St. Phatty
Active member
The US has been slipping Internationally re. 'quality of life indicators' for 3 decades plus now... No matter how much hollow Nationalist Pride and undeserved, illogical Nationalist Ego desires to create a smoke-screen re. the reality of it. I think about 25 years ago we were #27 or something in that respect.
Our County Commissioners wanted to have a County Meeting to talk about Wildfire, Prevention & Management.
I emailed an outline for a short discussion, listing 6 different things that I do on my land to keep Small fires Small.
1/ I asked if I could present photographs.
The response ... remember this is 2022 ... "we're not set up for that". They have 2 big computer projectors running during county meetings.
2/ I emailed the official County email, before the meeting. Was never forwarded to the commissioners.
So at the Official Wildfire Meeting, it was all employees of fire agencies. No public discussion. The news article about the meeting said they were "disappointed with the turn-out".
They make if VERY DIFFICULT for citizens who are very interested in fire to contribute.
It's easier for me to help Greece with their wildfires, than my own county in the US.
I have a feeling this says something about the deterioration of the US.
The US once had a Can-Do attitude at the Public Level. Not so much anymore.