Something we can relate to part 3

[J E L]

Continuing the tradition started by gener7, and continued by Peru Bob, we invite you to, “Something we can relate to part 3.” This is the Adobe Community place to post, “relevant cartoons, photo edits, memes and other assorted witticisms.” Here's a classic to start us off in 2024:

[John T Smith]

Things I Wonder
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Why was WD-39 not good enough?
What ingredient was missing in Preparation G?
Did Heinz 56 sauce not taste good?
Is Montreal Steak seasoning not good on pork chops?
Is it true that a 'foot' is based on the length of an ancient King of England's foot length?

[Peru Bob]

WD-40 is actually named that because it took 40 formulations of the product to achieve its ultimate effectiveness.

[Nancy OShea]

Heinz chose "57 varieties" as his food company's slogan because 5 was his lucky number & 7 was his wife's favorite number.  He was inspired by an ad promoting 21 styles of shoes. So the multipurpose sauce was called Heinz 57.

I still prefer A-1

[Nancy OShea]

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[Leslie Moak Murray]

Happy New Year and thanks to all for the support, the handy tips, the laughs, and the interesting conversations!

[Nancy OShea]

Fortified with Colombian oregano.

[Peru Bob]

[John T Smith]

Chocolate comes from Cocoa beans
Cocoa beans come from a tree
Therefore Chocolate is a plant
So Chocolate is actually a salad

[Nancy OShea]

Bitter fruit.  Same as coffee & olives, which taste awful until they're processed.

[JR Boulay]

"olives, which taste awful until they're processed."

You shouldn't write that, there are Greeks, Italians, Spanishs, French, etc. who could read it...

(But although I'm French I agree, I hate olives)

😉

[Nancy OShea]

Seriously, raw olives are not edible because they contain a bitter compound called oleuropein. Olives must be cured or fermented to remove the bitter taste before they're safe to eat.  And that goes for ALL olives.

[JR Boulay]

Ah, ah, you don't know the Mediterranean people, they say that's how they taste best.

With an anisette (Pastis) to slide down the gullet.

😉

[Nancy OShea]

Someone is pranking you.  Nobody eats RAW olives.  They're either partially or fully fermented first.

[John T Smith]

What does YOUR mirror say?

[Nancy OShea]

California Tourist in 2025

[Leslie Moak Murray]

My dear childhood friend and her husband lost their house in Altadena, where they'd lived for decades and raised two sons:

[John T Smith]

Really sad... there will be some number of people who will not be able to rebuild

[Leslie Moak Murray]

I know, and so many had their fire insurance canceled. We have a GoFundMe going for Lee and Ned, which I hope will help them.

[Nancy OShea]

Imagine a burn zone larger than Paris, France.  No infrastructure, no landmarks, just rubble covered in thick layers of caustic ash.  One veteran journalist described it as the "worst war zone" he'd ever seen.

The cleanup alone will take several months. Rebuilding the basic infrastructure (sewers, communications, municipal water & power lines) will take even longer, and that's before any new construction can begin. 

All our friends who have lost everything in Palisades, Malibu, Altadena & Hidden Hills are coping with loss, grief & uncertainty about returning while also grappling with day-to-day survival needs.

We're still under red flag warnings in Ventura County. But we're not under any immediate threat of evacuation, so we're good for now. 

If you want to help, donate to these on-the-ground organizations:

Project Hope - https://secure.projecthope.org/

World Central Kitchen - https://donate.wck.org/

L.A. Food Bank - https://secure.lafoodbank.org

Greater Good (helping people & pets) - https://greatergood.org/disaster-relief/california-wildfires

SoCal Salvation Army - https://socal.salvationarmy.org/southern-california/wildfires-in-los-angeles/

Feel free to pass this along.

[JR Boulay]

"Imagine a burn zone larger than Paris, France. No infrastructure, no landmarks, just rubble covered in thick layers of caustic ash"

I sympathize, of course. It must be a terrible thing to go through.
But there's a question that most Europeans ask themselves: why do Americans build their houses in wood?

For us, it's a big mystery.

[Nancy OShea]

why do Americans build their houses in wood?

By @JR Boulay

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In a word: Earthquakes.

California gets 10,000 mini-earthquakes per year, 500 of which are noticeable. Structures have to sway, otherwise they'll crumble.

Also, most homes in the burn zones were post-WWII era construction: wood frame, plaster & lathe interiors, stucco exteriors with fire-resistant roofs.  Under normal conditions, most homes could have been saved. But tornadoes of fire driven by hurricane force winds made that impossible.

CalFire Interactive Map: this is my Go-To resource.

https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/home/webscene/viewer.html?webscene=0a7381c8b46b4e26a0573834...

[JR Boulay]

Thank you!

[John T Smith]

I don't live in CA and the last time I visited was 2018 when we flew to San Fran to go on a cruise so we didn't see any other part of the state... meaning this is all from watching the news, not direct knowledge

Part of the problem that caused the fire to spread is that (based on what I heard on the news) forest 'thinning' has not been done in a very long time... so trees & brush were overgrown and once a fire started it spread very quickly, far faster than fire fighters could contain

Also, specific to Pacific Palisades a large, man made water storage facility had been drained so the available water supply was quickly used up... I haven't heard a reason why the storage facility was drained