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Joey
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iron
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| Quote: | | But the coming rules sent a chill through Michelle Wallace, 38, who shares her San Jose townhouse with her three daughters, including two teenagers who enjoy long, hot showers.
"Not everyone is on board in the household, and it's going to cost me quite a bit more I'm sure," Wallace said. "I never really paid attention to the drought before, and now I'll have to. When the bill does come and we're over -- because I know we're going to be -- I'm going to be very upset about it." |
classic. don't know where to begin with this one...
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tigermn
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Tue May 12, 2015 2:26 pm |
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I wonder how much the fines/surcharges are if you go over. The rich probably won't care so much...
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Cyclopath
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| iron wrote: | | classic. don't know where to begin with this one... |
Water is for losers. You need Brawndo - the thirst mutilator! Electrolytes, it's what plants crave.
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olderthanIusedtobe
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| Cyclopath wrote: | | Water is for losers. You need Brawndo - the thirst mutilator! Electrolytes, it's what plants crave. |
Is that from the movie "Idiocracy?"
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DIYSteve
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Joey
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Slugman
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The horror, some mother might actually have to parent her daughters. Shock, disbelief, denial, confusion, acceptance. Meanwhile, agriculture uses 80% of the water, and almond growers are expanding their acreage.
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Billoutwest
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| Quote: | | “Based on current California law,” he said, “you can dig as many holes as you want.” |
US wide perspective:
Different than Cal.
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treeswarper
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Um, agriculture is food. That seems a like it might be a priority over lawns?
Maybe just a little more important than an extra dose of conditioner or shampoo?
I don't get the bashing of almonds. Almonds are a healthy food that happens to grow on trees. Orchards are a long term investment and need water or years of work is lost.
Why aren't the tax sheltering vinyards being made the villain, if a villain has to be found?
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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lostintheforest
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| treeswarper wrote: | | Um, agriculture is food. |
I guess it's better to die of hunger than to die of thirst.
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NacMacFeegle
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Seems like the simple and obvious solution is to enact a state-wide (or better yet, nation-wide) ban on watering lawns. It's crazy that some communities actually force residents to maintain manicured lawns!
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Randito
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Randito
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I think the concerns about the impact on household usage is a bit overblown:
| Quote: | | penalties of up to $10 per unit of water -- 748 gallons -- for customers who use more than their rationed allocation. |
The rationing will impact people that are still watering their lawns and similar heavy usages. It will need to get a lot worse before San Jose residence lack enough water for drinking, cooking and washing.
I understand that is more rural areas where some small water districts that depend solely on well water are in much worse shape -- actually having their well run dry.
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