text: The distinction here is that I'm commenting on public land management, not private property.  You did what you could to save private property, I'm commenting on a public land management issue.  Not whining, just commenting.  It's not like I can go out there and start directing parking or building sanitary facilities to accommodate large crowds at this site.  The Federal Government (in this case, the USFS - Willamette Forest) has that authority.  The Agency responds to public commments, even though you may perceive them as 'whining'.   I don't "own" the land in the same regard that you and your family owned your burned down house.