tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post2588679034536441656..comments2023-10-29T03:55:21.701-07:00Comments on Staying Alive: FOOLS AND FOODStaying Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12833293437407206880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-66281361551444664782010-01-05T17:00:33.462-08:002010-01-05T17:00:33.462-08:00It's looking like the south Texas citrus crop ...It's looking like the south Texas citrus crop might be in trouble too. Colder than a well digger's ass down here, and has been so for a month. We're normally in the 60s this time of year during the day, but we've been hard pressed to get out of the 50s, and we got lower 40s and upper 30s for daytime highs coming this week. I smell a hard freeze right around the corner, which will kill fish and fruit alike. I've already burnt a cord of wood for supplemental heat, an amount that normally lasts me through the winter and then some. Gorebal Warming my ass...Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-4507610754921722922010-01-05T06:22:33.374-08:002010-01-05T06:22:33.374-08:00Interesting times are ahead of us. As you noted, ...Interesting times are ahead of us. As you noted, CA is in trouble with our farms. We have over 500,000 acres lying fallow because of the Delta Smelt. No water deliveries.<br /><br />It's just insane.<br /><br />My son just finished up his paramedic internship in the Fresno area. They have over 40% unemployment because all of the farms are going belly-up and can't hire anyone. No money flows into the community, and everyone gets hurt. <br /><br />This is eco-terrorism at its worst. Save a fish, kill the farmer.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.com