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Re: Finally--a use of public funding that I can really get behind!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:24:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> It takes arrogance to think that you can waste more water than other people. What
> makes you so special? Even if there is no potable water shortage in your area,
> areas nearby may be stressed.
That's what makes me mad, that other people are making me waste water because
they know better than me what my situation is!
> Or you unscrew the clamp from your wallet and spend the money on a 1.6 flush toilet
> that works. There are many out there, you just may have to pay more for them than
> the cheap crap (<g>) you have now.
According to the plumber I consulted, the money would be better spent on a
pressure system. The irony is that I went from an apartment with 3-gallon-flush
toilet that I put bricks in to save water to "water-saving" toilets that don't
work...
(snip)
> Maybe you need less fiber in your diet? ;-)
Or, as Dave pointed out, need to be less full of... :)
> I'm a fan of the local water charges - the more city water you use, the higher the
> charge per gallon. I like looooong showers. But I've shortened them since moving
> here. If I kept taking really long ones, I'd expect to pay more, since I am
> increasing the stress on the total system more (note, however, that the complex I am
> renting in requires in-ground sprinklers fed by wells, so no gardening water is city
> water, and I have installed a hose tap on the pump for various rinsing duties
> outside).
Me too. Financially penalizing usage is usually the best alternative, those who
use most pay most and it inspires frugality.
> If you were a Republican, I'd say Pot...Kettle...Black. The Republicans like
> controlling people as much as the Democrats. I'll take the Democrat's version over
> the Republican. I have an extreme problem with a group that is trying to tell me
> what I can/can't do in the privacy of my own home if I am not hurting anyone in the
> process.
My beef's pretty much with, as they say around here, the guv'mint. I used seat
belts as an example to Dave; another good example is airbags. For "my own good"
there's a device in my car that I can't opt out of or control that may be lethal
to my child...
I maintain the political philosophy that most people want to be left the heck
alone, and the tendency of government to meddle is far too universal, I'm
afraid.
Best regards,
Carl
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