Laughing at the conspiracy theories of the fires

[SD Realtor]

Wow good to be back…

Before we had to evacuate I got a call from my landlord. He is a older guy who is about as paranoid as they come. He assured me that all of these fires were absolutely part of a large terrorist plot to stretch our resources to the limit.

I laughed as we packed and hit the road.

Of course his rant was only outdone by some of the threads on this board insinuating that the cause of these fires was directly or indirectly related to the housing market.

This is laughable. I am sure that KHov or Pardee hired a guy to drive out to Harris Ranch or Witch Creek to start the fires. Really… then they told him to carefully chart out a course to the new developments in 4S (that have not been done yet or Eastlake) Now be careful not to drift into Fairbanks Ranch or any apartment buildings in RB…
Also how many new housing developments have actually been hit? I would honestly have more respect for someone saying that the fires were caused by high school kids or a 4 year old playing with matches!

Really… can we at least try to keep this a respectable blog? Or perhaps we should have a little Art Bell icon in the corner of the site with Art sitting in his chair with a tin foil hat on his head?

I was pretty disappointed to see those posts yet not surprised in the least.

[sandiego]

Not to mention that public builders self-finance their construction so they probably don’t use construction insurance.

For example, I am pretty sure that DR Horton ate the $5 million loss when their condo project burned in Escondido (Paramount) last year.

[sandiego]

Not to mention that public builders self-finance their construction so they probably don’t use construction insurance.

For example, I am pretty sure that DR Horton ate the $5 million loss when their condo project burned in Escondido (Paramount) last year.

[sandiego]

Not to mention that public builders self-finance their construction so they probably don’t use construction insurance.

For example, I am pretty sure that DR Horton ate the $5 million loss when their condo project burned in Escondido (Paramount) last year.

[patientlywaiting]

I don’t think that anyone said builders lit the fires. But people will always see opportunity in tragedy. That’s the way it’s always been.

I can see Realtors and builders saying, “now is the time to buy because supply is limited.”

Contractors may say, “well I’m really busy now so if you want me to work on your patio now, it’ll be $XXX.”

[patientlywaiting]

I don’t think that anyone said builders lit the fires. But people will always see opportunity in tragedy. That’s the way it’s always been.

I can see Realtors and builders saying, “now is the time to buy because supply is limited.”

Contractors may say, “well I’m really busy now so if you want me to work on your patio now, it’ll be $XXX.”

[patientlywaiting]

I don’t think that anyone said builders lit the fires. But people will always see opportunity in tragedy. That’s the way it’s always been.

I can see Realtors and builders saying, “now is the time to buy because supply is limited.”

Contractors may say, “well I’m really busy now so if you want me to work on your patio now, it’ll be $XXX.”

[kewp]

I suggested builders might have lit the fires!

An interesting experiment, after all this is over, is figure out what % of destroyed properties were in some state of foreclosure. Now compare that to the average for the same areas.

I wonder what the results will be?

[kewp]

I suggested builders might have lit the fires!

An interesting experiment, after all this is over, is figure out what % of destroyed properties were in some state of foreclosure. Now compare that to the average for the same areas.

I wonder what the results will be?

[kewp]

I suggested builders might have lit the fires!

An interesting experiment, after all this is over, is figure out what % of destroyed properties were in some state of foreclosure. Now compare that to the average for the same areas.

I wonder what the results will be?

[sandiego]

Your crackpot conspiracy theory might make sense if you tracked the fires from their origin suggesting that an owner started a fire in their home but it got out of control. I am pretty sure that no one has the ability to control the path of a wildfire in 50 mph winds.

Maybe you can tell me how many foreclosures are in the Harris Ranch Road area in Potrero, the Witch Creek area or the Rice Canyon area. I would say less than .5%.

[sandiego]

Your crackpot conspiracy theory might make sense if you tracked the fires from their origin suggesting that an owner started a fire in their home but it got out of control. I am pretty sure that no one has the ability to control the path of a wildfire in 50 mph winds.

Maybe you can tell me how many foreclosures are in the Harris Ranch Road area in Potrero, the Witch Creek area or the Rice Canyon area. I would say less than .5%.

[sandiego]

Your crackpot conspiracy theory might make sense if you tracked the fires from their origin suggesting that an owner started a fire in their home but it got out of control. I am pretty sure that no one has the ability to control the path of a wildfire in 50 mph winds.

Maybe you can tell me how many foreclosures are in the Harris Ranch Road area in Potrero, the Witch Creek area or the Rice Canyon area. I would say less than .5%.

[SD Realtor]

kewp I understand what you are saying but I just disagree to the nth degree… To me there is more merit saying an out of work firefighter started the fires cuz he needed work!

Could it be that a distressed homeowner torched his house during this tragedy? It would not be out of the realm of possibility but as Rich pointed out in another thread, anyone that does do that may be in for a woeful surprise when they make a claim.

“An interesting experiment, after all this is over, is figure out what % of destroyed properties were in some state of foreclosure. Now compare that to the average for the same areas.”

Arrrrrrrrgggggg get me some tape to tape wrap around my head so it doesn’t explode!!!

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

kewp I understand what you are saying but I just disagree to the nth degree… To me there is more merit saying an out of work firefighter started the fires cuz he needed work!

Could it be that a distressed homeowner torched his house during this tragedy? It would not be out of the realm of possibility but as Rich pointed out in another thread, anyone that does do that may be in for a woeful surprise when they make a claim.

“An interesting experiment, after all this is over, is figure out what % of destroyed properties were in some state of foreclosure. Now compare that to the average for the same areas.”

Arrrrrrrrgggggg get me some tape to tape wrap around my head so it doesn’t explode!!!

SD Realtor

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