Paul M. Cook wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> > I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had
> > a lot of stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown
> > the huge reservoirs with very little water in them. They were
> > showing how people with lush grass and full swimming pools were
> > being demonised.
> >
> > Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
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> Everyone in CA is affected. And since CA grows half the country's
> food, half the country is affected as well. My town is ordering a
> 35% cutback on water use with fines for offenders. NASA says this is
> the last year we will have water in the reservoirs. So next year we
> should be in full anarchy mode I expect. Fox News blames it on
> illegal immigrants.
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Paul, major correction. California grows maybe 5% of our food. It's
only a major cropper of some items and those can be grown elsewhere.

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