Too bad Matt Jenkins ruined an otherwise
well-researched, well-written article, “The Efficiency
Paradox,” with his out-of-line comments in the sixth
paragraph from the end. “Doddering snowbirds”… come
on. Do doddering snowbirds walk three miles a day or hike to the
bottom and back of Bryce Canyon in 90 degree heat at over 9,000
foot altitude? Doddering? Who actually uses all this water? Your
article itself points out that most is used for agriculture …
what has this to do with “doddering snowbirds”? Ever
flown over the Phoenix area and seen all the
non-“doddering” subdivisions with backyards filled with
swimming pools? How about the 100-foot-high fountain in northeast
Phoenix? And you talk about “doddering snowbirds” using
water!
Lynne Gonzales
SaddleBrooke,
Arizona
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline When analogies go bad.
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