h2ofwlr wrote:I hear NE MN is getting a good snow last night, 12" in places, they need the precip up there.
They might need it, but they don't need it that bad.
There can't be a state more infatuated with water than MN, and I mean that in the worst way possible. People here are always in need of finding the most mundane things to make into some giant looming problem.
If "their" lake goes up a half foot?
Too much water. Big problem. Shoreline erosion. Wake bans. Anyone pushing any water with a boat is an asshole. They mention this to everyone they bump into.
If "their" lake goes down a half foot?
Too little water. Big problem. Need to conserve water. Anyone pumping from the lake to water their lawn is an asshole. They mention it to everyone they bump into.
My farming extended family in Iowa were all freaked out about the drought....poor farmers. Then came harvest time and they got 225 bushel corn off my parents ground. So once again the plight of the farmer was greatly over-exaggerated. Even the guys who did shitty had 160-180 bushel corn and won't qualify for crop insurance. It wasn't a banner year for them but it was at or above what it was insured for.
This past summer was perfect. The fall was wet, on overage to even above average. The soil has moisture. Everything was green and lush. Yet the drought monitor still had my area in severe drought for most of it.
Look at this precipitation map.....does this look like a state that faced a severe drought this past year?