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NPR.ORG • 2023-04-13

Taiwan makes tough decisions as it faces its worst drought in nearly a century

Taiwan is facing a serious drought, maybe its worst in almost a century. This drought has depleted reservoirs, cut off farmers from water sources and limited some of the world's most advanced semiconductor factories. Factories use water.

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WYOFILE.COM • 2026-04-10

‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis

Emergency drawdown of Flaming Gorge is imminent, officials say. The water situation is crashing so rapidly that authorities can’t confidently track the extent of it.

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Stage 1 drought conditions already declared locally. Less watering this year. Surcharges on high water usage...but no one has told me what volume of water that is.

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Stage 1 drought conditions already declared locally. Less watering this year. Surcharges on high water usage...but no one has told me what volume of water that is.

You can use your solar panels to distill the wastewater from your toilet.  Or drive your EV to buy bulk 20 gal bottled mineral water.  Since you're one of those high net worth individuals, you could even have cases of Perrier FedExed straight from France.  No worries.  Yea!

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Stage 1 drought conditions already declared locally. Less watering this year. Surcharges on high water usage...but no one has told me what volume of water that is.

You can use your solar panels to distill the wastewater from your toilet.

Besides using the solar panels to do more important stuff than that, the wife would have no urge.

Or drive your EV to buy bulk 20 gal bottled mineral water.

Drought here doesn't mean no water. It means less. The lawn won't be happy.

Since you're one of those high net worth individuals, you could even have cases of Perrier FedExed straight from France.  No worries.  Yea!

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I drink water from the tap. I have arrived at this point in my life, as compared to where I began, by delivering results. For myself, my family, professional results for my employer or client, etc etc. I drink tap water. And drive a 26 year old salvage titled car I bought for $3200 that marks me as an old fuddy duddy (the motorcycle is 30 years old)....as compared to, say, finding myself some coolio matching European imports for the wife and I to preen our net worth status in an obvious way. Perrier....what a riot.

I must have missed your answer to a previous question? Have you ever questioned not saving more towards a retirement so as to not be where you are, or was the fun while younger worth your circumstances now?   

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Have you ever questioned not saving more towards a retirement so as to not be where you are,

No

or was the fun while younger worth your circumstances now?   

My circumstances now are the result of an amputated leg and a broken neck.  They have nothing to do with the fun I had when I was young (and middle aged).  Without the disabilities, I'd be quite happy living on my SS & Pension.  I'd probably be sailing the Sloop JohnB around the Society Islands.

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Have you ever questioned not saving more towards a retirement so as to not be where you are,

No

Well then good for you! Most folks find it difficult, when they arrive at the consequences of decisions made in their youth finally arrive. For me it is motorcycles, and a compression fracture of the spine. Don't regret the consequences of falling in love with the things at first even now when it acts up.

My circumstances now are the result of an amputated leg and a broken neck.  They have nothing to do with the fun I had when I was young (and middle aged).  Without the disabilities, I'd be quite happy living on my SS & Pension.  I'd probably be sailing the Sloop JohnB around the Society Islands.

I am familiar. Accidents along the way, hiccups in the normal chain of events  are one thing. Compression fractures of the spine, amputations, etc etc. How was the Sloop JohnB going to work out on SS and a pension? Heck, how were DOCKING fees going to work out with just those?

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How was the Sloop JohnB going to work out on SS and a pension? Heck, how were DOCKING fees going to work out with just those?

In most places of the world where the Yachties (live aboard sailors) frequent those fees are quite reasonable.  Ray Jason (The Sea Gypsy Philosopher) who I interviewed promoted sail life as a post collapse strategy on his blog spent most of his life living that way, funding it by being a street performer (juggler) wherever he made port.   The overall cost of living is quite cheap, since you don't have rent or a mortgage to deal with.  Many days and weeks while at anchor in isolated coves you have no fees whatsoever.  Very cheap way to live.



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