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bundy · 11-04-2003, 04:05 PM

haha - the first thing i though when i saw this subject line, and not knowing anything of this story, was that Gray Davis was releasing all of the inmates and scuttling the boat so to speak, before Arnie comes to power, just like Saddam did in Iraq before the US forces moved in... surely Gray wouldn´t stoop so low... j/k

i think its fantastic that these inmates helped out in the fires.
so many able-bodied fit people helping out in such a time of need is great to hear.
i suspect that for a lot of these inmates, this doing good for society may have a positive effect.
i wonder if this is an idea that would work here??
does California, or any of its counties have volunteer fire fighting squads?

we get really bad fires every year over here, and we have a massive group of folks who get out there and train and practice all year in readiness for the summer fires. they do a lot of good in a dangerous environment.

oh, and while we´re discussing those horrible fires... we should thank California once again for letting us borrow Elvis and Isabelle, the two giant water helicopters who have saved countless homes, lives and acres of wilderness. these two machines arrived here yesterday.

11-04-2003, 04:05 PM	#16 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	haha - the first thing i though when i saw this subject line, and not knowing anything of this story, was that Gray Davis was releasing all of the inmates and scuttling the boat so to speak, before Arnie comes to power, just like Saddam did in Iraq before the US forces moved in... surely Gray wouldn´t stoop so low... j/k i think its fantastic that these inmates helped out in the fires. so many able-bodied fit people helping out in such a time of need is great to hear. i suspect that for a lot of these inmates, this doing good for society may have a positive effect. i wonder if this is an idea that would work here?? does California, or any of its counties have volunteer fire fighting squads? we get really bad fires every year over here, and we have a massive group of folks who get out there and train and practice all year in readiness for the summer fires. they do a lot of good in a dangerous environment. oh, and while we´re discussing those horrible fires... we should thank California once again for letting us borrow Elvis and Isabelle, the two giant water helicopters who have saved countless homes, lives and acres of wilderness. these two machines arrived here yesterday. __________________ Ohayo!!!