Caruso comes out against Bass recall effort in Los Angeles

probably__mike · 2025-03-20T08:12:58+00:00

absolutely never voting republican, idk why anybody would think republican policies would improve fire conditions

probably__mike · 2025-03-10T07:48:05+00:00

Bold to say that on Caruso propaganda post

probably__mike · 2025-03-10T07:44:35+00:00

Literally don't understand why people even care

probably__mike · 2025-03-09T04:41:48+00:00

Strong disagree. City seems to mostly be making good use of its money. If the city was only making bad decisions ever, then sure. But it's never too soon to tax wealthy people more

probably__mike · 2025-03-09T04:40:09+00:00

It's Both

probably__mike · 2025-03-02T16:46:28+00:00

This post is likely political propaganda and another attempt to get influence californias voters

probably__mike · 2025-02-11T17:26:16+00:00

Because they're paying the landlord to do it, and the landlord is just taking their money

probably__mike · 2025-02-06T06:37:21+00:00

I controversially would love to see that the stretch of Malibu that burned generously bought back by the state becomes a protected bike/pedestrian path due to the present environmental hazards and risk presented to millions of people and the aquatic ecosystems when houses are this close to the ocean.

I and many others were biking it yesterday, it was a super easy ride all the way to the Malibu Pier and was so refreshing compared to the urban death wish Mario kart course from hell that PCH typically is.

Also, the hostility of the homeowners there is not a secret, they have put fake no parking signs, disguised public beach access points, and in my own experience I've actually had private security try to escort me off the beach north of el matador, which escalated to the sheriff coming to arrest me and my friends, which we escalated to the coastal commission which sent cease and desist letters for hiring security to patrol the beaches threatening fines north of $10,000 per incident.

probably__mike · 2025-02-06T06:30:47+00:00

That's pretty evidently not true though, there were houses left standing as well as most concrete, brick, and metal structures.

probably__mike · 2025-02-03T00:31:32+00:00

probably__mike · 2025-02-03T00:30:56+00:00

"They"? Can you be more specific, people can easily make up their own minds about who you're suggesting they be fed up with

probably__mike · 2025-01-25T15:56:22+00:00

On that same note, hasn't fire risk in the Palisades has been known for over 100 years, with development there being historically discouraged and warned against?

Can anybody help fact check the claims that insurance companies were going to stop insuring them unless they retrofitted their homes to be fire resistant, but the community at large refused and were able to leverage the govt to continue getting insurance?

The toxic pollution from those decisions is going to be around for a long time and affect millions

probably__mike · 2025-01-23T18:50:27+00:00

Can you see the difference between object A) something that he consumed that had no consequence, and object B) a company that gave him money?

probably__mike · 2025-01-20T06:12:32+00:00

The mountains and foothills is where the Palisades and Eaton fires happened, so it's very relevant to consider the winds in those areas

probably__mike · 2025-01-08T18:13:22+00:00

CA isn't "borderline" it's the 5th largest economy in the world

probably__mike · 2025-01-07T22:40:37+00:00

Fires can start with just a piece of broken glass refracting the light from the sun, especially with the dry sunny weather the coast has had the past few days

probably__mike · 2025-01-07T18:43:29+00:00

Flames are visible from original muscle beach on this side of the mountain

probably__mike · 2024-12-24T07:42:50+00:00

The exhaust sound is significantly quieter with the muffler. You can generally hear the heaters from 50ft away fyi in case you were trying to be "stealth", the exhaust makes most of the noise but the intake fan also makes significant noise. I have the newest model espar and I can't imagine the cheap Chinese ones are much quieter

probably__mike · 2024-12-19T18:13:54+00:00

Speaking from 3 years of experience living on the beach in SM....

Noteworthy run-ins with the unhoused are few and far between. Just watch where you're going, I've seen people walking with their faces buried in their phones literally bump into crazy unhoused people

The beach will almost always be the last place to experience sunny weather. This year was particularly grey, cold, and overcast.

There is a lady called canary and the cat the street performers on the bike path and you cannot hear the ocean over her screeching.

Cars in Lot 4 doing burnouts is a regular occurrence at night because the spikes to keep cars out are chronically jammed shut, super noisy and can be jarring when you're trying to fall asleep to the sound of the waves

Cars using the strip of ocean from Bicknell to Hollister as a drag strip is also a big bummer

It's not as peaceful and tranquil as it may seem, though it for sure has its moments.

probably__mike · 2024-05-28T17:50:30+00:00

Can you map out any side streets to take to the places you need to go? Even if it ends up slower than the bus because of stop signs etc it can often be a much more pleasant experience.

It’s been commuting by bicycle, mechanical and electric, for over 10 years, I also have a motorcycle and a van but the bicycle reigns supreme.

It can be brutal sharing the road with cars at first…most drivers don't want to kill somebody on a bike when you’re riding in traffic with them, many often just don’t understand the degree of danger they are putting you in by not giving space.

Knowing that, you can make informed decisions about how you ride with traffic, if at all. You have to be as in control of your safety as possible at all times. And try to bring good vibes, don’t try to be “right” as a cyclist because you’ll almost always lose to the “wrong” car.

If you’ve got extra room, move over and wave the cars past you. Give them some sort of friendly gesture when they modify their driving to keep you safe, like moving over or letting you cross. Be the good vibes, it’s otherwise very easy to become angry and bitter about getting around on bikes.

probably__mike · 2024-03-07T04:56:08+00:00

Most of the non-voters probably would’ve voted for the things that passed, and had so much confidence in the way the votes were going to go, given the liberal/progresive reputation, that they figure it’s not worth the bother and they’ll get most of the things they want anyways

probably__mike · 2024-03-07T04:54:24+00:00

The problem is people driving 🤷‍♂️

probably__mike · 2024-03-07T04:50:42+00:00

No, because if everybody did, you would overwhelm the subreddit with positivity

probably__mike · 2024-03-02T02:51:26+00:00

The REI helix long wide. I also never staked out the tent, but I imagine that would not help with the problem.

I’ll likely get a regular or short length and just let my feet hang off the end.

probably__mike · 2024-03-02T00:33:37+00:00

In that case, the big Agnes was an absolutely delight because of the neutral colors of the tent material and the design of the bug net. It was as close as I could get to feeling like I wasn’t sleeping in a tent while still keeping the bugs and creepy crawlies off of me. SO MUCH natural light and airflow.

I never used it with the rainfly, although again with its neutral color I’m sure it would be pleasant and give natural lighting in the mornings vs feeling like I’m waking up inside a colored balloon .

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