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"I think they need to go ahead and implement a permanent water conservation plan. NC population is only growing, and you never know if the climate might change enough that we won't ever get the amount of rainfall that we used to have. I think green lawns are stupid and a waste, make it illegal to water them from city water. If people and companies want green lawns so badly, they can catch rainwater on their roofs. Have new construction landscape with plants that don't need alot of water. This drought made me realize how wasteful we are, and how much is so unnecessary."

No one will ever implement what you just described because it's smart and makes sense. One thing that you have to learn is to never place too much faith in humanity. Especially humanity from this country. No matter what happens, there's always going to be just enough assholes--who think that they're entitled to their green lawns and their newly-washed, gas-guzzling SUV's, and as long as they get theirs they don't give a fuck about anybody else--to ruin it for the rest of us.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 11:11 AM. Reason : fixed quote tag]

10/25/2007 11:10:18 AM

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"^ i've never watered my lawn at either house i've owned, and my grass has always been relatively green. I mean, it's not going to win any Better Home & Garden awards, but watering is certainly not needed to maintain a decent lawn."

Yea? Take a trip to my house in the HSP and see how shitty it looks at the moment, with huge patches of dirt where grass was earlier this year. Not watering it allowed the crabgrass to take over in a MAJOR way.

It's all sorts of fucked.

10/25/2007 1:40:48 PM

oh well, its freaking grass. who cares

10/25/2007 1:41:29 PM

people who worry about erosion care.

10/25/2007 1:52:00 PM

^ That and when people drive through my neighborhood and see unwatered and ugly lawns, it turns them off from wanting to buy, etc.

10/25/2007 1:53:00 PM

Both tall fescue and bermuda are reasonably drought resistant. Generally it will go dormant but not die, unless it is getting a lot of wear and tear.

^^^^^^The use of greywater for irrigation purposes could be explored as well (further study is needed on this). It seems wasteful and unnecessary to use drinking-grade water for irrigation.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 1:55 PM. Reason : .]

10/25/2007 1:54:43 PM

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"The use of greywater for irrigation purposes could be explored as well (further study is needed on this). It seems wasteful and unnecessary to use drinking-grade water for irrigation."

i agree.

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"Both tall fescue and bermuda are reasonably drought resistant. Generally it will go dormant but not die, unless it is getting a lot of wear and tear."

i also agree with this. if at all possible plant this type of grass and let it run its course for the most part.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 2:14 PM. Reason : ]

10/25/2007 2:13:06 PM

I like how in the technician yesterday they had that giant thing on the inside of the paper that said the campus was under restrictions as of like the 17th. Then I look outside my window at work here on campus and there's a guy pressure washing the brick paving in the rain. I mean seriously, I about died laughing.

10/26/2007 9:12:44 AM

go up to him, explain the situation, and he will stare blankly and say


"que??"

10/26/2007 9:46:02 AM

"No problema! Los océanos son setenta por ciento del mundo."

10/26/2007 10:21:36 AM

trabajo

10/26/2007 10:26:26 AM

in the past week it looks like Fall's lake recovered a whole 4 days of water

10/26/2007 12:00:18 PM

does all the rain run off that goes into drains....does that go into falls lake

10/26/2007 12:03:41 PM

A lot of the grass that I planted last fall is officially dead, but the grass that was well rooted is doing fine.

The drought actually killed a huge patch of clovers that was growing in my front yard while leaving the grass around the clovers intact. I seeded where the clovers were and I'm glad they're gone. They were really taking over the front yard.

10/26/2007 12:07:19 PM

im going to buy a rain gauge and put it out by my office.
i know the rain totals differ but man, we had to get more than 1.7 inches the other day

10/26/2007 12:24:41 PM

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"does all the rain run off that goes into drains....does that go into falls lake"

Storm drains normally empty in the nearest creek. Water flows downhill, Raleigh is downstream from Falls Lake, so no.

10/26/2007 1:08:40 PM

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"Then I look outside my window at work here on campus and there's a guy pressure washing the brick paving in the rain. I mean seriously, I about died laughing. "

whats so funny about that? the rain wouldn't clean the bricks the same way as a presssure washer. So if they are gonna do it, what does it matter if they do it on a rainy day or not?

10/26/2007 1:31:55 PM

if I had a yard, I would want nothing but clover in it. What's so wrong with clover?

10/26/2007 1:43:49 PM

^^it's that they're doing it at all. When they shouldn't be.

10/26/2007 1:45:52 PM

So how much water do we have now?

Don't give me that "it's only rained 2 inches" shit either. I've gotten over a foot of rain at my house. Yes I was measuring it til my gauge overflowed.

10/26/2007 2:22:36 PM

hopefully we have gotten enough so that the doomsday alarmists will stfu for a week or so at least

10/26/2007 2:30:29 PM

Based on this info

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"Current Weather Conditions: Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, NC, United States (KRDU) 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M Conditions at 2007.10.26 1751 UTC Wind from the N (010 degrees) at 3 MPH (3 KT) Visibility 1/2 mile(s) Sky conditions overcast Weather Heavy rain Fog Precipitation last hour 0.27 inches Temperature 66.0 F (18.9 C) Dew Point 64.9 F (18.3 C) Relative Humidity 96% Pressure (altimeter) 30.14 in. Hg (1020 hPa) Pressure tendency 0.02 inches (0.7 hPa) lower than three hours ago ob KRDU 261751Z 01003KT 1/2SM +RA FG OVC004 19/18 A3014 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 3/4 SLP204 CIG 002V007 P0027 60093 T01890183 10189 20161 56007 Maximum and Minimum Temperatures Maximum Temperature F (C) Minimum Temperature F (C) 66.0 (18.9) 61.0 (16.1) In the 6 hours preceding Oct 26, 2007 - 01:51 PM EDT / 2007.10.26 1751 UTC 70.0 (21.1) 59.0 (15.0) In the 24 hours preceding Oct 26, 2007 - 12:51 AM EDT / 2007.10.26 0451 UTC Precipitation Accumulation Precipitation Amount 0.35 inches In the 3 hours preceding Oct 26, 2007 - 10:51 AM EDT / 2007.10.26 1451 UTC 0.93 inches In the 6 hours preceding Oct 26, 2007 - 01:51 PM EDT / 2007.10.26 1751 UTC 0.24 inches In the 24 hours preceding Oct 26, 2007 - 07:51 AM EDT / 2007.10.26 1151 UTC"

Since 7:51AM Wednesday, the airport has reported receiving
2.96"

10/26/2007 2:52:49 PM

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"What's so wrong with clover?"

Some people consider it a weed. I like clover in the back yard (and so do the rabbits and bees) but I try to keep it out of my front yard to be neighborly.

10/26/2007 3:14:48 PM

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"if I had a yard, I would want nothing but clover in it. What's so wrong with clover?"

It's not grass.

10/26/2007 3:24:08 PM

i once knew someone who had moss for a front yard instead of grass. it was interesting.

10/26/2007 3:37:06 PM

I had moss outside my house when I first got it, and it actually looked nice and held up relatively well to traffic. Once I cut down a lot of the sapling pines that were shading the moss, it went away.

10/26/2007 3:41:17 PM

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"if I had a yard, I would want nothing but clover in it. What's so wrong with clover?"

It was fine after I cut the grass, but the clover grows much faster than the grass. Under normal conditions where I might cut the grass every 9-10 days the grass would be short and the clover was 6" tall. It'll be nice to have it all the same length.

10/26/2007 4:12:42 PM

well our official reporting station is @ the airport so they might not have gotten as much rain as your area...and thats why you think you've gotten more than the reports indicate. I think my house could have surpassed 5" in this even and 7 in the last week

10/26/2007 5:00:30 PM

I was asking what the quantity of water in the reservoir was, not the amount of water at the airport. We don't get our drinking water from the airport.

10/26/2007 5:29:08 PM

WRAL said North Carolina needs between 15 and 25 inches of rain and six to 12 months to recover fully from the drought

10/26/2007 6:21:40 PM

fuck this hippie bullshit.

10/26/2007 6:56:39 PM

lawn care is such a peer pressure motivated bull shit ritual

who the fuck cares?

10/26/2007 7:12:00 PM

so with all this rain, are we still in a "drought"

10/26/2007 7:29:59 PM

YES.

10/26/2007 7:41:54 PM

^^ Very much so.

10/26/2007 7:45:36 PM

Quote :

"lawn care is such a peer pressure motivated bull shit ritual who the fuck cares?"

Home Owners Association

10/26/2007 7:50:24 PM

HOA's just give people with no fucking individualism a chance to bitch.

Satellite dish is ugly

Lawn ornaments are ugly

Yard isnt mowed

Cars parked on the street

Mail box post isnt level

blah blah blah

[Edited on October 26, 2007 at 7:58 PM. Reason : .]

10/26/2007 7:58:07 PM

Hourly Precipitation (12AM - 1AM)
October 27, 2007

Holloway, Cary, NC Weather Station:
1.20 in / 28 mm

Main St Holly Springs, Holly Springs, NC Weather Station:
1.18 in / 30 mm

Tree Haven, Apex, NC Weather Station:
1.30 in / 33 mm

apex reported 1.30 inches in one hour? it's gonna be a helluva good night for rain relief!

+ all this rain happens to be drifting north right into some of the biggest lakes around here. NICE

10/27/2007 1:02:38 AM

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"im going to buy a rain gauge and put it out by my office. i know the rain totals differ but man, we had to get more than 1.7 inches the other day "

I was responding to that...

not this...

Quote :

"So how much water do we have now? Don't give me that "it's only rained 2 inches" shit either. I've gotten over a foot of rain at my house. Yes I was measuring it til my gauge overflowed."

Limpynuts

10/27/2007 8:53:51 PM

i've got my hose running outside, just in case i feel the need to go drink out of it.

10/29/2007 1:42:08 AM

I decided to be a hippy today and spend a whopping $7 on a lower-flow shower head with one of those lather shutoff valves.

Also, not sure if anybody mentioned this yet, but in a lot of cases if you run full dishwasher loads, it's more efficient to use the dishwasher than it is to wash stuff by hand. It's really useful if your washer has an energy saver feature, or if you can turn off the heated dry function too (save water and reduce your potential electricity usage).

Honestly the biggest savers are probably going to be lawn watering and some of the more grievous personal hygiene habits like the shower lathering thing I mentioned. I just realized I was spending so much time standing there and trying to get my damn skin/hair/whatever clean that it was wasting water. Not everybody has to spend so much time in the shower when washing, but hey, I thought I'd throw that out there.

Also: Older way to reduce the amount of water your toilet uses when you flush, just fill the tank up with weighted bags or airtight containers you never want to use again. It'll reduce the actual amount of water used by your tank. Care needs to be taken to make sure you don't make things worse by preventing the toilet from flushing correctly, though...

Of course there's the other things you can do: Fix water leaks, fill a cup with hot water for shaving (razor might get dirty but it's not awful), consider cooking food that doesn't require boiling water (maybe just buy those pre-done stirfry frozen food bags instead of making noodles from scratch), if you must wash your car use a bucket and a sponge and do a quick rinse before and after (or use the power wash carwash facilities that have the little sprayers).

It also doesn't affect anything you'd be doing locally, but try consuming fewer beverages that are put into cans or plastic bottles. That stuff uses a sizeable amount of water in the manufacturing process as the cans are washed, etc. You could also probably reduce this effect a bit by buying stuff more in bulk (see if you can find some place that has those 3 liter bottles and refill your own water bottle with whatever soda you like or something).

[/hippy stuff]

10/29/2007 4:11:25 AM

I turn the shower on full blast before I start shaving with my razor in the sink. That way it gets the shower nice and warm when I get done shaving. I also give a courtesy flush for everything, even if I piss.

10/29/2007 7:04:24 AM

news reports that we are up to about 111 days

10/30/2007 8:07:26 AM

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"fill a cup with hot water for shaving "

that is the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. you aren't wasting much water when you turn it on to rinse off your blade, and then turn it back off again.

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"consider cooking food that doesn't require boiling water (maybe just buy those pre-done stirfry frozen food bags instead of making noodles from scratch), "

uh, using water for cooking is NOT a waste.

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"if you must wash your car use a bucket and a sponge and do a quick rinse before and after (or use the power wash carwash facilities that have the little sprayers)."

it's illegal right now to wash your car period, except at a commercial carwash.

[Edited on October 30, 2007 at 8:17 AM. Reason : ]

10/30/2007 8:17:32 AM

i should invest in autobell stock now

10/30/2007 9:43:49 AM

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"fill a cup with hot water for shaving (razor might get dirty but it's not awful), "

F that, if I can't shave in the shower it really sucks.

10/30/2007 12:31:02 PM

i would just like to inform TWW that i am not down with this hippy shit

10/30/2007 2:19:57 PM

i would just like to inform TWW that i am not down with this hippy shit

10/30/2007 5:35:04 PM

ONE DAY YOU'LL PAY

10/30/2007 5:40:41 PM

i think they said on the radio this morning it was at about 108 days

11/27/2007 9:02:18 AM