Cold Water/Ice Bucket Challenge

[HollyGolightly]

Have you seen the recent development. Actress Olivia Wilde is taking it to a whole now level!!! Instead of pouring a bucket of icewater over herself she pours a bucket of breastmilk over herself. Said proudly in the vid that she worked all night to produce the milk. Should you congratulate her on saving the water or should you say somerthing else?

Seriously? Why would she work so hard on that and dump it? I'm shocked.

 

[HollyGolightly]

What the heck does it mean stinging snow?

My thoughts exactly! That's sounds pretty frightening!

 

[Moderator]

What the heck does it mean stinging snow?

Just a guess is that it's got some ice mixed in with it so that it would sting when it landed on exposed skin.

 

[Lepplady]

Just a guess is that it's got some ice mixed in with it so that it would sting when it landed on exposed skin.

Exactly so. With enough wind to make it hit you hard enough to... you get the idea.

 

[Out of Order]

It's a new climate change phenomenon. There are yellow jackets in the snow.........

 

[HollyGolightly]

OK - the Olivia Wilde thing wasn't really breast milk. Whew - am I the only one who thought she'd really do that? Uncle Steve would call me a "mark", wouldn't he? I was just ... sheesh... all that hard work for your baby, or you could donate it to St. Jude, and to just spill it. I cried once when I had managed to pump 2 ounces and the dog knocked it over. That's hard work folks. sorry - tmi..

 

[do1you9love?]

For what it's worth, the Farmer's Almanac predictions:
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Fabulous. I am in the "very stormy" section!

 

[arista]

Fabulous. I am in the "very stormy" section!

"Stinging snow section" here. I think that the forecasters are running out of adjectives to describe nasty winter. I had never heard of Polar Vortex until this year.

 

[Lily Sawyer]

The drought is a very real and dangerous affair. Seeing as how a lot of the countries (and the worlds) food comes from CA and other hard hit drought stricken areas out West it is every person's problem. Conservation is going to be key and hopefully the weather patterns will change in the fall and winter when (correct me if I'm wrong Shasta) CA and the west get the majority of their rain/snow.

This is very true. California produces nearly half of the U.S.'s fruit, nuts, and vegetables. If there's no rain, there won't be any crops to send back East or export. Shasta has a point about the ice bucket challenge and the water waste....but I doubt that will stop most folks in the eastern half of the country from doing it.

It's still a good cause and I applaud the success of the fundraising idea.

 

[Lepplady]

OK - the Olivia Wilde thing wasn't really breast milk. Whew - am I the only one who thought she'd really do that? Uncle Steve would call me a "mark", wouldn't he? I was just ... sheesh... all that hard work for your baby, or you could donate it to St. Jude, and to just spill it. I cried once when I had managed to pump 2 ounces and the dog knocked it over. That's hard work folks. sorry - tmi..

I thought she would, since she's become such an advocate for public breastfeeding. I could totally see her doing that to promote that cause. So I guess I'm a mark too.

 

[fushingfeef]

I think some people always have to find the negative in anything that becomes too trendy. It's just a fun fad with some heart, ya know? And personally speaking, our video will keep on raising money for ALS for years after people have stopped talking about it.

 

[Shasta]

The drought is a very real and dangerous affair. Seeing as how a lot of the countries (and the worlds) food comes from CA and other hard hit drought stricken areas out West it is every person's problem. Conservation is going to be key and hopefully the weather patterns will change in the fall and winter when (correct me if I'm wrong Shasta) CA and the west get the majority of their rain/snow.

That is correct. And even of we have severe weather it won't make up for the three years of rain we haven't had. This is going to start affecting food prices very soon. Farmers are already having to cut down on their water which is going to destroy crops like anything animal related, wheat, apples, most green vegetables, and many more.

When there's a country-wide famine people are going to start taking wasting water real seriously.

Not to mention all of the federal emergency funds we've gotten because of wild fires.

 

[Shasta]

I think some people always have to find the negative in anything that becomes too trendy. It's just a fun fad with some heart, ya know? And personally speaking, our video will keep on raising money for ALS for years after people have stopped talking about it.

I adore you and your videos but please don't brush off my serious concern for the state of the West Coast as not liking something because it's "too trendy." There are people who have serious concerns about the repercussions of things that happen in the world. Thanks.

 

[Lepplady]

This is very true. California produces nearly half of the U.S.'s fruit, nuts, and vegetables. If there's no rain, there won't be any crops to send back East or export. Shasta has a point about the ice bucket challenge and the water waste....but I doubt that will stop most folks in the eastern half of the country from doing it.

It's still a good cause and I applaud the success of the fundraising idea.

I think it goes without saying that folks in those dry areas aren't being encouraged to dump precious water on the ground.
However, those of us getting rain every other day aren't wasting any resources. We've got it to spare.
While I'm sure we all hope those farmers get the rain they so desperately need, it doesn't have to take away from the good intentions being demonstrated by folks willing to make a fool of themselves to raise money and awareness to help people who otherwise wouldn't get the attention.

 

[Shasta]

I think it goes without saying that folks in those dry areas aren't being encouraged to dump precious water on the ground .

Actually, they are. Californians are getting challenged just as much. Some are choosing donations but some aren't. And clearly a lot of people don't realize the overwhelming repercussions of a drought so when they are challenged, they do it. Believe me, I live in CA and see it all day. Maybe you should stop making assumptions.

 

[FlakeNoir]

I think it goes without saying that folks in those dry areas aren't being encouraged to dump precious water on the ground.
However, those of us getting rain every other day aren't wasting any resources. We've got it to spare.
While I'm sure we all hope those farmers get the rain they so desperately need, it doesn't have to take away from the good intentions being demonstrated by folks willing to make a fool of themselves to raise money and awareness to help people who otherwise wouldn't get the attention.

Actually, they are. Californians are getting challenged just as much. Some are choosing donations but some aren't. And clearly a lot of people don't realize the overwhelming repercussions of a drought so when they are challenged, they do it. Believe me, I live in CA and see it all day. Maybe you should stop making assumptions.

Maybe we can just take a breath and remember that we're all speaking from different perspectives here--and so won't always feel the same, nor be able to agree?

I wonder if the people of California might be able to come up with something that also works well, but will take into account the stretched resources? That would be fantastic...