Grumpy Old Geeks Topics California drought Topic California drought 3 mentions in 1 episode The hosts discuss water conservation, waste, and possible sources of clean water. Mentions 72: The Grumpy Old Geeks Nominate You! Aug 22, 2014 2:03 You have 99.8% of California is covered in a severe drought. 3:33 Seeing, you know, the sprinkler systems that are broken and, you know, just water shooting straight down the street 4:57 The Holy Grail always is desalinization and getting that down to a financial possibility.