>They (we) are coming your way.

OMG would they (you) effen stop?! I feel like we're the kitchen corner and someone just flipped on the light at 3am.

> effen stop

Every day, someone on /r/nc asks where can they relocate to that:

- has outdoor activities
- decent, reliable internet
- less expensive housing
- lcol

Good schools are seemingly less requested now (Not having kids?).

I keep my mouth shut.

SO many "moving here" posts on our sub the past couple of years. I have to stfu or it won't be nice. Best response lately? Sorry, we full. hhh

California water use continues to climb despite severe drought outlook
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/06/10/california-water-use-climbs-despite-severe-drought-outlook/

I think I've let up on my "water discipline" TBH. I'm not surprised to see this has crept back up.

I just read they have been finding lots of human remains at the bottom with the water levels so low.

>discipline

Monitoring to 'help'^($$$) some with lack of discipline coming soon....

California drought: "Smart" water meters coming to San Jose, other Bay Area cities in latest effort to boost conservation
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/06/16/california-drought-smart-water-meters-coming-to-san-jose-other-bay-area-cities-in-latest-effort-to-boost-conservation/

We had some discussion of those here as well. Our use case is a bit different - rental owners/operators could use them to spy on guests and try to stop running toilets or some excessive usage. Not cheap though.

>"keeping the rows of powerful computers inside the data center from overheating will require up to 1.25 million gallons of water each day". Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers

The West's drought could bring about a data center reckoning
https://www.protocol.com/climate/drought-data-centers-tracking-water

Californians miss water conservation targets again as drought worsens.
Statewide urban water use fell 3.1% in May, far short of Gov. Gavin Newsom's 15% target
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/07/08/californians-miss-water-conservation-targets-again-as-drought-worsens/

Also...

Wildfire nears famous site in California's Yosemite National Park
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/8/wildfire-nears-famous-site-in-californias-yosemite-national-park

>>wildfire

I was just going to post that. We took the niece to the airport and got caught on the wrong side if it and had to drive around. Living in the CA mountains (well, most of the state actually) in the summer is like going to Stoicism Boot Camp. "What will we do if we lose everything?"

The most active flank is an area that I have thought about skiing, but have begged off because it's a tangle of vegetation. Lots of fuel. On the other hand, the world has lost something like 20% of its sequoia trees in the last few years (and the grove in question lost six trees in a wind event last year). Thus there will likely be a lot of resources thrown at this.

After a day of unfavorable conditions, they have started up with the LATs and VLATs again (Large and Very Large Air Tanker). But there are only 200 personnel on this one so far, which is a drop in the bucket. On big fires, it seems like they don't usually start making serious headway until they get up to about 2,000 personnel. But we're only at 1,190 acres right now, so if they VLATs can hammer it until dark, maybe there's a chance they can keep it small. Most likely outcome is a significant fire for a month.

Live view of said fire: https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/sierra/?camera=Axis-Deadwood

One of the most up-to-date resources
https://twitter.com/hashtag/WashburnFire?src=hashtag_click&f=live

This is insane
https://twitter.com/Jasamsdestiny/status/1545980171735289857?s=20&t=T82qyaOLPdFyf8li7ncM4A

That is radio traffic between pilots. One (I think a spotter plane directing traffic) says a "sizable branch" just got lofted on the winds to a height 50 feet above his aircraft and then came down between him and one of the tankers. The other says, "so a repeat of yesterday."

Third body found in Lake Mead
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/third-body-discovered-at-nevada-s-lake-mead/ss-AAZue1Y

It's not a lake, it's soup.