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Yet Another Investigation Vindicates 'Hockey Stick' Climate Scientist Michael Mann

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Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines8/22/2011 2:46:27 pm PDT

A small element of the human cost of this drought.

My lawn needs mowing for the first time this year. It rained week before last, for the first time since May, and this has brought out some growth. My mom’s lawn, obviously, is in similar need. I don’t have time to do it, frankly, so I tried to find the guy who did our mowing last year. His name is David. He carries his tools in a beat up old Oldsmobile because he can’t afford a pickup. Sometimes he brings his young children with him. My mom used to feed them ice cream while their father did the yard work. I can’t find David this year, nobody has been out doing lawns and nobody has made any money at it. Some are kids who need pocket money, some are professional landscapers with a bottom line, some are poor guys like David, just trying to eke out a living and provide for his children. I haven’t located him yet. He may have left town, headed for greener pastures, or lawns, farther north.
Incidentally, I hear that demand for free school supplies and school clothes is off the chart this year. I’ll do what I can.