tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post18545695230172846..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Coffee and ProvocationPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-1633989748589079322016-05-08T20:11:31.529-04:002016-05-08T20:11:31.529-04:00Not exactly sure if the demise of California oaks ... Not exactly sure if the demise of California oaks is really so inevitable- I remember when the disease came out in the early 2000s it was the end of the world- now nobody seems to be that concerned. I'm becoming quite zen with all natural disasters- especially living here in California. There's a thriving industry for every possible type of disaster- and I include invasive species and global warming with these. Every year everyone acts as if that particular year is the worst year ever for fires- if it's during a drought too dry conditions make it the worst- if it rains well then too much vegetation makes it the worst. The drought industry is also laughable- really they think saving a few paltry gallons in my toilet will make a difference to a natural phenomenon over which NO ONE has any control. Ditto the earthquake industry- everyone's busy retrofitting to standards which the Kobe quake in Japan showed are useless. Your tag line and the linked article suggest that someone's trying ton crank up the oak blight industry even though "it's too late". These industries create lots of jobs and excuses for fancy symposia and conferences. My poor Dad (a plant pathologist by trade jst like those David guys- they may know of him) got quite cynical about all of this by the time of his death. People like to talk things to death- the better to be paid for it...Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.com