Whenever a drought occurs, farmers are naturally thought to suffer the most, and perhaps rightfully so. I can see the stress on my neighbors faces and hear it in their voices. Maybe the national impact will be mitigated by good yields in other places, but that does nothing to help the farm family that lives next door, or just down the road.
And what about the landscapers, or the guys who mow grass for a living... Their kids go to the same schools as yours, they shop at the same stores, attend the same church. I haven't seen many in my shop all summer... they've gone from mowing over 100 yards a week down to 3 or 4. No crop insurance, no government intervention in play here. Just the little guy, wondering where next month's mortgage payment is going to come from, and worrying about the employees that he had to lay off.
We all worry about our BOW during a drought, this is after all, PondBoss... but truth be told, I find my concern over my ponds waning every day this drought continues.
