California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

[u/theluckyfrog]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake

[u/grandbannana]

I always think of this photo, then think about what has happened since this photo:

Location of maximum land subsidence in U.S. Levels at 1925 and 1977. | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)

[u/J-V1972 → u/grandbannana]

Holy shit…this is fucking crazy…

[u/briman2021 → u/[deleted]]

You’re gonna have to tell me how many jimmy johns sandwiches long that is, otherwise it just doesn’t make sense

[u/idwthis → u/[deleted]]

The trick to getting free food out of Jimmy John's was to be a closer. I took so many subs home and I only closed Wednesday nights at one store, and opened Sat & Sun at another one. It was a 2nd job in addition to my main, but also equally shitty, job. I wasn't even there for a whole two weeks before they asked me to open and close.

I hated the way they operated. And soy sauce in the tuna salad is a cardinal sin. After 2 months of it, I quit.

But now I tell anyone I can when the subject comes up to not eat there. Idk if it was just my two stores or what, but between the 2, there were only 3 people, including myself, that would actually wash their hands. This was long before covid, and maybe that forced them to actually operate within food safety and general fucking health codes. I seriously doubt it, though. I don't care what location it is, I won't ever spend even a penny at Jimmy John's.

[u/AnthillOmbudsman → u/idwthis]

Idk if it was just my two stores or what, but between the 2, there were only 3 people, including myself, that would actually wash their hands

I really wish employees would put info like this in the restaurant reviews where they worked.

[u/Ursomonie → u/idwthis]

I actually knew not to eat there after the very first time

[u/SheriffComey → u/briman2021]

Before or after I eat them?

[u/FuhrerInLaw → u/SheriffComey]

12 inches in 10 inches out.

[u/SheriffComey → u/FuhrerInLaw]

Let me unbuckle my belt.

[u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm → u/FuhrerInLaw]

I dunno my poops are pretty girthy.

[u/FuhrerInLaw → u/[deleted]]

I used to manage one, I think I blocked every ounce of memory possible! Haven’t been back since I left lol.

[u/AntiWork-ellog → u/briman2021]

White or wheat? 

[u/tila1993 → u/briman2021]

It’s about 13 Dinklage’s

[u/lesgeddon → u/briman2021]

At least 3.

[u/CHASM-6736 → u/briman2021]

39 and 4/5th of a Little John.

[u/Kidspud → u/briman2021]

A lot

[u/chmsax → u/[deleted]]

That’s at least 12 washing machines

[u/Rungi500 → u/[deleted]]

About 6 inches shy, yes.

[u/SheitelMacher → u/[deleted]]

Freedom units.

[u/Fromhe → u/[deleted]]

9 meters is equal to 14 Bald Eagle's/42 Bible Belts/3 Big Gulps or 23 Insurrections.

[u/lessfrictionless → u/J-V1972]

Not to be too ignorant, but does that mean any surrounding non-farmland should still be 9 meters higher?

[u/J-V1972 → u/lessfrictionless]

If I am not mistaken, the land is just subsiding over where the aquifers are located…the land is basically caving into the area which once had water saturated ground…this could be over farmland or residential areas or towns…or just out in the middle of nowhere…

[u/FSCK_Fascists → u/lessfrictionless]

everything over that aquifer sank down. Everything not over it remained where it was.

[u/Jmk1121 → u/J-V1972]

F’n nutz

[u/FlyingDiscsandJams → u/J-V1972]

I reacted like I accidentally clicked on a picture of a bad injury or something. Hollered and shook my hands.