Hi Mike,

Lowell Whiteside is, if I'm not mistaken, retired USGS. Somebody correct me if I am wrong. That was always my understanding.

Posted simultaneously did we? (Insert theme to "Twilight Zone" here.)

With your fire fighter background, what do you think of all the CA controlled burns that have gotten out of control and eventuated in brush and in some cases forest fires? I understand why controlled burns are necessary, but CA has the worst record in the nation for this.

Cathryn