"Pete" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Pete" wrote in message
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I live in a 5-apartment building in the Bay Area which has quite a nice
garden. Though the owner has little interest in maintaining it, a woman
in another apartment likes to turn the hose on.

However, her scheme is to put the hose end at the base of a bush or
tree,
and let it run for 24 hours or so... Afte I've heard it running that
long, *I* usually go and turn it off.

Yesterday I put a measuring cup under the running water, and got a pint
in about 15 seconds. [....]

Am I right in thinking this is way too much, or are my assumptions wrong
somewhere?

Without knowing what types and sizes of plants she's watering, it's hard
to
say.
Mostly some rose bushes about 4ft high, and a 5ft Meyer lemon tree.
That alone is enough to say that in general, her plan is a bad one
and
she should stop. Would it be correct to guess that the women is 4000 years
old?
Thanks. That's what I thought.
She's not quite that ancient, but let's just say I wouldn't want to
date her... (:-/) [And she's one of those "greens" who doesn't really
uderstand what being green means, and doesn't care as long as she can
complain about something... Which of course means she's actually unlikely
to listen to any expert advice!]

I just went and turned off the hose *again*, after putting my hand on
the ground a few feet away and finding it not just wet, but waterlogged.

-- Pete --

How about asking the building owner if he finds it enjoyable to spend less
money on things, like his water bill? Maybe he'll suggest taking the knob
off the faucet, or shutting it off inside.