A while back a friend of mine sent me a cut and paste news story that he had received, It was titled, "Poll: Americans Starting to Worry About Climate Change Now That It Affects Their Lawns"
"Hard to believe, that folks are this stupid, and this self serving. But… ," he said.
It fact, it was from
The Borowitz Report. The story continued,
“Right now we’re looking at a situation where we have to choose between saving our climbing hydrangeas or our roses,” said Tracy Klugian, of San Diego. “We are no longer living like humans.”
Carol Foyler, a San Mateo resident who has watched her lawn turn from a gorgeous green to a hideous brown during California’s drought, said she blamed scientists “for failing to warn us of the true cost of climate change.”
“They always said that polar bears would starve to death,” she said. “But they never told us our lawns would look like crap.”
http://www.newyorker.com/...
I had to remind my friend that the source of the news story was, in fact satire. He apologized because he wasn't familiar with the
Borowitz Report and said it was sent to him out of context. Still, he was appalled that someone would even consider to feel that way, even if it was fictional.
OK, so far so good.
But continue beyond the orange cloud of dust.
Well, as usual, The Borowitz Report was ahead of its time. Today in WaPo:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Drought or no drought, Steve Yuhas resents the idea that it is somehow shameful to be a water hog. If you can pay for it, he argues, you should get your water.
People “should not be forced to live on property with brown lawns, golf on brown courses or apologize for wanting their gardens to be beautiful,” Yuhas fumed recently on social media. “We pay significant property taxes based on where we live,” he added in an interview. “And, no, we’re not all equal when it comes to water.”
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Let them eat dust.