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To: epicure who wrote (283628)	11/22/2015 1:03:54 PM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540695

epic- Imagine my surprise. and no religion too.

To: epicure who wrote (283628)	11/22/2015 1:10:22 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540695

In California, Stingy Water Users Are Fined in Drought, While the Rich Soak By IAN LOVETT NOV. 21, 2015 nytimes.com APPLE VALLEY, Calif. — Outside her two-story tract home in this working-class town, Debbie Alberts, a part-time food service worker, has torn out most of the lawn. She has given up daily showers and cut her family’s water use nearly in half, to just 178 gallons per person each day. A little more than 100 miles west, a resident of the fashionable Los Angeles hills has been labeled “the Wet Prince of Bel Air” after drinking up more than 30,000 gallons of water each day — the equivalent of 400 toilet flushes each hour with two showers running constantly, with enough water left over to keep the lawn perfectly green.Only one of them has been fined for excessive water use: Ms. Alberts. Four years into the worst drought in California’s recorded history, the contrast between the strict enforcement on Californians struggling to conserve and the unchecked profligacy in places like Bel Air has unleashed anger and indignation — among both the recipients of the fines, who feel helpless to avoid them, and other Californians who see the biggest water hogs getting off scot-free. more at the link

To: epicure who wrote (283628)	11/22/2015 1:47:51 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540695

To: epicure who wrote (283628)	11/22/2015 9:56:09 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540695

That was meant as a substantive comment. A lot of people don't realize how careful African-Americans have to be because they've had such a hard time dealing with racism. So when I'm in a situation, where I see that the African-Americans are greatly outnumbered, I make it a point to let them know I am an ally. They look around, to see what's going on, and that nod lets them know. When I was on the pipeline with all those Southern pipe liners there were only a few African-Americans that had been hired. So what's new? Anyway, I introduced myself right away and let them know that I was an ally. When I worked on the pipeline, I saw a lot of racism. Half the crew up there were Southern pipe liners. And even though I'd seen racism, I never saw it as mean and deep as I saw it there. So I made sure right from the beginning that they knew that I was an ally and friend and helped bring them into our group. Up there it was a matter of safety as much of anything else. Just sort of second nature to me. I will not tolerate racism anywhere.