Well, Happy Birthday Mr. Nobel! I'm sure you are proud......

JIMMAH!

The man, an Ex-President, that redefined ineptness to an all time high has an opinion of the current Vice President. An incompetent , micro managing, nincompoop of an Ex President who stumbled and bumbled his way through four years in Washington shares his view of the world. A hack politician who is/was plagued by indecisiveness and storied inability to delegate even the most mediocre of tasks wants us to listen. Who cares?

Not me. I guess I have a malaise........

Read up on the man that singlehandedly converted more Democrats to Republicans than any other politician in history.

Republican Debate.

Last night. Yada, yada, yada.....

Uh Ohhhhhh...

YOU dare question the great and powerful Goreacle on his movie!!! Silence infidel!

A judge on Wednesday ruled that Al Gore's award winning climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" should only be shown in schools with guidance notes to prevent political indoctrination.

I expect to hear of the green party fatwah on the judge any time now!

Speed Reader!

and you?

Fred Said......

This missive was tossed over the transom of the good ship Rumbear as I was having coffee this morning. Seems to be from those wise folks over at Fred 08.

Yesterday, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani continued their partisan bickering, this time over things like the constitutionality of the line item veto. While they played politics, Fred Thompson rose above it and took his conservative, small government, tax cutting message straight to the American people.
He talked directly to the American people about keeping more of what they earn. He talked truth about entitlements. He talked about keeping America safe. He made it known that when it comes to our national security, it won’t be his attorneys that Fred Thompson will first sit down with, it will be his generals.
Overall, he showed the courage and honesty to address the nation’s real problems, and the leadership to solve them. Fred Thompson may have been standing between Romney and Rudy, but he stood far above both of them.

Sounds good to me. Not that I am biased, or anything, like that.

He's a Wiener!

Taking a page out of the Rosie Ruiz school of marathon running, former Mexican Presidential candidate, (kinda like AlGore!) won the Berlin Marathon last week. He even bettered his fastest personal finishing time for a marathon by over an hour! Way to go!

Well, sort of. Seems he got a little sidetracked in the middle part of the race. He missed several checkpoints in this 10 kilometer leg. Not surprisingly, he was running at a pace that was better than the world record holder who won the race over this stretch.

He ran each five-kilometer segment on record in an average of about 25 minutes, according to computerized timers, compared with about 14 minutes run by race winner Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia.

But between kilometers 20 and 35, those missing from the race's computer record, Madrazo appeared to run every five kilometers in 11 minutes, faster than the 34-year-old Ethiopian winner who set a world record for a marathon of 2:04:26.

Wow! He was running so fast they must have missed him at the checkpoints. When queried about the suspicious results the former first loser (kinda like AlGore) said ".....denied any irregularities in the race."

Yeah.......r i g h t.......

Monday's Pun(s) !!!

The old soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it.

When you get a transfusion in a Taiwanese hospital, you receive Taipei blood.

Happy Columbus Day!

That's right, today is the day we celebrate Columbus, Ohio. Why a town in Ohio warrants a day to honor itself is beyond me. After all, it is Ohio. Nevertheless, it is a federal holiday and we must respect such authority. So fire up the BBQ, grab a cold adult beverage and roast some chestnuts on an open fire...or gather the family around and exchange presents while feasting on turkey or maybe just set off some fireworks in celebration of this "joyous" day.

Ya gotta wonder what that olde guy Chris Columbus thought when he discovered Ohio and found a town named after him. Go figure.

Me? I'm working.

It's Aloha Friday...
no work till Monday!!! (oops, Tuesday!)

Doo de doo, de doo, de doo ....

Busy weekend....what else is new?! Aviation Merit Badge, Pop Warner on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday...and if I'm bored...that damn ditch still needs attention in the backyard! Might have to try out my new hot dawg cookers!

Happy Columbus Day!

Doo de doo, de doo, de doo ....

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Listen live to the island sounds from Maui!

Mahalo nui loa!

Hey!

Check out "Roast My Weenie" for yours!

Now, That's a Lead!

No two ways about that.....

Hillary Rodham Clinton has jumped to an astounding 33-point lead over Barack Obama, topping her main rival among every major slice of the electorate and widening a dominating advantage she has held all summer.

Reminds me of that olde Elton John tune.....

Bruise!

Apparently aging rocker Bruise Springsteen doesn't like anyone that questions his patriotism.

Rocker Bruce Springsteen answers critics who call his anti-war sentiments unpatriotic by saying the real sin against patriotism is saying nothing while your country is being harmed.

Uh yeah, right Bruise, being a critic is certainly patriotic. Let us all recall those words of wisdom uttered by Inigo Montoya in the movie Princess Bride, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Just entertain us geeetarman and well, shut your pie hole, your embarrassing yourself.

Who Ya Gonna Call?....

Blackwater!

The latest victim of the Drive By Media hate fest in Washington D.C., Blackwater, continues to do it's, uh hmm, job. Having failed miserably with the General Betrayus advertisement the Democrats have shifted fire from the U.S. Military to Blackwater. Yet, while Congressional Democrats twitter about their hearings asking pointless questions of Blackwater founder and CEO Eric Prince his employees in Iraq continue to perform on the job.

The latest episode occurred recently when the Polish ambassador was travelling through a supposedly secure neighborhood in Baghdad when his convoy was hit. The attack was described as well planned and left the ambassador pinned down in his vehicle with bodyguards dead nearby. Enter Blackwater.

U.S. Embassy officials dispatched Blackwater helicopters to evacuate the ambassador and others. Blackwater was not involved in protecting the Polish convoy.

Fast, efficient support. Game over. Let's move on...you Democrats too.

I wonder....

if Brittany has peeled the "Baby on Board" stickers off of her Mercedes yet?!

HOCKEYBALL!

Wings Ducks for the season opener at the Joe. Grab the kiddies and settle in as the season begins!

Rush is Right

Fred said...

“Congressional Democrats are trying to divert attention from insulting our military leader in Iraq and pandering to the loony left by attacking Rush Limbaugh. He is one of the strongest supporters of our troops, yet Democrats claim he is not being strong enough. I wonder who General Petraeus and his troops think is most supportive?”

Fred is Right Too! It's a beautiful thing.

Hot Tub vs Deer Stand....

We report. You decide. (Don't forget your orange hat!)





[Hat Tip to Roger]

Sue Me!

Keeping the nuts in Nutroots, MoveOn.Org has sent a cease and desist letter to a mom & pop retailer that was selling t-shirts that parodied there failed General Betrayus advertisement. The head of MoveOn had the thug lawyers ship out form letters promising dire circumstances if the products were not removed.

So much for free speech when you are poking fun at liberals.....

ALOHAAAA!

17 days from California. Rounding Diamond Head off of Oahu and .... crap! Found a reef. Other than some broken dreams, all on board are safe. They were able to walk to shore.

They landed at the base of Diamond Head near the surf spot known as "Tonggs". It was named for Ruddy Fah Tongg, an island businessman, who had a beachfront home here from 1946 to 1961. He used to leave a water hose out for the surfers to rinse off with.

For you geographically challenged folks out there the site is located just down the street from the Robin Masters estate. Magnum P.I. was unavailable for comment.

Aloha!

Oh, The Humanity..

So this team, well, group of liberal scientists, heads on up to the Canadian Artic and witnesses first hand the effects of GlowBall Warming. They see the earth evolving, as it has for millions of years, forming mountains, creating earthen dams that in turn create lakes. New terrain is exposed providing fertile grounds to study mother earth. it's a beautiful thing, for some.

But alas, they are liberals...and here is how they report what they saw.

From their camp on Melville Island last July, where they recorded air temperatures over 20ºC (in an area with July temperatures that average 5ºC), the team watched in amazement as water from melting permafrost a meter below ground lubricated the topsoil, causing it to slide down slopes, clearing everything in its path and thrusting up ridges at the valley bottom "that piled up like a rug," says Dr. Lamoureux, an expert in hydro-climatic variability and landscape processes. "The landscape was being torn to pieces, literally before our eyes. A major river was dammed by a slide along a 200-metre length of the channel. River flow will be changed for years, if not decades to come."

They watched in "amazement" as landscape was "torn to pieces" while a river dammed itself so that the flow will be "changes for years, if not decades". Yeah, so what's your point? Have you ever studied how the Rockies were created. Heard of this thing called the "Continental Divide"? Seen a volcano erupt? Watched the swollen Mississippi River change it's course by miles? You guys are scientists...how would you report these events?

Here's my take...

Continental Divide- Scientists watched in amazement as two plates in the North American continent continued to savagely collide together causing wholesale chaos. An entire continent is being divided by this senseless interaction. Families are being torn to pieces and will be forced to scale peaks that are rocketing skyward just to stay in touch. These changes will remain for years, if not decades. We must do something! This purple mountain majesty must be stopped. Pay more taxes, surely that will solve the problem.

Oh, the humanity,....pulllease.

OU812?

Cannibal puns! Why? I do not know....

Two cannibals are eating a clown and one looks at the other and says "Does this taste funny to you?"
Cannibal with indigestion...."It must have been someone I ate"
Did you here about the cannibals who ate a priest because they wanted to get a taste of religion.
Did you hear about the cannibals that moved to the country? Yeah it was a man with his wife and they ate kids!
Did you hear about the frustrated cannibal that threw up his hands!
The cannibal passed his brother in the woods.
Cannibal Games...swallow the leader.
A tribe of cannibals caught and ate a saint who had been sent to them as a missionary. They all became violently ill. Goes to show that you can't keep a good man down.
Never upset a cannibal. You might end up in hot water!
What did the cannibal get from his wife when he came home late for dinner? A cold shoulder.
Did you hear about the cannibal that was expelled from school? He was caught buttering up his teacher.
The cannibals cookbook..."How To Serve Your Fellow Man"

Monday's Pun(s) !!!

Did you hear about the fight at a local Laundromat? A washing machine beat the crap out of a diaper.

The thief was arrested as he left the fortune teller's house. He was caught read handed.

I dropped out of my communism class because of lousy Marx.