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Offline Chris_

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Beach bonfires may be banned
« on: June 06, 2008, 07:47:06 AM »
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Beach bonfires may be banned

They fuel global warming, parks department says
By KERY MURAKAMI
P-I REPORTER

Even with the skies overcast and threatening rain, Khang Nguyen, 18, and Joel Juan, 19, kicked back after school at Alki Beach.

"It's just a relaxing way to hang out with friends," Nguyen said of the bonfire crackling in front of them one evening earlier this week.

But Seattle Parks and Recreation might do what even this week's chilly weather couldn't -- douse the long tradition of beach bonfires at Alki and at Golden Gardens.

Park department staff is recommending reducing bonfires at the two beaches this summer and possibly banning them altogether next year.

The park board will hear the recommendation Thursday, and the city plans to run public-service announcements and hand out brochures later this month about the effects of bonfires on global warming.

According to a memo to the park board from the staff released Thursday, "The overall policy question for the Board is whether it is good policy for Seattle Parks to continue public beach fires when the carbon ... emissions produced by thousands of beach fires per year contributes to global warming."

Under the proposal, the department in July would reduce the number of fire rings at Alki from six currently to three and at Golden Gardens from 12 to seven.

Then later this year, the department would consider banning bonfires or requiring fees and permits to reduce the number of bonfires next year.

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The memo also noted that restrictions could cause illegal fires and fights over the limited number of fire pits. Charging fees to use the pits could disproportionately bar youths and low-income people from having bonfires, the report said.

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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 12:46:58 PM »
Damn, next they're going to come after our cooking fires out in the kitchen....oh wait....
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 02:35:52 PM »
Fu*king idiots.
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 02:38:15 PM »
Quote from: Randy on June 06, 2008, 12:46:58 PM
Damn, next they're going to come after our cooking fires out in the kitchen....oh wait....
They are going after open chimneys now.

BBQs are next.

The libtards have never been so happy as they feel the texture and heft of their new control club:  AGW.
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2008, 02:55:47 PM »
Next will be a ban on meat. No cooking of any kind and we will all become vegetarians :hammer: :mental: :bs:
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2008, 04:51:45 PM »
Quote from: Lacarnut on June 06, 2008, 02:55:47 PM
Next will be a ban on meat. No cooking of any kind and we will all become vegetarians :hammer: :mental: :bs:
They'd have hissy fits if they saw how much firewood I burn each winter.  Of course, it's a double bonus...1 - I cut down trees, 2 - I burn 'em.   :fuelfire:   :-)
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2008, 05:02:03 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on June 06, 2008, 02:38:15 PM
BBQs are next.

That's enough blasphemy from you! 

They can have my smoker and the tender brisket within when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2008, 05:12:59 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on June 06, 2008, 04:51:45 PM
Quote from: Lacarnut on June 06, 2008, 02:55:47 PM
Next will be a ban on meat. No cooking of any kind and we will all become vegetarians :hammer: :mental: :bs:
They'd have hissy fits if they saw how much firewood I burn each winter.  Of course, it's a double bonus...1 - I cut down trees, 2 - I burn 'em.   :fuelfire:   :-)

Hell, that puts you right up there with the Camp director for Auschwitz Buchenwald in the crimes aginast Nature catagory.  Do you have the logs "shower" before you throw them in the ovens, Herr Doktor?   :tongue:
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2008, 05:17:28 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on June 06, 2008, 05:12:59 PM
Quote from: lug-nut on June 06, 2008, 04:51:45 PM
Quote from: Lacarnut on June 06, 2008, 02:55:47 PM
Next will be a ban on meat. No cooking of any kind and we will all become vegetarians :hammer: :mental: :bs:
They'd have hissy fits if they saw how much firewood I burn each winter.  Of course, it's a double bonus...1 - I cut down trees, 2 - I burn 'em.   :fuelfire:   :-)

Hell, that puts you right up there with the Camp director for Auschwitz Buchenwald in the crimes aginast Nature catagory.  Do you have the logs "shower" before you throw them in the ovens, Herr Doktor?   :tongue:
Well no, but I have been known to burn paper with colored ink on it.   :-)

edit:  ...and I cut those trees down with a chainsaw that burns *gasp* gasoline and oil.   :fuelfire: :-)
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2008, 06:40:02 PM »
I would say that the amount of resources we expend to shorten the lives of natural wild fires should more then make up for the occasional bon fire.   :whatever:
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2008, 07:13:47 PM »
Quote from: Lacarnut on June 06, 2008, 02:55:47 PM
Next will be a ban on meat. No cooking of any kind and we will all become vegetarians :hammer: :mental: :bs:
Then after that, they're going to fine us for using profanity and force us to use the three seashells.
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Re: Beach bonfires may be banned
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2008, 11:29:43 PM »
ok, well, just so ya'll know.. they were considering it, but as of last night, the local news said it was just a consideration - not being put into law just yet.

of course, this IS the west coast, so anything is possible. it could turn into a law by legislation that none of us vote on.. that seems to be the usual way of doing things in this neck of the woods.

its a shame this is such a beautiful place to live .. we can see it, but we can barely experience it anymore.
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