A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Weiser says:
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Californians need to be on a water diet. They waste enormous amounts of
water. Before you start bashing agriculture, how about taking on
swimming
pools and Bluegrass laws?
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Fair enough. But I think a "simultaneous" bashing of agriculture is
appropriate.

Why? What do you know about agriculture? Anything? Have you ever grown
anything for profit? Have you ever grown anything other than Bluegrass and
weeds? Why would you presume, in your ignorance, to dictate to agriculture
what it's water needs are?

I believe that the needs of agriculture for water have been well defined by
hundreds, even thousands of years of cultivation of crops, and that you have
little credibility when it comes to criticising agriculture.

On the swimmings pools et al, Scott, I suspect you are
absolutely right.

So, when all the pools and artificially supported landscaping in
California is gone, then you can feel free to talk about rationing
agriculture.

In the meantime, I suggest that you begin auditing your eating habits and
determine the actual origin of every calorie you consume. Get back to us on
how much of it comes from California.

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Scott Weiser

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