Still waiting on the hurricane

Drought puts 90% of state in `extreme,’ `exceptional’ status- al.com

The outlook for Alabama farmers is “grim”. I don’t think that is on an official scale, but it would be neat if it was. Here’s the farm scale as I see it:

POOR: Far higher than usual crop yields.
AWFUL: Higher than usual crop yields.
BLEAK: Usual crop yields.
DIRE: Slightly lower than usual crop yields.
GRIM: Far lower than usual crop yields.
VILE: No crops.
WE’LL GET BY SOMEHOW: All life on planet extinguished.