Rainy season is over!

We normally get little rain in this coming season.
The lake we use is less than half full. Don't think if Fayette lakes have water we will get to hoard it!
Unless a 100 year rain occurs between now and next fall due to Sonny's prayers, the lake and everything below it will be dry.
All this was known last year. Yet, our state government chose to allow pretty near normal use of water to avoid hurting some industries who depend upon the same water flow as ever.
Even the planting of grass and shrubs was allowed; car washes, and many other unnecessary use was allowed.
The lobbying was fierce from those industries! The Governor gave in.
Even now one can use a hose to water such stuff---knowing the consequences.
I suspect when most normal sales of pools, shrubs, etc., have been sold, then the Governor will shut it off.
Now you tell me--is this managing our resources for us, or salvaging votes and support for the party?
There is no hope unless a miracle does happen since I know of no other plan or action!
It seems that the thought is: everybody goes down at the same time---then we can't be blamed!
Kind of like ignoring the crooked banks for the last several years.
I have my 2 tons of rice, beans, flour, milk and eggs stored.

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Submitted by hutch866 on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 1:53pm.

If our reservoirs are full who is going to come and take our water? Allatoona (sp?) is full and I don't think that Lanier is half empty yet which doesn't matter anyway since we don't pull our water from either lake. I haven't been able to water all winter and most of the spring, have you? I bet your neighbors are going to be ticked when the 2 tons of eggs and milk go bad.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

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hutch: a drought

Submitted by sageadvice on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 6:57pm.

We can not get any of the Allatoona water-different flow direction, no connection, and is much smaller than Lanier.

Our little lakes would dry up in six weeks with no rain, and if for some reason they didn't, in order to keep the peace, some would be reverse pumped elsewhere. We used to get water from Atlanta, you know?

No, I don't water except potted flowers a little.

I have chilled storage for the eggs and the milk is frozen.
I plan to hire guards when the time comes, else I will be stormed and robbed---just as those strange dudes who keep big storages of food for themselves only.

And, are you suggesting that we do nothing about the water until it is gone? Then what do you suggest?
Drinking, cooking and sanitary come first. Can not protect big water users that we can do without.

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sageadvice,

Submitted by carbonunit52 on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 12:52pm.

Now you tell me--is this managing our resources for us, or salvaging votes and support for the party?

That is managing the resources not. Gets a little sticky when the "party" members downstream in other states go without and sue. Reminds me of the logging policies in the great Sahara forests.

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