On 5/24/2015 3:34 PM, taxed and spent wrote:
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
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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.
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>>> 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.
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>> That would take tax money.
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>> We have enough damns and reservoirs., What do you think has kept us
>> going? This is year 4 of extreme drought. Just how much capacity can you
>> plan for?
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> since a four year drought is pretty common here in California, and we have
> tripled our population without adding any more storage capacity, I would say
> we need more storage.
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I need to rent "Chinatown" and ponder the perils of Hollis Mulwray.