In article ,
BCL wrote:

I have just spent about $1700 on a couple of water tanks plus the
necessary fittings just to store less than $5 worth of water (5000
litres).

It's really that our water isn't priced properly. My own preferred system
(I"m also with Sydney Water) would be that we pay a flat rate for a particular
amount of water that will get us all by, then whopping charges for over-use.
Ditto for businesses,which is, I suspect, where a lot of wastage goes on.
Near us, we have a business that runs a fountain constantly. I think that's
ridiculous.

My mother in law says that councils used to charge extra rates if you had a
second toilet, and that might be another way to go. We have these amazing
houses in Sydney with 4 bedrooms and 6 toilets. Why don't these people go to
the Dr instead of putting in so many dunnies? Obviously they have Problems!

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

In article ,
Chookie wrote:

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

I don¹t disagree with your argument, but are you sure they are not
recirculating the same water? I have a fountain of sorts in my
backyard, but it is just the same water going around and around. I do
have to top it up every five or six weeks, but there are quite a few
birds that come in to drink and bathe each day and I think they are
more responsible for the drop in water level than evaporation.

Pax

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In article , ellipsis
wrote:

In article ,
Chookie wrote:

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

I don¹t disagree with your argument, but are you sure they are not
recirculating the same water? I have a fountain of sorts in my
backyard, but it is just the same water going around and around. I do
have to top it up every five or six weeks, but there are quite a few
birds that come in to drink and bathe each day and I think they are
more responsible for the drop in water level than evaporation.

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

A few weeks ago someone hit it with some detergent. The foam was about 2m
high and had crept out onto the road!

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

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)