A connection between Fracking and Drought?

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bobabode

That reminds me, time to see how those avocado trees are doing on one of my clients' properties in old Santa Ana. The house was built in 1877 and I have carte blanche to pick as many avocados as I'd like. One tree is an original Hass cutting and the other is a Fuerte type, both over 100 years old. I'll need my 24 ft extension ladder just to get close to them. Yum!!

I saw a show on TV about California's avocados (and the threat from the drought) and was surprised to learn that they too are picked unripe and gassed with ethylene gas.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by bobabode

The bitch of it is we don't know what the frackers are putting in that water that they use due to the Halliburton rule. It's all proprietary information.

Ouch! I forgot those guys wrote the rules.

[4-2-7]

Originally Posted by finnbow

During my travels in California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona, the local produce tastes pretty good there. It's not remotely the same when picked unripe and shipped 3,000 miles.

Ya and thats my point. The fruit is picked way to early and never ripens or rots for the 3000 mile trip.

[bobabode]

What part of Cali are you in 427? If you don't mind me asking.

[merrylander]

What they have found is that in this time of high fuel costs the truckers do not run the refridgeration units full time. So now when you but produce in eastern markets you had best eat it in the parking lot because it will be rotten before you get it home.

[4-2-7]

Originally Posted by bobabode

What part of Cali are you in 427? If you don't mind me asking.

Native Californian born and raised on the San Francisco Peninsula. By two parents that were born and raised in SF.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

That's odd. Most of the veggies in our grocery stores come from California (unfortunately).

consider the source


the same guy who wants to stop global trade

think about it

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

consider the source


the same guy who wants to stop global trade

think about it

Say what??? All I'm saying is that California produce sucks by the time it gets here. Nothing more, nothing less.

[4-2-7]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Say what??? All I'm saying is that California produce sucks by the time it gets here. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yep

And I thought I was the one that bought up Global Trade is wasting energy?

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Say what??? All I'm saying is that California produce sucks by the time it gets here. Nothing more, nothing less.

i meant 13 lol