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[Weedygarden]

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I'm wondering what rodeo or competition these bucking bulls photos were taken at?

 

[Peanut]

I don't know where the photos were taken. I was looking for free computer wallpapers and found them.

 

[Peanut]

I've always wanted to fly a glider, even a hang glider... But flying either into that dark cloud looks like a death wish.

 

[Weedygarden]

I am not sure how accurate this information is.

Lake Oroville, CA.
The first photo is from 3 years ago.
The 2nd photo was taken April 27 2021.
The 3rd was taken last week.

 

[Pearl]

I am not sure how accurate this information is.

Lake Oroville, CA.
The first photo is from 3 years ago.
The 2nd photo was taken April 27 2021.
The 3rd was taken last week.View attachment 71516

Uh oh!

 

[Weedygarden]

Uh oh!

There is a severe drought going on in the American West and many people are really unaware of it.

 

[Pearl]

There is a severe drought going on in the American West and many people are really unaware of it.

Even when we are aware, pictures always make it more real!

 

[Bacpacker]

Those pics are accurate Weedy. They just stopped generating electricity within the last 2-3 weeks due to the falling lake level. Other lakes in the west are approaching the same thing.

 

[SheepDog]

It is not just a drought. It is a lack of planning and misuse of the water they had.
California, for example, would rather dump fresh water into the pacific ocean than water the farms and have drinking water for their population.

 

[havasu]

Actually, to be more precise, in California, there are many problems, all tied to our inept Governor. First, the Delta smelt needed more water for spawning, so they nearly shut off all the valves leading down to So Cal. Secondly, The Governor decided his future voters, all from Mexico, deserved to have fresh water from the Colorado River, therefore, is allowing more water to be dumped southbound so 10% of the river water now flows next to his future voters in Mexico, once they jump the border. Lastly, The Governor, has agreed to sell millions of acres of desert into the Imperial Valley to Saudi Arabia, so they can farm their own Alfalfa hay and almond orchards. .This sale is off limits for American buyers , and strictly exported to Saudi Arabia. Do you know it takes exactly one gallon of water to produce just one almond?

 

[havasu]

If I can please expand, according to our Governor, us Californians are using too much water. Although residents use only 5% of the water, the remaining 95% of water used is for agriculture. The residents (the 5%) are now mandated to reduce water consumption by 15%. The agriculture community (who use 95%) are exempt from any water reductions, although most of the farms belong to foreigners. Therefore, the 5% is carrying the load to reduce our water consumption, but the Saudi's are flourishing with unlimited water. Yeah, it does not make sense to me either except who is one of the leading donors to the Governor's campaign?

 

[Sparky_D]

I've never seen Mt. Rainier this bare in the 40+ years I've lived here.

This is what it typically looked like:

 

[Supervisor42]

I am not sure how accurate this information is.

Lake Oroville, CA.
The first photo is from 3 years ago.
The 2nd photo was taken April 27 2021.
The 3rd was taken last week.View attachment 71516

It's ok. If everyone in the rest of the country installs a low-flow toilet, all of their problems will be solved! It's a Califact!

Of course they don't mention that you have to flush the one on the right 5 times to make stuff go down.

 

[Neb]

It's ok. If everyone in the rest of the country installs a low-flow toilet, all of their problems will be solved! It's a Califact!

Of course they don't mention that you have to flush the one on the right 5 times to make stuff go down.

I had read that the waste water system in San Francisco had not been engineered for low usage flush. The results were backups and a pronounced smell.

Not sure if that was true.

Ben

 

[Weedygarden]

Actually, to be more precise, in California, there are many problems, all tied to our inept Governor. First, the Delta smelt needed more water for spawning, so they nearly shut off all the valves leading down to So Cal. Secondly, The Governor decided his future voters, all from Mexico, deserved to have fresh water from the Colorado River, therefore, is allowing more water to be dumped southbound so 10% of the river water now flows next to his future voters in Mexico, once they jump the border. Lastly, The Governor, has agreed to sell millions of acres of desert into the Imperial Valley to Saudi Arabia, so they can farm their own Alfalfa hay and almond orchards. .This sale is off limits for American buyers , and strictly exported to Saudi Arabia. Do you know it takes exactly one gallon of water to produce just one almond?

Please do not misunderstand me about this, but I believe the problems in California have been going on long before Gruesome became governor. It has just picked up speed since he was elected.

 

[Neb]

Please do not misunderstand me about this, but I believe the problems in California have been going on long before Gruesome became governor. It has just picked up speed since he was elected.

Not to take this side bar too far into the weeds (pun intended)...

You ask a good question Weedy about the origins or CA problems. I like to chase these questions back mentally back through time. If we stop and watch the documentary



We see a snap shot from the 1960s showing that CA was "the place you aught to be, swimming pools, movie stars"

About the same time hippie chicks with flowers in their hair were solving the world's conflicts by shoving flowers into the barrels of guns. Aside from possibly Woodstock, anything, everything, and everyone that was COOL had a connection to CA. This was codified in the documentary



Looking into the future from that snap shot we see the culture (as viewed from the Appalachian foothills of SW PA) of CA becoming self absorbed and and self-righteous in their amoral march toward hippie nirvana.

Side note
Can you picture Nancy with flowers in her hair?

Another aside

Why are there no images of Nancy between 13 and 50 something?

But looking back towards the origins of CA is issues the documentary

Opening scene of Singin' in the Rain

We see where the media shaped

 

[Neb]

Not to take this side bar too far into the weeds (pun intended)...

You ask a good question Weedy about the origins or CA problems. I like to chase these questions back mentally back through time. If we stop and watch the documentary



We see a snap shot from the 1960s showing that CA was "the place you aught to be, swimming pools, movie stars"

About the same time hippie chicks with flowers in their hair were solving the world's conflicts by shoving flowers into the barrels of guns. Aside from possibly Woodstock, anything, everything, and everyone that was COOL had a connection to CA. This was codified in the documentary



Looking into the future from that snap shot we see the culture (as viewed from the Appalachian foothills of SW PA) of CA becoming self absorbed and and self-righteous in their amoral march toward hippie nirvana.

Side note
Can you picture Nancy with flowers in her hair?

Another aside

Why are there no images of Nancy between 13 and 50 something?

But looking back towards the origins of CA is issues the documentary

Opening scene of Singin' in the Rain

We see where the media shaped

I intended to speak otherwise but will leave it to others to comment.

Ben

 

[zannej]

Not my photo, but it's from Lafayette. Someone preparing for the storm.

 

[VoorTrekker]

How is a tornado and a divorce in Alabama the same? In the end someone loses a trailer house!

 

[Weedygarden]

Someone I know is fighting wildfires in California and this is one of his recent photos.

 

[Peanut]

I don't think that's a job I would want. Never liked firefighting (navy trained), much rather deal with a flood. Wild fire is a young man's job for sure.

Found this a couple of days ago...

"We'll take 10lbs of apples and a pair of those cheap sunglasses!"

 

[Double R]

Someone I know is fighting wildfires in California and this is one of his recent photos. View attachment 71738

Much appreciated

 

[Bacpacker]

Weedy a friend of mine used to go out west every summer as part of a crew. That is hard, hot, and dangerous work.

 

[Terri9630]

I'm wondering what rodeo or competition these bucking bulls photos were taken at?

I don't know where the photos were taken. I was looking for free computer wallpapers and found them.

The gates say "World Finals Las Vegas".

 

[Terri9630]

Not my photo, but it's from Lafayette. Someone preparing for the storm.
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Every little bit helps...

 

[Weedygarden]

Weedy a friend of mine used to go out west every summer as part of a crew. That is hard, hot, and dangerous work.

Just seeing all of his photos with fire not far away is so scary.
A friend of mine lost her son to a fire. I don't know all the details, and I didn't want to ask her, because he was her only child. He was 20 or 21, in the service, and in Texas.

 

[Terri9630]

Our newest heifer.

 

[VThillman]

Well shucks, can't find the barns thread. Here's a Vermont silo.

 

[Weedygarden]

Well shucks, can't find the barns thread. Here's a Vermont silo.
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I wonder how someone repairs a roof up that high?

 

[user 55]

I wonder how someone repairs a roof up that high?

https://www.unitedrentals.com/marke.../articulating-boom-lift-150-163-narrow-tracks

Check that one out... Many more options but just to give you an idea about what is possible these days.