Today dear reader I remembered why it is that I enjoy working for the Federal Government.

First, last night, a tree fell in the forest, and the sound it made was a scream. Well, the tree didn't scream, the camper that just unfortunitly happened to be sleeping in the path of the fall screamed. Now, with broken bones, the person's family is thinking of suing the govt. Because we decide when standing dead trees fall, or there should have been a sign saying "Camp in the forest, you might die." Ofcourse no body ever read the signs when forests close and go hiking anyway, and later as they get a multi-hundred dollar ticket, they reply with "I never saw a sign," the big flashing sign that says "Forest Closed."  Maybe I should start shopping at stores when they are closed and when the police are putting me in bracelets, I'll say "I didn't see a sign." 

Second, a story about a town. The towns people questioned why the govt were cutting in one area, and not around the town. Of course, the govt wanted to cut around the town before a big fire, the town didn't want that. Later a fire came, even though technically, the fire's edge never hit town, several embers fell into town, and started fires in the feet of needles around propane tanks and good needle covered wooden roofs.  The town pretty muched burned down, the govt got blamed. Now, years later, the town wants the govt back cutting around the town so a fire won't burn the town down again.  Because once again its the govt's fault that someone's house burned down, and that person didn't make the effort to protect they're own personal property.

OK my rant is out.  I'm happy that many home insurance companies are wising up, and starting to not help clients if they live in a high fire occurance area and don't do a thing to protect their property.