> So if you had a friend visit and say he was going to kayak down the San Joaquin you would tell that's a good idea while the state is facing a massive drought?

> So if you had a friend visit and say he was going to kayak down the San Joaquin you would tell that's a good idea while the state is facing a massive drought? I have no idea what that has to do with my comment. In any case, whether people kayak on water that's already flowing out to sea has just about zero bearing on the drought. > Also, you need to spend some time in really poor areas of the country to get a proper perspective on how lucky we are in CA The coasts are lucky(-ish, depending on whether or not you own land). The valley, per the article's calculations, is literally one of those "poor areas of the country".