@puffball08 as the 70’s Eagles sang… “ every form of refuge has it’s price “.. but oh so true… Linda Ronstadt turned me on to a great book about California water - The Dreamt Land - Chasing Water and Dust across California ( Pulitzer prize winning author Mark Arax |
@sbank I’m not sure what’s more amazing- that you got an average price of over $100 each, or that you could afford to part with so many collectibles!
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Straying dangerously afield from records on my turntable….. The late Marc Reisner in his 1986 book “Cadillac Desert” predicted with great clarity exactly what’s now happening in the western states. Everyone knew it was coming except (with a wink and a nod) greedy developers, chambers of commerce and the property tax collector. Since the ‘90s, hardly a year has gone by that California and Arizona (now Nevada too) haven’t been in court fighting over water rights. It has to do with “senior water rights” which date back to 1922. Basically, who got there first and took it. I live in a town not connected to the aqueduct from up north that depends solely on Lake Mathews which is fed by the Colorado River (and to a lesser extent, desalination). Thanks for the book recommendation. I will definitely check out Arax’s book.
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