it takes a what, football thoughts

IT TAKES A WHAT

it takes a what to stop all this
a hurricane
thats not a good thing
here in austin apparently its a good thang


(that pennisula down the middle is called sometimes island
and its almost becoming a full walkway across the lake)

the lake level in lake travis the big water source for austin
and several communities nearby has now officially reached
its lowest levels in 50 years
and according to a kxan report
while our population here in those 50 years has gotten
larger and larger
with more growth still happening and still coming into the future

as you drive around this area and look at all the lawns and
landscapes that are being watered and watered a lot
remember 1/2 of your water bill for many of you is from watering
your lawn

there are water restrictions going on now
and more stricter ones are on its way

so now the hope is all put into this wish
hurricane please
to dump large quantities of water here on
lake travis

in 35 days if we dont get this significant rains this lake travis
will be at its lowest point ever since the lake was built in
1937-1941

then maybe they whoever they are will act to enforce more
stricter water use
or
as i saw in a recent news report
(the lady bird lake or town lake is where the water flows
 to from lake travis)
where in austin the leaks in the waterlines everywhere drains enough
water to fill this lake once or more each year

try fixing the damn leaks why dont you
and
or

they could just come visit us here at the country n to observe
all our water conservation measures we take
and the amount of rainwater we harvest each year

eg we are 75% full in our water tanks despite the lack of
rain recently and these hurricanes if they come will quickly
fill us to full capacity

take that austin

FOOTBALL THOUGHTS
i am so happy football is here
i certainly enjoyed watching the college games this weekend

my three teams in order of allegiance are
horns
razorbacks
aggies yes i said aggies

horns may be back this year well know in a month
a slow start in the game this weekend is disturbing


razorbacks game showed me a new sign for the razorback
the a sign

i always like the hookem horn sign turned down as it looks to
me like a razorback with its husks


aggies im afraid that johnny guy somewhere down the line is going
to break your hearts
nothing good is going to come of this ticking time bomb

sorry to see tim tebow cut
hope he makes it to a new team

and hope that vinces does also

now im really ready this week for some football
nfl baby

the organicgreen doctor

duct tape story, insurance shock, sometimes

DUCK TAPE STORY

if youve read this blog much you know i like duct tape stories
and duct tape uses
heck i just discovered thanks to a reader that the mythbuster
guys love duct tape and have done several shows on them
which i have on a dvr for review over and over again

next to my duct tape chair that i fixed up with black duct tape
this story below i think is the best duct tape use ever

go to this link to watch this story
duct tape surfer


INSURANCE SHOCK

dear employee due to the changes in health care we will have to make
changes in the insurance coverage
we will go from a $300 to a $500 deductible
a 90% coverage to an 80% coverage
a $5 copay for generic drugs to a $10 copay
etc etc etc
all this reduced coverage will help bring down the costs
so we will charge you not $572 but $1005 a month for the insurance

so i decided to go to the affordable care exchange here in texas
i googled it and then i remembered
mr rick decided we wouldnt participate
im sure hes well covered since he gets his vicodin from somewhere
remember that he couldnt remember those 3 things

but the feds will establish it in our state texas
who is in the last tier in health care especially for kids and women
its just not online yet

so i pretended i would be a california resident and checked the prices
for similar coverage in their new insurance exchanges
predicted cost $679 a month

guess ill be changing to the new plan when it becomes available or
moing to california

SOMETIMES

as the drought worsens here in central texas the water source for
a lot of the central texas cities keeps shrinking
lake travis is at its third most lowest level ever
with no rain in site the lake will continue to drop and probably
make records for the lowest levels ever

there is an island called sometimes island that appears when the
water level gets low
now that the level is near record lows its now called

sometimes peninsula
you can now actually walk from the shore to the sometimes
island/peninsula edge

folks we need rain and lots of it
folks we need to decrease our water use a lot
or we may be in trouble here
folks we need to xeriscape our yards
folks come stay with us at the country n for a week
and well show you how to save water

the organicgreen doctor