Chookie wrote:

I don't see why Sydney people wouldn't be able to put up with that,

Umm, where are you gong to shit?

And of course
our decision-makers are often dills (don't get me started on Sartor or
desalination!) so they're the ones who start talking about pinching the water
from Tallowa etc.

I think you will find that Sydney has been taking water from Tallowa for
a long, long time.