Disney Analyst
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And to add my commentary...
Disney dost giveth, and taketh away.
I feel bad for anyone shelling out the megabucks required to stay on property at Disneyland.
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And to add my commentary...
Disney dost giveth, and taketh away.
I feel bad for anyone shelling out the megabucks required to stay on property at Disneyland.
Californian Elitist
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Throw us both into the nutjob house if it’s not true…the text is bigger on my end, too.
brb1006
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It's not just you.
waltography
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I thought I mistakenly zoomed in.
ParkPeeker
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maybe it’s your safari font? click the AA next to your search bar and if it’s lower than 100%, click the larger A on the right
Bless you!! That worked. I’ve been using the site like that on mobile for like two months.
TP2000
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There's at least a half dozen Disneyland Astroturf jokes in that drought comparison map, if you really tried.
TP2000
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Thank goodness it's not just me.
What's funny is that with my new prescription readers, I thought I zoomed out.
PiratesMansion
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Ah yes, the "we've magically solved 20 years of drought with one year of excessive precipitation" myth returns! If we say it enough, it must be true!
To actually make a meaningful long term difference, there would need to be a sustained level of precipitation over several years. One miracle/excess year isn't going to cut it if every subsequent year is no different from the previous several decades of deficient precipitation.
To actually make a meaningful long term difference, there would need to be a sustained level of precipitation over several years. One miracle/excess year isn't going to cut it if every subsequent year is no different from the previous several decades of deficient precipitation.
Dear Prudence
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okay, but the name of the jpeg SENT meHere's some fabulous news not just for the trees and flowers at Disneyland, but for anyone else who eats all the nation's food grown in California's Central Valley...
Drought is long gone in California as of today's drought monitor update. The drought ended in most of California months ago, but there was still some lingering moderate drought in the high deserts of southeast California as of last week. It was wiped away by Hilary a few days ago, except for a small pocket around Lake Havasu.
Here's a comparison map showing current conditions on the left, and last August on the right.
What a difference a year makes.
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Disney Analyst
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Oooh, sounds like we are joining the party - Din Tai Fung is coming to Vancouver!
dailyhive.com
Now I can review it before or around the same time as all the Disney Vloggers!
Authentic Chinese restaurant to open first Canadian location downtown Vancouver | Dished
Din Tai Fung, a chain of Chinese restaurants that operates 170 locations worldwide, is bringing its first Canadian location to Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
Now I can review it before or around the same time as all the Disney Vloggers!
TP2000
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Have you not noticed how healthy and vibrant all the hillsides and non-irrigated trees are around SoCal? Because I have. I have clear memories going back to the Nixon administration of spending at least a few weeks every summer in this part of coastal San Diego, and I have rarely seen the hillsides and local flora looking as healthy and pert as they are this summer.
It's just one of those things you notice when you spend time in the same place for decades.
I'm not sure what Drought Monitor you've been using, but the previous California drought that ended in Spring, 2023 was only 4 years old. Looking back at the data, August of 2019 had even less "Abnormally Dry" territory for California, that's mainly up in the Siskiyou's and the high desert east of Mount Shasta right now.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is operated "through a partnership" with the National Drought Mitigation Center, the US Department of Agriculture, and NOAA. Is there some other drought monitoring service you are using instead?
The news gets even better if you look back two years ago, to August, 2021. That was when 100% of California was in some level of official drought. As of mid August of 2023, only 1% of California is in "Moderate Drought". This is fabulous news.
TP2000
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PiratesMansion
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"Better" is not equivalent to "will magically eliminate decades of drought for any meaningful, long-term period of time."
TP2000
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Oooh, sounds like we are joining the party - Din Tai Fung is coming to Vancouver!
Authentic Chinese restaurant to open first Canadian location downtown Vancouver | Dished
Din Tai Fung, a chain of Chinese restaurants that operates 170 locations worldwide, is bringing its first Canadian location to Vancouver.
Now I can review it before or around the same time as all the Disney Vloggers!
Congrats. I'm not an expert at that type of cuisine, but when I ate at Din Tai Fung a few times in OC I was impressed with how fresh and beautifully seasoned and presented everything was. I imagine someone who really knows their dumplings would be even more impressed.
Be prepared for pandemonium though. The location at South Coast Plaza is always mobbed to the rafters.
TP2000
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The map from the U.S. Drought Monitor speaks for itself. It's very well researched and thoroughly vetted.
What drought monitor are you using? Is there some alternative to this one run by the federal government?...
Data | U.S. Drought Monitor
droughtmonitor.unl.edu
PiratesMansion
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Point me to the part that says "this will solve California's drought forever-ty and ever in an extremely long term way."The map from the U.S. Drought Monitor speaks for itself. It's very well researched and thoroughly vetted.
What drought monitor are you using? Is there some alternative to this one run by the federal government?...
Data | U.S. Drought Monitor