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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Jul 13, 2015 - 12:06am PT
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TGT is correct about the purity of advanced treated water, and the problem with piping the mineral-less water. I believe the common solution is to add minerals back.
This may be new for San Diego, but it is not new. This has been done many places, or it's alternative, spreading grounds for percolation into the ground.
I don't think the deionized water is particularly dangerous, as I've tasted this water output at three different plants. It is approved for consumption on-site by DHS, which I can't imagine if there was any real health concern.
I will say that it doesn't taste "bad", but a little "flat".
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 13, 2015 - 12:39am PT
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best water in the US right here at 10 gallons a minute, Oly WA artesian,
only problem is the freak show next door in the park
just dig your own artesian well in your back yard and your troubles will be over,
only problem is finding the artesians to dig it,
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Jul 21, 2015 - 11:48pm PT
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Mudslide on the El Portal road...Possibly closed for a couple of days..
Mudslid @ dog rock...
and.
This is how Truckee looked today...
Crazy...but we need the precip...
and that's the 1415 news..
edit..a bit of deleting today.. from 1415 to 1404
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 22, 2015 - 08:59am PT
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Almost three inches of rain here over the weekend.
It rained like crazy Saturday morning. Then it rained steady all day.
Same thing Sunday, except it rained all Sunday night too.
It soaked in nicely. I dug down over four feet yesterday ( I was burying a goat ) and the ground was soaked all the way through. Normally, in July, digging in dry Redlands clay requires a pick and a Pulaski ( and a jackhammer, if you have one ), but yesterday it was like digging in Jello.
I might not have to water my citrus trees again until Labor Day!
I told you people that Summer is the new rainy season.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 29, 2015 - 10:37am PT
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Not even 11:00am, and it's raining here.
July is kicking the crap out of January and February for rain.
Pound-sign; NewRainySeason
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Jul 29, 2015 - 11:47am PT
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chaz, you must be in Victorville, seems the only place getting precip this morning.....
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 29, 2015 - 12:00pm PT
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Our supervisor from Mariposa county said they are expecting 50-60% tree die-off this year in the county.
What???
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 29, 2015 - 07:23pm PT
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Never thought I'd live to hear this: an old friend with a sweet patch of
land outside Olympia, WA just said her well has gone dry after 30 years!
This is the Apocalypse, for sure.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jul 29, 2015 - 07:24pm PT
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^^^ Did this supervisor have access to some scientific data or is this her opinion?
Better yet ask NASA and HuckleBee. Billions and billions of tree will die this year as will millions and millions of Americans when Iran cuts loose with a nuke
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 29, 2015 - 09:07pm PT
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Did this supervisor have access to some scientific data... ?
To be honest, I heard it third-hand from a neighbor in YoWest. Seems like a crazy figure, but I doubt she pulled it out of thin air.
I haven't been through there for a few months, going up this weekend. I'll ask around to see if I can find out more.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 30, 2015 - 05:30pm PT
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Heavy, sideways rain here in Redlands right now.
More rain here than in Seattle Washington so far this season.
Hashpipe: TheNewRainySeason
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Jul 30, 2015 - 06:39pm PT
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Billions and billions of tree will die this year as will millions and millions of Americans when Iran cuts loose with a nuke
Haha!
That HuckleBee.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 31, 2015 - 05:04pm PT
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Dunno k-man, 60% of all stats are made up on the spot.
I've head similar numbers reported about stats. But I don't think Rosemary made up the stat (why would she?), I'm pretty sure she got it from a Gov't agency somewhere along the line.
While 50-60% seems outrageous, I had head at the beginning of the season, from several sources, that Oakhurst was expecting a 40% loss in trees this year. So the 50-60% stat didn't sound that far out of whack. Time will tell...
I love it when ignorami blame the bark beetles, that's always a iknee slapper.
"The bark beetles are ATTACKING our trees."
Well, I've seen the trees that have been attacked by beetles. [And yes, that is a proper use of attack, according to Merriam-Webster.] You cut down one of those dead suckers and peel the bark away. There ya go, beetles.
It's kind of a double-whammy. The drought weakens the trees (less sap to thwart the beetles), and then beetles have an easier time of it. Also, because winter freezes don't last long enough to kill off the beetles at the higher elevations, the beetles are able to survive the winters, giving them another edge in their reign.
Don't believe me? Honestly, I don't care.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Hard to believe but we're in a drought here in SW BC as well.
Squamish has been dry as a bone most of the year, water restrictions are in effect, some massive forest fires still burning and the local glaciers and ice fields are visibly diminishing.
Low water levels and high temps are affecting normal fish habitat with this year's salmon fry in trouble.
No end in sight.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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More rain here than in Seattle Washington so far this season.
If you've had any rain at all, you've had more than Seattle this spring & summer.
We've been harvesting tomatoes from the garden since late June. JUNE!!!! That's just wrong. And I picked a bunch of fully ripe hot peppers two days ago. Hot peppers shouldn't even grow here.
So far, there hasn't been any talk of drought impact here in the Seattle area, but I bet they're suffering on the east side of the mountains.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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It is bad here in SW WA. The yard has been brown since June. Last real precipitation, June 4rth. Two fires sprung up within ten miles of the house, both caused by people. I can't believe people thought it was a good idea to shoot at propane cannisters in a drought.
Now the earliest closing in Timberline's history:
http://www.timberlinelodge.com/timberline-2015-summer-ski-season-coming-end-august-2nd/
Normally they shut for a couple of weeks in Sept. for lift maintenance. This beats the previous earliest closing of August 18.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Aug 16, 2015 - 08:15am PT
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It was 101 in Santa Cruz yesterday. The newscast said it was the hottest day on record, beat the old one by a bit, which they said was 88.
One Hundred and One!! Ho man, that was warm!
Dingus, I'm meeting up with Rosemarie in a few days, I'll ask her where she got that 50-60% figure for the trees in Mariposa county.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Aug 16, 2015 - 09:20am PT
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It looks as though there will be no fall here in the Tahoe basin. A majority of the Aspen are already turning brown having skipped the yellow stage which should start in about a month. Things are a little better in the Hope Valley.
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