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Originally posted by SapphireSphinx9
I would like to address this.
First of all, California is not all desert (and I'm assuming you meant desert and not "dessert" because we don't have lawns made of chocolate ice cream).
Secondly, unless you were living IN California during any of our droughts, then you don't understand how it was here. So keep on thinking that we were all sitting around our pools, with the sprinklers on, while washing our cars. 
How many people here know that there are still parts of California where they have regulations on when people can and cannot water their lawns?? *crickets* Yeah, that's what I thought
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Yeah, in Bakersfield--maybe Glendale, California and those burnt areas north of LA on the back side--not the Valley... But all the farmland where they grow cotton and other crap and gas costs $3.00 for regular unleaded...
Drove through the state to see that crap enough...
But most of Southern California is arid... High desert. The rainy seasons were cut off due to the pollution. Since LA and the state cut it's smog emissions (like the CHP gives tickets to gross polluters), there has been some improvement in air quality--some... It has taken 10-20 years since the state law was enacted, but there has been noticeable differences in meterological phenomena (on shore flow, etc.) and air quality...
But what was NOT anticipated 20 years ago were surrounding cities in other states would expand due to LA/SoCal-flight--like there is NO place to live or buy a home in SoCal--even a portapotty is over $200 grand... So folks moved to other states or cities nearby and still were able to get to Cali to work... I.e. Vegas and Arizona...
Then, after 3-strikes passed, all the 2-striked criminals bounced outta the state very fast...
Then, the electric crisis exacerbated by Enronites and poor planning by Gray Davis, just skrait jacked Cali...
Now, my family contends with El Nino...
But at least seeing cars float down the street in a police car chase that started on the I-5 in Upland, California down to the border is rather hilarious...
Nuke 'em... We don't need some parts of SoCal--so nuke'em...
Oh, and Little E, YOU DON'T WANT A WHOLE BUNCH OF CALIFORNIANS MOVING TO YOUR STATE... They will Kollyfornicate the place and that is uncool...
Where I live, we are notorious for Kollyfornicating... A day in the life of Isle de Santa Los Angeles...
The tsunamis after the "big one" hits would be cool waves to catch...