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2 minutes ago, futureman said:

they've already arrested 39 people in santa monica alone.  looting is a problem and it's happening.  

Looting isn't a pimple-on-the-ass of "a problem" out here.  We've got 99 problems, and looting ain't one. 

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Just now, Gil Bang said:

Looting isn't a pimple-on-the-ass of "a problem" out here.  We've got 99 problems, and looting ain't one. 

Without going into the social science of looting, the region is not out of the event yet. Looting tends to happen after the event. Society is still in flux, police are dead tired, and people start to get ansy/desperate.

So far I would say it is dickheads trying to commit regular theft. That ain't "looting"

I really hope I am wrong.

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1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

For the good of the community. Fuck these landlords. I am sure it is not all of them, but make examples of those that do. And judging by the asking rent, well the little dude is fucked.

Landlords ripping off LA fire victims, says Selling Sunset star

Oppenheim said his business, known for selling LA's most expensive and glamorous homes, was offering its services for free and had received dozens of calls from people who had lost homes.

Speaking on BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, he described sending a client to visit a property where the landlord had previously been asking for $13,000 per month in rent.

"[My client] offered $20,000 a month and he offered to pay six months upfront and the landlord said 'I want $23,000'," he said.

California authorities have warned businesses against illegally hiking the price of items more than 10% above their pre-disaster cost.

On Saturday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta also said he had seen landlords raising prices illegally.

"You cannot do it. It is a crime punishable by up to a year in jail and fines," he said.

"This is California law [and] it's in place to protect those suffering from a tragedy."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0l4pkrrm9o

It’s not just landlords.  I decided ten days ago to spend the 17th-20th in Newport Beach for my bday.  So I booked a nice suite at a nice resort.  Out of curiosity, I just checked to see what the rates are post LA burning down.  $1k more per night than the rate I booked 10 days ago.  I’ve been staying at this place at least once a year for the past decade and this is by far the most that I have ever seen for this property.  

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12 hours ago, Sandman said:

Sorry, but fuck that dumb woman. Why would you go into the house and say "We have a problem. You have to see this"? It wasn't a double rainbow or some other stupid shit. You run in and say "There's a fire headed our way, we need to pack up and leave ASAP!". Life isn't a sitcom, talk like a human being.

That’s not the way most people deal with stressful situations. Especially people that haven’t been in really bad shit. I’ve seen much worse than what she did. 

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12 hours ago, Sandman said:

Sorry, but fuck that dumb woman. Why would you go into the house and say "We have a problem. You have to see this"? It wasn't a double rainbow or some other stupid shit. You run in and say "There's a fire headed our way, we need to pack up and leave ASAP!". Life isn't a sitcom, talk like a human being.

That's a strange thing to fix on and in such a strong way. Does she remind you of someone?

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It’s not just landlords.  I decided ten days ago to spend the 17th-20th in Newport Beach for my bday.  So I booked a nice suite at a nice resort.  Out of curiosity, I just checked to see what the rates are post LA burning down.  $1k more per night than the rate I booked 10 days ago.  I’ve been staying at this place at least once a year for the past decade and this is by far the most that I have ever seen for this property.  

Old UT roommate and friend going back to 1st grade sent me this back in July when Beryl hit the Texas coast. He was in Colorado and lost power at his house for quite a few days near the Galleria. He stayed in CO.

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6 minutes ago, C-Man said:


Old UT roommate and friend going back to 1st grade sent me this back in July when Beryl hit the Texas coast. He was in Colorado and lost power at his house for quite a few days near the Galleria. He stayed in CO.

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Out of curiosity I checked my Bonvoy app for LA rooms.  Nothing exorbitant IMO.

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16 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Price gougers, looters, conspiracists...
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Right to the gallows.  We know two families whose house survived but they were robbed.  I was talking to a National Guardsman who wouldn’t let us up to our house who said they were guarding against looters and I told him he has my permission to shoot them in the head.  He laughed.  I didn’t.  Anyone who takes advantage of the most downtrodden should be removed from our society. 

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34 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I am so damn fortunate to have such good friends.  My family is now settled into my dear friend’s parents house in Hancock Park that I grew up hanging in when I was just a boy.  They just moved his 93 year old dad out and were starting to prep it for sale, but my dear friend (I was his best man and we’ve been friends for I guess almost 50 years) insisted we move in and his siblings were equally adamant.  We don’t have a kitchen as they have it ripped up but who gives a shit.  Our animals are settled, we have a place to sleep, and we’re in a great place.  We may be weeks before we can go home.  And I had another lifelong friend and his wife who we love dearly bring us a bunch of clothes because we have just a few things.  We hav e it so much better than those who lost their homes that I feel guilty.  But my job is to take care of my family and my friends allowed me to do that.  And it’s kinda cool to be back in the hood I used to ride my bike around and see all my friends.  I had two other dear friends on this street when I was a kod.  Damn our family is exhausted from this.  

It’s great to hear you’re settled and safe. Your description made me think of this song and adventures in the neighborhood back before social media. Entertaining ourselves with street ball, bikes, trampoline wars, skateboards and various minor injuries that were fixed with a bit of dirt.

The artist is from SoCal.

 

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50 minutes ago, C-Man said:

This guy’s house burned down but he went back and found his dog Oreo, who survived the fire.
 

 


https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-tearful-reunion-man-pet-dog-palisades-fire/3602777/?amp=1

 

im not crying you're crying 

 

great to hear your status @Sbbruin. god bless good friends. hang in there.

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12 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I’m just broken.  I have it so much better than most.  But our community is lost.  And that is crushing. 

Sleep man. It will come. Rebuild will come. You got this. But sleep when you can. Even a bit here and there.

And pet the pets!

 

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19 minutes ago, GenXer said:

It’s great to hear you’re settled and safe. Your description made me think of this song and adventures in the neighborhood back before social media. Entertaining ourselves with street ball, bikes, trampoline wars, skateboards and various minor injuries that were fixed with a bit of dirt.

The artist is from SoCal.

 

That’s so funny. We built jumps to ride our bikes over.  I snapped my huffy in half doing it, and convinced my parents I needed a diamondback (when they were awesome).  It got stolen 4 days after I got it. LA is a serpent.  So enticing, and so hellish.  I’ve lived here my whole life.  I can’t quit her just yet. And probably never will.

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5 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

That’s so funny. We built jumps to ride our bikes over.  I snapped my huffy in half doing it, and convinced my parents I needed a diamondback (when they were awesome).  It got stolen 4 days after I got it. LA is a serpent.  So enticing, and so hellish.  I’ve lived here my whole life.  I can’t quit her just yet. And probably never will.

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15 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

That’s so funny. We built jumps to ride our bikes over.  I snapped my huffy in half doing it, and convinced my parents I needed a diamondback (when they were awesome).  It got stolen 4 days after I got it. LA is a serpent.  So enticing, and so hellish.  I’ve lived here my whole life.  I can’t quit her just yet. And probably never will.

Jumping a huffy on a shoddy plywood jump was a rite of passage. Eventually that plywood would give way and one guy would take a header into the stack of 2x4’s / bricks propping up the business end of that jump. Whether in LA or oklahoma, that’s how we all rolled.

I hope you can feel a bit of nostalgia in your friend’s parent’s place, and it gives you a sense of home and peace.

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@Sbbruin my heart goes out to you and your family and your community.  I don’t personally know anyone in the surly community, but you gain a certain respect for posters after years of being present here and you certainly fit that profile.  I’m not a huge go fund me guy, but this is the time that the platform makes a ton of sense.  If there’s a certain cause or family that really needs the help, please point us in the right direction.  I want to throw money at the ones that need it and deserve it and not to a group that ultimately will distribute it in a way that I have no clue where it ends up.  So sorry that you have to live this hell, but it’s inspiring to watch you take it on with the attitude you are handling it with.  Godspeed and praying the next days are better than the last.

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