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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

Lynda wrote:

> Bill, Bill, Bill.  
...fa la la

It's quite like you to seize on some ridiculous red herring like what 
the definition of coast range is.  The only point is that in this county 
and for miles to the north and south, there's no mountain capable of 
delivering snowmelt to the coastal plain.  It's very interesting that 
along the border there are some really tall mountains that capture a lot 
of water.  What fraction of the west is that?

Folks don't need to be from here to figure out that even if the land in 
general is crossed by streams, if they're not right on your land, they 
ususally don't do much good, especially since they don't give away water 
rights to just anyone now.  If your land is next to the stream but 
convex and uphill from it, it's totally possible that it's bone dry, 
what with less than an inch of water per month everywhere in the west at 
the height of summer.

You win.  The west is no different from the east; the picture of 
Livermore was taken with a filter; every hillside sports a beautiful 
covering of green grass just like Kentucky.

Bill
S. Oregon coast