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oh myyyyyy! (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Dec 2014
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rurallib
(62,451 posts)1. be careful what you ask for
you may get it and get it and get it...............
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,719 posts)2. We need it and need it and need it!
Auggie
(31,194 posts)4. Bring it on ... slow, steady and cold!
silverweb
(16,402 posts)3. YAY!
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Cold and wet and inconvenient for many (including me), but oh, do we ever need a whole winter of this!
If we could have 3 days of steady, soaking rain every week now through March, it would really break this drought. Fill those rivers, lakes, and reservoirs!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. Not as much help as you'd think in Santa Clara County
All of our damn dams need seismic retrofitting. Until they get it, they can only be filled to 75% of capacity.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)6. I had no idea!
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Is anything in the works to get them retrofitted? Of course, 75% is certainly better than what there's been lately, but still....