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[kalilove]

#1) Why is it that Florida never has forest fires, or wild fires we only have brush fires? To me brush fire indicates a smaller fire, yet these are big enough to shut down 95 on the east cost and 75 north? Is this kinda like other countries have "regimes" and we have "administrations

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[yggdrasilbonsai]

#1) Why is it that Florida never has forest fires, or wild fires we only have brush fires? To me brush fire indicates a smaller fire, yet these are big enough to shut down 95 on the east cost and 75 north?

Because in other states forestfires actually take out the trees... in Florida the trees usually survive (albeit in a blackened condition) and the huge masses of palmetto bushes and scrub palms are what burn. That's actually why the parks periodically do controlled burns... if you let the crap build up long enough not even the trees survive.

Plus, does Florida actually have anything that can be called a "forest"? Woods, maybe...

#3) Maybe it's just because i've been stalked before but I'm really not jiving with this whole location option on LJ now. Or is this just me?

Not just you... definitely not just you.

[kalilove]

good to know it's not just me.

And I'd say up by Ocala would count as forest, but true that's not I-95 or really Apollo Beach.

Bust still I think they sould come up with something more impressive than "Brush Fire"

[fierceandsassy]

addendum to #1) it's kind of like how africa has 'tribal warfare' but eastern europe has 'ethnic cleansing'

[kalilove]

exactly

[teribeth]

#3 - I never use the location thing. Even if I did it would either say "sitting at my computer" or "sitting in a lab." Maybe it's more for the people who just got wi-fi and think they're oh so with it.

[kalilove]

ya mine would all say work, work, work and rarely home, or pat's. Exciting life I live ;)

[jayp39]

Did you know that lightning and forest brush fires are why the pine trees haven't outcrowded the oaks? Pine trees are more efficient growers, but the oaks survive the fires and lightning more easily.

[kalilove]

I did not know that either because at home pine & oak both go up like a tinder box, but then again it's a different kind of oak here

[uncledrax]

#1) Why is it that Florida never has forest fires, or wild fires we only have brush fires? To me brush fire indicates a smaller fire, yet these are big enough to shut down 95 on the east cost and 75 north? Is this kinda like other countries have "regimes" and we have "administrations"?

I believe this is because anyone that comes from a state anywhere else realizes that a 'grove' of Sand Pine doesn't really count as a forest..
Sand Pines are evil..

Real trees turn colors and stuff.. :]