“Until these whiney asses go through a dust bowl, they need to stop their bitching and desalinate the ocean water that is in abundance directly to their west.”
We are not “whiney asses.” we’ve had our state run by “environmentalists” and their principle enabler, Jerry Brown for decades. CA hasn’t built a single new water storage facility since 1979, while our population has doubled. Just like drilling for oil, every time we have a draught, the RATS say well building desal plants will take ten years as an excuse for not doing so. Beyond that, current desalinization technology takes massive amounts of energy, but CA has been trying to shut down all the remaining nuclear power plants which would make the current process feasible. It’s just too bad that the sane minority here will have to suffer along with the idiots who consistently vote for the likes of Jerry the Fairy.
Understood, and I was not directing my comment at folks such as yourself. I lived in Cali when I was a kid (Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Lancaster) and recall the Aqueduct being constructed. That monstrosity is the single most tangible reason why Cali is facing a drought. The huge influx of illegals is another significant part. Brown has F'd up that beautiful state in numerous ways, but he is not the only one.
You are absolutely correct about so-called 'environmentalists' as they have done more than their fair share to destroy the state as well. Odd how these environmentalists are staunchly liberal in their social views yet so conservative with respect to the environment. Hypocrisy or cognitive dissonance???
I generally have tried to temper my comments, keeping in mind that even in the bluest states, there are solid conservatives who deserve our support, help, and even compassion. I made a point of not even joking about “The Big One” that will cause the land of fruit and nuts to fall into the ocean.
Being from a blue state myself, not hard to do.
The vitriol one sees from red states regarding this on FR is amazing to me.
Winner winner chicken dinner