On 2015-05-25 13:34:50 +0000, taxed and spent said:

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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.
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>>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>> But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
>>>>>>> groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.
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>>>>>> 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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>> We're in a 100 year drought. No amount of planning would have helped.
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> foolish statement. adding x% to our storage capacity would have helped.

No--nothing would have helped! Nothing will ever help. We're doomed,
goddam it! Until then--medical marijuana!