"The pretensions and vanity of postmodern civilization will do no good. What value is the ubiquity of transgendered restrooms, when there is no water in the toilet or sink? Who needs a reservoir on the back nine, when there is no water for putting greens? Who cares whether plastic grocery bags are outlawed, when one cannot afford the tomatoes or peaches to put in a paper bag? What does it matter whether the homeless or ex-felons are ensured a job on the high-speed rail project, when there is no money or water to build it? Who cares about a new Apple watch, when he stinks to high heaven without a shower?"
Time of reckoning is soon upon "those".
What is happening in California is indeed scary. When you see (supposedly) a 200-foot water drop where is used to rise up to a bridge. All those boats trapped at the bottom where you can’t get to them.
And now they’re saying a town of 15,000 could get their water cut off. And if they make a deal, it’s only good for a year.
Just wow.
(VDH’s last paragraph excerpt) -—> (More VDH excerpt)
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Jackson Browne - Running on Empty w/ lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq25ZJwZJzU
Besides LA and SF, about the only places not suffering from a shortage of water are Obama’s Palm Springs golf courses and the marijuana cartel’s groves (or orchards or plantations or whatever they’re called) up here in Northern California.
Looks like Caliphonia is no longer going to be “The Land of Fruits and Nuts”. It is heading toward being a barren land of wealthy leftist and poor thirsty, starving peons. Just what the elitists ordered.
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It is a shame they don’t have a lot of water close to there shore. Water that could be used to water the lawns, trees, and even provide drinking water. OH well, when you are an inland state, one can only dream of an sea of water.
I remember when North Korea had a drought, and millions died. Odd how these natural disasters cluster around leftists.
Excellent essay, as usual from Dr. VDH. You can’t almost triple the population and build no water infrastructure in the desert. Environmental kooks convinced people to vote for this insanity and the dreamy utopian leftists and no-info voters went along with their agenda for decades. This crisis was easy to see coming. The big question: is it bad enough for the sheeple to learn a lesson and say “never again”?
I suspect a lot of people didn’t have a virus, but a fungus. Coccidioidomycosis even has the nickname of “San Joaquin Valley fever”, or just “Valley fever”. It is caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. It is endemic in certain parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and northern Mexico.
Typically it has an outbreak after a long dry spell, and a brief rain, followed by more dryness.
Speaking of water, here in Phoenix, the Safeway stores have raised its price on their brand of bottled drinking water. What used to be 89 cents/gallon if you have a Safeway card has now been increased to $1.49 if using the card.
Wonder if other stores will follow suit.
And I also wonder if this has to do with the water shortage in California.
If you look back in the early history of California, a large portion of it was basically rocky desert until later centuries—when they built pipelines to draw water from the aquifers and lakes. California also had (and still has to this day) a moderate climate, which increased the population post-Gold Rush. The state became a monumental draw to people from all over the world, especially Japan, to enjoy the lush beauty and climate.
California was a desert, then not a desert, now back to a desert.
But I firmly believe is another dynamic at play as to why this state is suffering this multi-year drought, which has no sign whatsoever of ending: the homosexual agenda, the liberal agenda (which go hand-in-hand), pornography, and Hollywood movie-generated filth. God is judging this nation for its decision to serve satan, and since California is known by all as a breeding ground for such and which flies in the face of a Holy God, I believe he looks to empty it of its population, one judgment at a time.
Could a series of shallow 8.0 or larger earthquakes be on the horizon for this state? It might just be.
For later.