Chookie writes:
Near us, we have a business that runs a fountain constantly. I think
that's ridiculous.

They may well be recirculating, but even so, I think it's silly to be running
the thing at midnight on a Saturday.

Just to play devil's advocate, but perhaps they use the sound of the
running water to mask pub neighbourhood yahooing, or high-revving traffic
hooligans, or other noise, while residents are trying to sleep. Does the
business have a caretaker, or rent overnight accommodation, or something?
Operating a fountain is preferable in the long run to taking a handful of
prescription sleeping tablets.
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John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)