today i decided to fishing at one of my favorite local holes, sweetwater park, and this is what i found. absolutely depressing. you would have to be living under a rock not to know about the drought, at least locally. it wasnt until i saw it with thine eyes that i didnt fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. shits, messed up.
it should look somewhat like this..
more pics on flickr
gravity of the situation – vic chesnutt
more to come later today. its either going to be a pink floyd show from 71, bruce and the seeger sessions band from stockholm, or suede from 99. if anyone has a preference let me know before 6 pm eastern.
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grim scenes. i call floyd.
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Well, that’s partially negated because there’s already a live record out there. And Suede sucks, so . . .
Please, please let it be Suede. Especially if it has Drowners on it.
I lived in Jasper, north of Atlanta, about 20 years ago. I remember even then hearing that people’s usage was far exceeding what Mother Nature was putting in the lakes. It’s a bummer to see this. I hope it turns around.
Oh, and I was lobbying for a repost of “Boink!!” by the Mats…
Broooooooooooooooooce!
sorry to disappoint, but its going to suede. i will post the bruce show tomorrow and for those interested i will repost boink sometime this weekend.
Gregor, these photos have been haunting me…as a water person/sailor/etc. these really bum me out. You guys in GA must really be freaked.
yeah, wendy its pretty messed up. i, in all honesty, didnt think it was that bad until i went to sweetwater, where i took the pics. it was really a slap in the face and a should be a wake up call to all of us that we need to start being a little bit more conservative and less egocentric. there’s no need to be watering the grass every day/all day like some of my neighbors.
we get most of our water from lake lanier and according to this report it doesnt look good. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2007/10/19/water_1020.html