On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:07:48 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>
> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:26:36 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:05:31 -0700, sf > wrote:
> > > snip
> > > >
> > > >We don't call it CARB. We call it the Air Climate Control Board.
> > > >Only people who don't live in California are stupid enough to call it
> > > >CARB, mainly so they can ignore the purpose it serves.
> > >
> > > I don't care what it is called.. California could you please keep the
> > > smoke from your fires within your state? At 9:30 the morning we had
> > > to drive with lights on. You could be forgiven for thinking it was
> > > dusk. It was dark outside. The sky didn't lift at all until maybe
> > > 2. We still are unable to see our foothills. The air smells as
> > > though the fire is in our neighborhood. 'Nuff bitchin. How are you
> > > California guys doing what with the fires and drought?
> > > Janet US
> >
> > I understand, we need rain BADLY.
> >
> > Our visit to the Grand Canyon was ruined by smoke from fires there and
> > smoke from fires in Washington state ruined a car trip to the sights
> > in Wyoming and South Dakota.
>
> It's all in cycles, Texas has had a bad drought for a few years but
> we're doing pretty well this year. Prior to the drought we had a really
> wet year including flooding and a few people drowning in my area. I
> expect the next few years will be ok, then probably some more drought,
> etc. One of the reasons I plan to do aquaponic farming at my next place
> since it uses vastly (75%) less water than old school dirt farming. The
> big commercial farms are going to ultimately have to go there as well,
> perhaps going through drip irrigation as an intermediate step, replacing
> the incredibly wasteful pivot irrigation that is the norm.

It seems like the West is so parched, it's starting to blow away and
the East is drowning.


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