"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring" So much for the 1 to 3 inches of SNOW...
Any moisture is WELCOME this winter, even rain when we want SNOW! No skiing yet, minimal ice to slide on at the Snow Play area. Three cabins of intrepid vacationers to be thankful for this weekend...it would be so nice if weather was predictable and dependable. I am sure that farmers and ranchers would agree! The bottled water sales this summer should skyrocket if this drought continues. If I "played" the Stock Market, I would buy stock in one of the bottled water companies!!
I remember a drought back in the 70s when we lived in San Jose - water rationing. We could ONLY water the grass on alternate days! My weedy lawn looked better than ever as I didn't dare miss my day to water. Of course the Water Company didn't collect as much money since people were using less water, so they "had to raise the rates!" with the blessing of the PUC of course. Did the rates go down when the drought disappeared - as droughts always do - not likely?!
So did my rates go down on the cabins here at the RESORT? YES they DID!! We are offering a NO SNOW discount - off season rates until Dodge Ridge opens. ALSO as always a "couples deal" for those cabins willing to give lower rates for just one bedroom use!!
Life is always a cycle - you are born, you grow, you earn, you save, you retire, you die - hopefully before those savings evaporate. We discovered that the rules for IRAs and the mandatory disbursement of savings has suffered the same "problem" as the water companies in San Jose in an earlier paragraph. People are living longer, saving less, working longer (but at low paying jobs) so the IRS needs to raise taxes by increasing the percentage of your IRA disbursed each year! All because they gave you the privilege of saving PRE-taxed income in an IRA to start with, so they can and will decide how much you take out each year to add to your taxable income!! Sneaky those bureaucrats and Congressmen!! As I said in another venue - we have to be willing to see cuts made or we will never get out of the financial mess we are in as a nation. Now if we could just get the CONGRESS on the same page as the rest of us - cut expenses, decrease your salaries, and get the same health care as you dictate for the rest of us!! Term Limits on ALL levels of government "service" - professional politicians are part of the problem!!
I think I will put my soapbox away, and make some phone calls or knit!
