The Cellar - View Single Post - What is the average Australian's greatest fear?

Aliantha · 06-07-2007, 03:03 AM

Should have said damned dams.

As in most urban areas, population first grew in areas where there was good rainfall. Over here, that means on the coast. Of course, they couldn't dam the areas where people live, so they built most dams about 150km inland. Unfortunately, the majority of rainfall doesn't go inland that far, so when the normal rain cycles are interrupted by drought - as they are now - the only place that gets rain is the coast. Great for anyone with a tank, but for everyone else, it sucks.

In my local area - which happens to be a capital city - we're on level 5 water restrictions. That means no external watering what so ever except by bucket on two evenings per week. We're all supposed to get our water consumption down to 140 litres which is a bit over 30 gallons per person per day. That means short showers and sensible water usage. It's not unrealistic and absolutely doable although for some people it's a big sacrifice. Those people can suffer in their proverbial jocks.

06-07-2007, 03:03 AM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Should have said damned dams. As in most urban areas, population first grew in areas where there was good rainfall. Over here, that means on the coast. Of course, they couldn't dam the areas where people live, so they built most dams about 150km inland. Unfortunately, the majority of rainfall doesn't go inland that far, so when the normal rain cycles are interrupted by drought - as they are now - the only place that gets rain is the coast. Great for anyone with a tank, but for everyone else, it sucks. In my local area - which happens to be a capital city - we're on level 5 water restrictions. That means no external watering what so ever except by bucket on two evenings per week. We're all supposed to get our water consumption down to 140 litres which is a bit over 30 gallons per person per day. That means short showers and sensible water usage. It's not unrealistic and absolutely doable although for some people it's a big sacrifice. Those people can suffer in their proverbial jocks. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber Last edited by Aliantha; 06-07-2007 at 03:08 AM.