LET ME TRY POSTING AGAIN Very unfortunate situation. Then forest fires are a common phenomena in USA. CANADA and AUSTRALIA. While lots of people loose their homes and livlyhood. lives change for ever so does landscapes. There is not much that can be done to prevent these fires, where and when one is goning to start is any body's guess. USA, CANADA,AUSTRALIA which all get these forest fires regularly their governments have very good plans and equipment to fight these fires. Small pockets of dry as bone forest catch fire where this pocket is going to occur is impossible to detect. These pockets catch fire through natural process and can raze 100s of acres of lush forest to ashes within few days. helicopters those can suck a complete Olympic size swimming pool dry within seconds and spray on fire are just one of the means to extinguish the fire. Bulldozing in the path of fire is the other method but with intense heat work is always slow. Any thing and evry thing in the path is burnt down to cinders, peoples lives change landscapes change for ever, While i have all the sympathy with those who have lost their house built by sheer hard work There is not much can be done to prevent such natural disaster. Then who has ever fought a war with nature and won. I feel very sorry for all those who loose their lively hood every summer. There is no preventative solution
Re: California fires
by Sheetal Kaur on Nov 19, 2008 01:45 AM Permalink
madhukar a yes it definably did. I think some hungry wolf at rediff ate part of it before.
Re: California fires
by anju banytu on Nov 19, 2008 04:28 AM Permalink
Thats why US is a developed country , there are no fire preventing mechanism, it has become an annual ritual!!
Very unfortunate situation. Then forest fires are a common phenomena in USA. CANADA and AUSTRALIA. While lots of people loose their homes and livlyhood. lives change for ever so does landscapes. There is not much that can be done to prevent these fires, where and when one is goning to start is any body's guess. USA
Re: what comments
by Rationalist on Nov 18, 2008 06:30 PM Permalink
We are sorry for them. But for once they must also learn to behave responsibly. Just because they are minority does not mean they can bulldoze the majority & expect them to face everything with glee.
The real estate business was worst now a days in America. This fire will bring some relief to real estate sector. There will be boom for re-construction of houses and buildings. People make money. The real estate and construction business will boom boom boom. Is there any consipiracy.
Re: Think for Business and see who did it. take it easy
by Loan Shark on Nov 18, 2008 08:02 PM Permalink
it's very localized dude ... the fire sale in real-estate is all over the US ... the job losses are all over too
Re: Think for Business and see who did it. take it easy
by dipak on Nov 18, 2008 09:37 PM Permalink
you idiot come here and look at the situation and then talk about real estate, freakin disgusting
Re: Re: Think for Business and see who did it. take it easy
by roadster on Nov 19, 2008 02:14 AM Permalink
home sales ahave actually risen 2.4% and the trend is catching on . FYI this cycle repats every 10 yrs or so and it was long due its all market manipulation and correction dont read too much into it
Re: Think for Business and see who did it. take it easy
by Davinder Duggal on Nov 18, 2008 11:30 PM Permalink
you know,sir, YOU ARE SICK! Do yourself a favor and get a mental evaluation-- in your case even by a Vetranarian!
Re: US Bad time already started. Its nice to hear most of the Americans are positive towards the Future super Power CHINA
by Loan Shark on Nov 18, 2008 08:02 PM Permalink
You are nobody without the US. Indians feel so good about China and China wants to screw India.
China is not India's friends guys ... don't make the mistake of taking China for your friend.
Re: US Bad time already started. Its nice to hear most of the Americans are positive towards the Future super Power CHINA
by Sam on Nov 19, 2008 01:47 AM Permalink
here comes another wishful thinker who has no knowledge of economics and trade balances.. yes, dude NRIs are not worried about indian.. they just worry about their parents and friends back in india.. otherwise who cares people like you back in india with day dreaming
In india people burn others houses on one pretext or the other and get no compensation. Atleast in USA it is just a natural calamity and the citizens are well insured, so one should not bother much about it
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Davinder Duggal on Nov 18, 2008 11:34 PM Permalink
May be you want your house go thru the same fate and then find out how it feels. You,sir, are an unnecessary weight on this earth-- so jump in the fire and let you kins live happily by getting your life insurance benefits...O.K. Crasto?
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Gaurav Sharma on Nov 18, 2008 05:46 PM Permalink
are you out of your mind, why would you make a comment like this, atleast we don;t attack other hapless nations the way you do. US must have burnt, destroyed maximum houses in the world be it vietnam, iraq, afghanistan, Japan.. so you don;t bother about it and concentrate on your bankrupt nation where so many homes have been destroyed by layoffs, and we will take care of our nation
Re: india it is just the opposite
by black on Nov 18, 2008 09:23 PM Permalink
Indians who run of to US are cowards who did'nt have what it took to make it in their motherland!!!
Re: Re: india it is just the opposite
by thoughtfulindian on Nov 18, 2008 09:51 PM Permalink
Mr Black... Gandhi went abroad to study law..Bose had to go to Germany and Japan ..Two of the nobel prize from India ( U know CV Raman) winners had to go abroad ...I am sure they are all cowards ...The real braves are Laloo, Mulayam, an average corrupt MLA, a corrupt police officer on the street and every corrupt person who chose to stay in India and suck the blood out of others.Alos people like u who hate fellow citizens who have not harmed u in anyway..They just seek a peaceful living...BTW whats ur contribution to India ...I am waiting for ur reply
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Partha Dutta on Nov 20, 2008 03:07 AM Permalink
Mr. Thoughtful indian, Wat makes u think that every1 who stays back in india r corrupt & lazy and every NRI is honest and hard-working ??? India is not made of Laloo or Mulyam only, it is also made ppl like APJA Kalam and many faceless ISRO, BARC scientists, hard working common men. Just bcoz some1 has settled in USA does not make him or her superior human being. Also staying bk in india is not a mark of inferiority
Re: india it is just the opposite
by maruti ratan on Nov 18, 2008 10:20 PM Permalink
Somebody tell that idiot Mr. Black to reply....we are still waiting!!!
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Rohini Naik on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 PM Permalink
Good response Mr Gaurav & Mr thoughtfulindian. MR Black, Waiting for your reply.
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Vijay B on Nov 19, 2008 05:06 AM Permalink
What reply?? The fellow must be sleeping in a foreign time zone. Wait till he wakes up.
Re: india it is just the opposite
by roadster on Nov 19, 2008 02:17 AM Permalink
becuase of US India is safe u moron!! who told the pakis to back down in kargil who does maximum trade with india who got you the nuclear deal whether u like it or not ur country is totally dependent on US for economics trade and friggin IT coolies. we sneezed here and you got a severe cold there tells u how much we control the world. if India has guts let it challenge US militarily or economically every 3 months your ministers come here with some plea or a begging bowl
Re: india it is just the opposite
by Guest on Nov 19, 2008 11:14 AM Permalink
To roadster. your comments were uncalled for, shows your (im)maturity of thinking. Agreed US is far ahead in economy, has great military power and good infrastructure. Let me give you some facts which may through some light on position of US as a global leader and its sustanance. a. Most economies are largely affected by oil trade, which is dealt in dollars, which keeps demand for dollars.(this can change when there are suitable alternative currencies e. euro, YEN, Yuan, Rs).This is not long, given the fact that middle east and SE countries are thinking of common currencies.This may drastically affect global demand for dollars there by, reducing its credibility and value. b. US out sourced its jobs else where because of several reasons.cost benefits, lack of trained personnel, and low availabiltiy of skilled (educated)US citizens.So if you think of it care fully, those days are not far, it will be india sneezing with US getting the cold. b. US has a budget deficit of 800$ per year. It is a credit driven economy. Compared to western counter parts which may go into recession, asian economies, including india have been predicted to continue their growth albiet at a bit lower level. I could go on. But, yes, my friend, India has guts to challenge. Probably in just few years it may just do it.
but in india a very large number of people do not even have a shelter...they sleep on footpaths and railway sations etc etc....somebody must do news item on the number of people without a shelter in india...do not worry about america nd americans..they will calim it from insurance.....
