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On 5/24/2015 12:52 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:37:58 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:39:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>> So if there will be no water in the reservoirs, where will your water come
>>> from?

>>
>> There's no talk of a water pipeline yet. Oil gets lots of pipelines,
>> water gets none.

>
> who were you wanting to take the water from?
> Janet US
>


Shatner says Seattle.
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On Sun, 24 May 2015 13:26:02 -0600, Cabrito del Bosque
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> On 5/24/2015 12:52 PM, Janet B wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:37:58 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:39:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> So if there will be no water in the reservoirs, where will your water come
> >>> from?
> >>
> >> There's no talk of a water pipeline yet. Oil gets lots of pipelines,
> >> water gets none.

> >
> > who were you wanting to take the water from?
> > Janet US
> >

>
> Shatner says Seattle.


Odd choice.

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On 5/24/2015 3:19 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 24 May 2015 13:26:02 -0600, Cabrito del Bosque
> > wrote:
>
>> On 5/24/2015 12:52 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:37:58 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:39:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So if there will be no water in the reservoirs, where will your water come
>>>>> from?
>>>>
>>>> There's no talk of a water pipeline yet. Oil gets lots of pipelines,
>>>> water gets none.
>>>
>>> who were you wanting to take the water from?
>>> Janet US
>>>

>>
>> Shatner says Seattle.

>
> Odd choice.
>


I think he had some notion of following I-5 or something.


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