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cbabe

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5. Moving from watery midwest, the thing that shocked

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Aug 15, 2021, 11:38 AM

Aug 2021

in Santa Monica in the 80s was people washing their sidewalks every morning. Thinking haven't they read Cadillac Desert? Don't they know what a broom is?

Meanwhile, have swimming pools been outlawed? Ditto golf courses? Etc etc...

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Small towns grow desperate for water in California [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2021 OP

Water wars are here. not coming in the near or distant future, but HERE NOW. riversedge Aug 2021 #1

Doesn't have to be jimfields33 Aug 2021 #2

Shrinking resources will be the cause of migrations. Chainfire Aug 2021 #3

water wars have always been. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #4

Moving from watery midwest, the thing that shocked cbabe Aug 2021 #5

A swimming pool uses less water Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #6

Gotta start somewhere. cbabe Aug 2021 #7

Like I said, pools don't use that much water once they are filled. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #8