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California Water Woes / and laughs
self ^ | 18 February 2017 | self

Posted on 02/18/2017 6:04:26 PM PST by bboop

Here's a funny one. Liberal neighbor has aha moment. She told my husband - a geochemist/ water scientist - 'We thought it was so cool when they took out the Hetch-Hetchy dam (up by Oroville!!) and put in nature trails and little exhibits, so it could be back to the natural way it is supposed to be. But right now that doesn't seem like it makes very much sense. AND all the trails and exhibits were washed out by all this rain and flooding.

Husband: "Yes, the humans got lost in the shuffle." Another liberal bitten by reality. For some reason I am thrilled to hear that all the trails and exhibits were washed out. Made my day.


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KEYWORDS: california; flooding; oroville; vanity

1 posted on 02/18/2017 6:04:26 PM PST by bboop
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To: bboop

You mean a flood plain flooded?


2 posted on 02/18/2017 6:09:29 PM PST by LukeL
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To: bboop
I think it must have been another dam that was taken out, Hetch Hetchy provides the water supply to San Francisco. Although there is a group that wants to remove the dam and restore the valley, I doubt that will ever happen. It would impact the SF Liberals too much.


3 posted on 02/18/2017 6:14:32 PM PST by Dan Cooper
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Dan you are right. It was another dam. There is always talk of taking the dams out and letting the ‘land return to nature.’

But they did build nature trails and exhibits at Hetch Hetchy. And they were washed out. And it did make me laugh.


4 posted on 02/18/2017 6:18:13 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: bboop

and yet they will still remain clueless liberals.


5 posted on 02/18/2017 6:19:50 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Every “problem” that liberals “fix” ends up creating more and worse problems.


6 posted on 02/18/2017 6:35:18 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: bboop

We are always behind the curve here in CA, now that the permanent drought is over, we probably need to revisit our plans to keep California from developing an inland sea. This Winter is not over by a long shot.


7 posted on 02/18/2017 6:45:27 PM PST by Dan Cooper
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To: bboop

Hetch Hetchy is very dry and lonely. Not worth the drive. Better to fight the crowds at Yosemite..


8 posted on 02/18/2017 7:44:07 PM PST by RossA
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To: bboop

Huh? San Francisco has been using bottled water instead of draining Hetch Hetchy?


9 posted on 02/18/2017 7:59:06 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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If one can imagine Hetch Hetchy valley pre-dam area it rivaled the magnificence of Yosemite. BUT, since it quenches San Fagsicko’s water needs it shall remain forever dammed. Instead, Brown will destroy the dams of Klammath which are nothing special.


10 posted on 02/18/2017 8:41:48 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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I suspect the real driver behind removing the Klamath River dams are the power companies that own them. They’re old, out of date and economic, practical alternatives exist for power (not wind/solar).


11 posted on 02/18/2017 9:43:11 PM PST by Vesparado (The American people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard --- HL Mencken)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

If socialists dont ha e realcor manufactured problems, they cant use the dialectic and delphi techniques to implement their desired “solutions”.


12 posted on 02/18/2017 11:16:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: bboop

My God, if they had just built the high speed train none of this would have happened!


13 posted on 02/19/2017 5:45:01 AM PST by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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To: ops33

haha


14 posted on 02/19/2017 6:04:25 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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