"gatt" wrote in message
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We have no idea what kind of drought and heat Oregon has
gone through in the past 50,000 years. Everybody's flipping out and
linking the recent lack of precip with global warming.

I don't know of anybody who is flipping out--not yet anyway. But I for one
am concerned--not only with the pending shortage of water but with the
general "Not my problem" attitude.

Humans haven't lived here for the past 50,000 years, so who cares what
happened
50-50,000 years ago?

Anyone who's interested in ecological/environmental/geological history is
interested. I for one like to know about the land and what it was like
before we got here--and why/how it changed.

This kind of 'abnormal' weather is perfectly normal and part of the
natural climate
cycle in the northwest.

At one time the Portland area was under hundreds of feet of water and at
other times it was being pummelled by volcanic debris. The difference is,
there weren't a million people trying to live here.

And now, if those things occur it would be our problem with which we'd have
to deal.

Personally, I don't see a big problem but I don't water my yard, I'm fine
drinking bottled water if necessary and I don't own a farm or otherwise
rely
on irrigation.
If I was a farmer in Oregon and my livelihood depended on abundant water,
I'd be less cavalier about the water situation right now.

Why do you think farmers grow crops, Chris? It's a hobby? We eat those
crops, we need those crops to survive--and not just for food. I'd say most
of the corn crop will be gone, potatoes not far after.

Especially if
water was being diverted to beautify people's lawns. You oughtta read
what
some of the Blazers and the folks near Lake Oswego consume for their yards
alone. Stand by to watch them bitch and moan. Ought to be good sport by
August.

You don't have to go to Lake Oswego--pretty much any and every neighborhood
has water hogs. And not all are wealthy--some have leaks in the pipes--that
water is wasted too. But some folks think it's more fun to poke fingers at
rich folks, like they're the only water hogs.