If you live anywhere near where I do, (or anywhere in the Southeastern United States for that matter) you are quite aware of the extreme drought. In our area it is causing quite a stir. Water restrictions, people crying out about global warming, trashing the city council, the water police, it's craziness. Pure and simple. I am addicted to reading articles on local news websites and then reading the comments people post. You want to see how ugly people can be to one another? Just scroll through the comments on a hot topic article and you will see mankind in its finest hour. The best part is that some of the things people say is just crazy.
I read one comment recently where the person was saying how they didn't care if their grass died, it had not environmental benefit. Um, hello? Erosion? Yes, I know erosion can't take place if it doesn't rain, but come on. It seriously can't not rain forever. It will rain again. The sooner the better.
People also commented on how the city/county should stop issuing building permits. Now I don't know this for a fact, but I bet some of those people with those comments are directly affected by those hotly contested building permits. Maybe they have a job at a company that recently opened an office in the area and work in a new building. Maybe their neighborhood is a result of the development boom in the area. Let me just say, the construction industry is not at fault here. I will just leave it at that.
I am not going to completely bash the city council here, but I will say that as an area experiences significant development and a population boom it is their responsibility to help the infrastructure accommodate the needs of the residents. This means water, roads, schools, etc. But what do I know? I only have a Bachelor's in Political Science and took an entire class on State and Local Governments.
All I can do is pray for rain.
