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> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 7:50:14 AM UTC-7, taxed and spent wrote:
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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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!
>> >
>> > 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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>> But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
>> groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.
>
> Similarly, I haven't heard my wife talking about buying a safe for the
> jewelry she expects to buy after she wins the lottery.

That is a bit different, isn't it. Years with heavy rains are quite
frequent. We need to be putting more away for those non-rainy days.