This is the quote I keep hearing about. Fact is, I gave them (the AP) a
reasoned discussion about fire protection, the expertise of the fire crews,
and the history of fire in this area for the last 26 years; spent almost
1/2 hour on camera, taking them around and showing them both the lay of the
land and some of the cars. The reporter babe rode in the back of my ex-army
4X4 all around the property, looking and filming. So all they quote is
that drivel about it being the wrong season. If they only had 15 seconds
available, I wish they'd told me, I could have edited my remarks down to one
sentence that would transmit much more information. Now I know why folks
refuse to take time to talk to them! She was cute, though.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: IML: Dick Benjamin quoted in TIME
> Dick Benjamin, your 15 minutes of fame have just begun.
>
> If you go pick up the latest Special Report from Time magazine-- the one
with the hooded
> figure on the front and the caption "How Did We Get here?" (or something
like that)-- you
> will find the IML's Dick B quoted about the fires in Riverside County. He
says something
> like "We're supposed to have fires in August and September, not May."
>
> Hooray for Dick! Not only does he survive the fire with most of his
possessions intact, he
> gets his name in Time magazine, too!
>
> What's next, a run for office? :)
>
> Mark M
>
>
>
>
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