MrVicchio

Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy

Yes, that's right... you, in your own home... cannot light a fire to stay warm, to enjoy the fire, or hell cause you want too. If you do so and you do so on a "banned day" you could be in real trouble.

This is what's coming to a city near you!


** Goodness Vic, it's LIVE, not LINE... the hells?

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jfuh

I don't see what the big problem is?
For those of us living in the 21st century how many still rely on hearth fire for warmth? So out goes that whole non-sense. The fireplace is used for enjoyment and entertainment purposes - not a neccessity.
I assume you do not live in California, but most people that do do not use wood burning hearths, but instead use synthetic natural gas which is not affected by this legislation at all.
Finally, "spare the Air" day is as follows.
So in reality, this isn't that big an issue at all, even less so than smoking regulations. Not to mention this isn't a full time ban, but only on certain days in which particulate matter is very high. I have high doubts that anyone would just coincidentally on that exact day would suddenly have a failure of their home heating and would be unable to deal with a the rediculously freezing cold of a November through Feburary in SF that drops to an average of 49.

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Dezaad

This happens in other cities in America as well, like Boise, ID: Hardly a bastion of liberalism. It is because Boise experiences air temperature inversions that lock in to it's air whatever local people put into that air.

So, you think that you should be able to do whatever you want on your own property even if what you are doing harms other people? There is no 1st world place on Earth that affords you that privilege. Perhaps you should go live someplace that is less civilized.

Lerxst

How come any attempt to deal with pollution or the environment on any level is so frequently met with a typical "liberal busybody" spasm? Seriously...do the rightwing conservatives not care about pollution? Or does it seem to be contained to this forum only?

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Voidwar

Mankind evolved under CONSTANT exposure to woodsmoke.

It is a natural by product of tool-using primates.

People with lung issues, shouldn't be living ANYWHERE in SoCal in the first place.

This law is pure horse**** and anyone that supports it is a nannystate fool.

the makeout hobo

San Francisco is in Norcal, not Socal. Please get your geography right. Secondly, are you willing to pay to evacuate everyone with lung issues in California? If not, STFU.

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Voidwar

A map will tell you its "Middle" Cal.

I've family friends from the Sacramento area, and they call anything south of Sacremento "So-Cal".

Hell no. If you need to move for your health, then you foot the bill, entitlement junky.

the makeout hobo

No one uses "middle-cal". There is some very limited use of "cen-cal", but popular usage considers SF part of "norcal". You don't live here, so you


Stop the personal attacks. Please explain to me why you have the right to burn wood on a day with bad air quality, when your burning wood will impact MY health?

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Voidwar

I feel like burning wood. If I can't, I get stressed. This negatively impacts my health, so we are at an empass.

Your health issue is just, quite simply, made up.

PROVE that woodsmoke, in particular, has a greater negative impact than stress, or YOU STFU.

Sir Loin

Yes yes, go after the private home owner for heating his home with a wood fire on a “spare the air” day. Because ya know, we can’t go after Burger King and the local Steakhouse chain, we can’t go after all the businesses (who also have lawyers) that have massive particulate releases daily. The little guys in their houses, they are destroying the environment by heating their home with a wood fire!

Jesus and it has gotten just this stupid, but hey all concerned can slap each other on the back and feel smug as they know they are saving the planet. One lit fireplace at a time. Chuckle.

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