Comments on: Questions Never Asked Part 4 http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/ A Christian Conservative addressing the Issues Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Dakota http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1120 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:58:41 +0000 http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1120 Bill has a point—this isn't a new crisis, it is one that has been coming on some time and is primarily our fault. Mussels are the only thing that need the water—people downstream do to. Being from Colorado, which has the headwaters to 7 rivers that water half the western United States including the Rio Grande, Arkansas and Platte; I am fully aware that we cannot simply use as much of the water we like and let the rest flow down stream. Millions of people, animals and farms are depending on that water, and we have to give it to them, our yards be darned. Georgia has the same issue, although not nearly to the same extent. I'll admit, I have a hard time feeling sorry. Cut water usage by 10%? That isn't going to kill anyone except a few lawns and golf courses (trust me, I know on this one too). While I don't want to minimize the problem, I think it is only going to get worse, and we only have ourselves to blame. The same thing is happening in my hometown....."We need to build this pipeline to accommodate the next 40 years of growth" they tell us.....and we say "and then what?" Bill has a point—this isn’t a new crisis, it is one that has been coming on some time and is primarily our fault. Mussels are the only thing that need the water—people downstream do to. Being from Colorado, which has the headwaters to 7 rivers that water half the western United States including the Rio Grande, Arkansas and Platte; I am fully aware that we cannot simply use as much of the water we like and let the rest flow down stream. Millions of people, animals and farms are depending on that water, and we have to give it to them, our yards be darned. Georgia has the same issue, although not nearly to the same extent. I’ll admit, I have a hard time feeling sorry. Cut water usage by 10%? That isn’t going to kill anyone except a few lawns and golf courses (trust me, I know on this one too). While I don’t want to minimize the problem, I think it is only going to get worse, and we only have ourselves to blame. The same thing is happening in my hometown…..”We need to build this pipeline to accommodate the next 40 years of growth” they tell us…..and we say “and then what?”

]]> by: Bill Williams http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1098 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:30:36 +0000 http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1098 You guys are totally missing the point. We can't just drastically change waterflow, or our whole ecosystem gets trashed. And our ecosystem in FL has been trashed enough by all these dawggone developers. Folks in Georgia will get the water they need despite poorly-planned development. Meanwhile, when our water runs out down here (which won't be too much further in the future), it'll be all our fault - even though it was greedy out-of-staters who trashed my state. You guys are totally missing the point. We can’t just drastically change waterflow, or our whole ecosystem gets trashed. And our ecosystem in FL has been trashed enough by all these dawggone developers.

Folks in Georgia will get the water they need despite poorly-planned development. Meanwhile, when our water runs out down here (which won’t be too much further in the future), it’ll be all our fault - even though it was greedy out-of-staters who trashed my state.

]]> by: Alex King http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1093 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1093 Oh gosh... I thought this was like, the Florida mussel industry that was providing most of the country with the little critters. They're not even eating them! That's really creepy. Ship 'em up here, they could probably use a change in scenery. If they don't mind occasionally being dug up for dinner. Occasionally :) Oh gosh… I thought this was like, the Florida mussel industry that was providing most of the country with the little critters. They’re not even eating them! That’s really creepy.

Ship ‘em up here, they could probably use a change in scenery. If they don’t mind occasionally being dug up for dinner. Occasionally :)

]]> by: Matt A. http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1085 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.kpaulino.com/2007/10/23/questions-never-asked-part-4/#comment-1085 Well, theres those good old environmental things for ya. Its just like the efforts out west to make Sage Grouse and all that endangered...all it'll do is put a lot of people out of work. But hey, mussels, sage grouse, eagles, whatever...its all part of the great animal kingdom that is one step higher than humans. ;) jk. :) Well, theres those good old environmental things for ya. Its just like the efforts out west to make Sage Grouse and all that endangered…all it’ll do is put a lot of people out of work.

But hey, mussels, sage grouse, eagles, whatever…its all part of the great animal kingdom that is one step higher than humans. ;) jk. :)

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