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Local area has received a boatload of rain recently, and wet weather seems to generally be sticking around, for once.

One month ago, we were at 8% capacity. Today, lake level is one-tenth shy of 23%. Some folks are here talking about watering lawns, and watering cars again. 'Back to normal', they say.

Man's hubris knows no bounds. Round them up and [removed] them.

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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some folks are here talking about watering lawns

the lawns that JUST GOT RAINED ON FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT?! honk-enraged

[–] DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

One month ago, we were at 8% capacity. Today, lake level is one-tenth shy of 23%. Some folks are here talking about watering lawns, and watering cars again. 'Back to normal', they say.

When you stop taking the antibiotic before the script runs out type business.

At least wait like a few years for it to get to like 80 or something? Shit. Just chill on it.

[–] Athena5898@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We don't mow our lawn. We also have a pride flag. I kid you not we get more hate for our lawn them the flag by a little. People leaning out of their vehicle to yell "mow your lawn".

I fucking hate lawns and the weird people who treat it like a religion.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thankfully, here in Florida, we got dumped on the past couple afternoons. A nearby retention pond that had gained about a foots worth of beach around the edges has filled back up considerably but you can still see it's nowhere near the erosion line. Hopefully it'll at least help with the fires making our air all nasty. timmy-pray

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The last three weeks or so we have had just over a foot of rain in my back yard, and closer to 14" of rain in the watershed. It's like you were saying, you can tell the water level has gone up, but we are so far from out of the danger zone still.

Knowing the ineptitude of the local governance I am afraid they will use the temporary rains as a reprieve from having to declare a water emergency and kick the can down the road for the next council to deal with. As it stands now there is enough local outrage over what industry takes away, and what Tesla pollutes, that we might get some additional changes that benefit clean water, clean waterways, and some power taken away from industrial users due to the looming SNAFU. Now local industry may claim the emergency over, and its business as usual.

Time will tell I suppose.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Lol I was typing out a direct action "joke" but it got way too detailed, so use your imagination.😅

I just went and checked an apparently, we're in a phase 3 drought condition, which is the worst level. I knew it was bad but didn't realize that bad. Yay! this-is-fine

How about Round Up™ and remove their fucking grass?!