Possible drought looms in California, near term shortages certain:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/02/MN9O10F8PK.DTL&hw=water&sn=002&sc=923

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/02/MNRK10DPD6.DTL&hw=water&sn=003&sc=593

From the second link:

State officials warned Thursday that widespread water rationing is a very real possibility this summer. Another few years like this, experts say, and we might start running drastically short of water.

And that's just if the water demand stays the same - which it won't. California is projected to gain 12 million residents by 2030, enough to consume annually three times the water stored in Pardee Reservoir, the East Bay Municipal Utility District's linchpin 40 miles southeast of Sacramento. That's the kind of water drain that no low-flow toilets or recycling systems can offset.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Note to self: Scratch idea of car that runs on water. Hmmmm, okay, Car that runs on air?

Car that runs on dirty air?

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Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Screw them, I hope they break off and fall into the sea!

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That would be bad for us. The survivors would all move to Texas.

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HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Thats true, but I'm far enough away not to care. You will notice a huge explosion of trendy places and Starbucks, and a massive influx of SUV's with big wheels! This new fangled CA thing, heck the house down the street from me is older than that state!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
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2007 Tiara 3200

Or swim to Mexico?

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They are already pretty stringent over there regarding conservation. But you can't squeeze blood from a rock, somethings gotta give. What's the least amount of water someone can live on? A gallon a day? Maybe water will get as expensive as gas!

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2005 Toyota Sienna
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Then we will have endless water threads that go "What is water doing in your area?", "How much are you paying for water?" and "Big Water is raping us", etc, etc.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Shortage of water in California during the summer? What else is new?

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

No that would be "screw me." The contribution Cal. makes to the US economy is huge. And this is just part of the ongoing drought in the west.

It will affect everyone in this country. The richest farmland in the world is in Cal's central valley, and if the water does last, it's going to be covered with suburbia within 100 years anyway. Oh yeah, the future's rosy . . . .

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Not likely, guvnah.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Dude, this is potentially very new. And not the nice kind of new.

I may be able to turn some major $$ on it if I get off my bee-hind and get my cmac pat. pending 2 gallon shower off the mark.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Really?? There's already a big colony of 'em around Austin.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Wahll, if'n you recall, my Daddy's people hail from the Lordsburg, NM/Duncan, AZ region -- my dad told me that the land was so sparse it would only support 4 or 5 head per section (625 acres for the rest of ya'all), and I grew up in Roswell.

I dunno, not sure if my 'real close to albino' bod could take Texas too well.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Yes but we get rid of a lot of enviro-nazis and whackos so it might be a push.

Again, we'd lose a lot of illegals so it might be a push.

You think you are going to live for 100 years more? Without suspended animation or some artificial means, I have $50000 to your $100 you won't live 100 more years.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow