Gov. Scott declares state of emergency because of wildfires

[beachmouse]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-b...es-statewide-emergency-tackle-wildfire-threat

No surprise considering how dry the state's been his spring. Just a reminder to be careful with any fires and burning you do, and a reminder to smokers that it's actually a criminal misdemeanor down here "to throw, drop, or dispose of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes or other flaming or glowing substances onto the roadway that could cause a wildfire".

 

[30A Skunkape]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-b...es-statewide-emergency-tackle-wildfire-threat

No surprise considering how dry the state's been his spring. Just a reminder to be careful with any fires and burning you do, and a reminder to smokers that it's actually a criminal misdemeanor down here "to throw, drop, or dispose of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes or other flaming or glowing substances onto the roadway that could cause a wildfire".

Yet our friends at Publix are selling fireworks

 

[beachmouse]

Our first year down here was 1998- the year the entire peninsula was on fire and it was bad enough they had to cancel the Daytona 4th of July race. They did end up banning personal fireworks that year in many regions, and you would not believe the whining about how the ebil gub'mint was denying people of their won persona Smokey the Bear moment and such.