Texas Drought

tcsmpsi · September 14, 2011, 08:00:56 AM

Quote from: Woodwalker on September 13, 2011, 10:14:03 PM
Folks in my line of work always use bars, beer joints, fishing holes and hunting leases as points of reference.

Whiskey salesman? ;) :D

They are considering the Chita/Trinity Co fire contained and that its domain was about 1,000 acres. Thankfully, little to no wind and responsive firefighters.

Thusfar, in this drought/wildfire time in the State of Texas, over 3,700,000 acres have burned, also consuming nearly 3,000 homes.

Woodwalker · September 14, 2011, 09:48:16 PM

If I did the math right, that is burning an area the size of the state of Connecticut.

tcsmpsi · September 15, 2011, 06:22:42 AM

Judging by conditions, daily wildfires, and the perpetual 'intelligence' of others, that number is likely to be considerable more.

I haven't a clue, as of yet, as a cost of utility repairs. I do not forsee an ability for the utility companies to be able to keep up with the necessary tree removal before all these dead ones begin their dropping.

Woodwalker · September 15, 2011, 07:06:34 AM

Our vegatition dept. is doing nothing but dead tree removals. The normal cycle trimming stopped over a month ago.

Kansas · September 15, 2011, 07:59:56 AM

If you want to see something ugly, Look at the National Weather Service Drought area, plus their assessment for continued drought. You may have already seen it, but they aren't offering one bit of hope for Texas. There isn't one single part of Texas not in drought. And Texas is a big state.

What do most of the cities and towns in Texas do for a water supply? Aquifers, rivers or lakes? How much longer can they last?

tcsmpsi · September 15, 2011, 09:31:05 AM

We use all of the above, Kansas. And yes, they are all drying. How much longer? Who knows? This is all new territory. Nothing on record has been this vast and deep. Yes, 268,800 sq miles is a lot of area. Enough so to make a significant impact on a substantially larger area. Perhaps, many of our search for seccession might be closer than expected. The Federalis might be glad to let us go. ;D

Woodwalker · September 17, 2011, 09:27:42 PM

Quote from: tcsmpsi on September 15, 2011, 09:31:05 AM
Yes, 268,800 sq miles is a lot of area. Enough so to make a significant impact on a substantially larger area. Perhaps, many of our search for seccession might be closer than expected. The Federalis might be glad to let us go. ;D

Secede? Nah, they better worry about us invading!

Kansas · September 18, 2011, 09:32:36 AM

If Texas is going to invade, they will have to go clear up to southern Nebraska to find water. Maybe Mexico has water. Its closer. Not sure I would drink it though.