Those who waste water ought to be ashamed
Monaco Coach Corp. used hundreds of gallons of water washing gas-guzzling RVs. Don't merchants who wash RVs have any notion of shame?
If people's livelihoods are threatened, why couldn't the city pay them not to wash cars? (Are city officials taking lessons in leadership from leaders in Washington?)
A shopping mall was running water sprinklers on grass. For shame! Golf courses watering greens, be ashamed!
Fire departments worry about running out of water before fires are extinguished. People can't live without drinking water! However, RVs, golf courses, malls' grass, cars, houses, new seeds should go without city water or water-table water as long as our reservoirs and water table are drying up.
Who honestly believes using water from wells and ponds in their yards for grass-watering isn't straining the water supply? Is that respectful? Be ashamed if you're using water selfishly! Have courage and conserve water even if no regulations forbid it.
Don't all religious faiths teach responsible use of land and water? Practice your faith! Be a responsible citizen and business owner! Respect your neighbor!
Jim Prevatt
Greensboro
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Jim,
You are so right. Water is a precious and valuable mineral and the City has the legal right to regulate the use of valuable minerals but chooses not to do so. (It comes under Federal Mining Regulations.) When I'm elected Mayor of Greensboro I will exercise those rights:
http://www.musecrafters.com/bloggingpoet/2601/Write-in+Billy+Jones+For+Mayor+Of+Greensboro.html
Or you can vote for the other candidates and buy bottled water for your Saturday showers.
Posted on October 29, 2007 9:22 AM
The lakes near my home were full when I drove by yesterday.
Not saying we are in the clear, but the rain was a welcome sight.
As far as the city paying businesses to not use water, I'm not sure I'd support those subsidies.
Posted on October 29, 2007 9:36 AM
nit, why not support a subsidy such as that? It is no more than paying a company to come to the area?!!
(Above posted in sarcasm)
Shalom
Posted on October 29, 2007 11:31 AM
Why not take your snit to the next logical step, Jim? ANY event that draws people to our fair city is going to consume water. At the Coliseum, at the Historical Museum or at the ball park. Just THINK of all those non-residents flushing all those toilets!!
Let's cancel all events that might bring outsiders to Greensboro and focus on letting our "yellow" mellow.
The real question here is, "Why did the N&R feel compelled to print a story that was sure to just rile up people when the activity in question was perfectly legal and acceptable considering the contractual obligation of the Coliseum and the City?"
Posted on October 29, 2007 11:50 AM
Jack, it's simply the N&R's hard-hitting investigative journalism that compels it to seek out any misuse of water. Hardly a drop has fallen on a golf course, a car, a patch of green grass that our stalwart paper hasn't been on it like a fat kid on a cookie. And with yesterday's apocalyptic look at a Gboro sans H20, they ratcheted things up another notch. It was like Waterworld, except in reverse.
If only they were so conscientious when it came to investigating the misuse of tax dollars.
Posted on October 29, 2007 2:35 PM