Cough, Cough, Cough

Everybody knows Bakersfield has bad air, but what we didn’t know is that there’s really not much being done about it. The Californian ran an article today describing how, “Locals have let millions of regional air quality grant dollars flow to counties other than Kern.” How did we do this? By doing nothing. Instead of actively applying for federal grants, Kern businesses and agencies have stood around with a thumb up the butt pretending not to notice the thick, brown cloud over head. It turns out Fresno has been getting most of the money because they went through the trouble to ASK FOR IT.

Now, I hate it when people try to lump people together and label them (except when I do it of course) but really, this is bad. Bakersfield is like one giant, collective dumb ass. The preferred way to handle problems around here is to ignore them and hope they go away. Either that or they just don’t really give a damn. Unfortunately, I think it may be the latter. So, thanks to ignorance, stupidity, and apathy, Bakersfield now has the distinction of having the worst air in the state.

We may as well just all take up smoking.