tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304841.post8318136772154439386..comments2023-09-20T23:55:51.370-05:00Comments on - -- --Baytown Bert's Blog-- -- - : Texas State Burn Bans Ruin Camping!. . . . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/06446677373747653707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304841.post-55009448945429643412014-10-21T13:07:37.998-05:002014-10-21T13:07:37.998-05:00Problem is, even though there may be a delcared bu...Problem is, even though there may be a delcared burn ban for the specific county where the statepark IS, sometimes the burn ban declaration isn't posted on their State Park site online. I recall a good few times seeing NOTHING on the Mineral Wells State Park site declaring a burn ban and ... me _ 12 other folks, hauling firewood .. and finding out there was a burn ban. Always check with the county the park is located in. Camping without a campfire is like a living room without a TV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304841.post-65330366910499110312014-10-21T13:07:21.832-05:002014-10-21T13:07:21.832-05:00Problem is, even though there may be a delcared bu...Problem is, even though there may be a delcared burn ban for the specific county where the statepark IS, sometimes the burn ban declaration isn't posted on their State Park site online. I recall a good few times seeing NOTHING on the Mineral Wells State Park site declaring a burn ban and ... me _ 12 other folks, hauling firewood .. and finding out there was a burn ban. Always check with the county the park is located in. Camping without a campfire is like a living room without a TV. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304841.post-64138161872628424852009-03-30T14:53:00.000-05:002009-03-30T14:53:00.000-05:00You go, Bert!! Wow you were just a little upset, I...You go, Bert!! Wow you were just a little upset, I could see that!<BR/>However, not to put a wet blanket on your plans to contact the governor and all.......I have lived in Texas all my life and have seen some pretty severe and sad fires started by careless campers...I realize if more personnel were made avail to monitor the park cooking areas that this could be avoided all together..but that’s not the case. I don’t think it’s the campfire they worry about, it’s the winds that carry sparks and embers out of the control of the camper. You are a very conscientious person but there are many "a-holes" out there that just don’t care. they have never seen the devastation a fire can provide. Again, I get your logic here and yes we need more peeps in the camps to keep watch at all times on careless campers, and believe me they are out there.<BR/>There was a terrific fire near Bastrop recently that burned homes and over 2500 acres of forest because of a spark from a transformer. The winds were the reason it spread so quickly and was almost out of control.<BR/>Sorry your camping experience was not all that it could have been. Thanks for your blogs and keep on keeping on..cause we need people like you that are not afraid to speak up. <BR/> <BR/>Our governor would probably just close the parks instead of addressing your complaint...he has been known to do things like that.<BR/>He is not my fave as governors go...he been in office way too long...we need another soul that has a brain...like you, maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com