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The .Gif Friday Post No. 888 – Governor Gavin Edition
https://x.com/i/status/1877483632245485957
The Southern California fires are still raging as of the time of this post.
This horrific tragedy was predicted years ago; the warnings were ignored by those in charge, and little, if anything, was done to prevent it.
Now it’s too late.
May God bless the victims of this catastrophe.
So Cal Fires – January 2025
[More photos here.]
Bridge Fire – Wrightwood, Angeles National Forest
33 Years
Do you recall?
We’ll see…
California’s Big Squirt
Crowley Lake Columns
Researchers have determined that the columns were created by cold water percolating down into — and steam rising up out of — hot volcanic ash spewed by a cataclysmic explosion 760,000 years ago
The blast, 2,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, created the Long Valley Caldera, a massive 10-by-2-mile sink that includes the Mammoth Lakes area. It also covered much of the eastern Sierra Nevada range with a coarse volcanic tuff, or ash fall.
The First Del Taco, Yermo, California
“Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson opened the first Del Taco in Yermo, CA in 1964. With a menu of 19¢ tacos, tostadas, fries and 24¢ cheeseburgers, Del Taco brought in $169 in sales on its first day in business – the equivalent of 900 tacos.”
Seems that the Del Taco pictured above opened in 1961, predating the one that opened in Barstow in 1964. It was originally named “House of the Taco,” er, um, “Casa del Taco.”
$169 in 1961 is about $1,500 in 2020 dollars. Not a bad first day.
[Image found here, caption here.]
UPDATE: Ed Hackbarth Jr. points out that Dave Jameson had nothing to do with the Del Taco Yermo. He joined Ed Hackbarth later 1964-65, opening the Del Taco in Corona CA. – Thanks, Ed.
Halloween Snack Tray, Betty Boop & Mickey Mouse (plus CA fire escape)
[Image found here.]
I really am sorry about posting that as far as you know, so check out our Halloween archives instead. If that’s not enough, try these oddities from 1933:
Happy Halloween!
Meanwhile, THIS is scary:
Stay safe.
Tacky Raccoons 