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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Back to summer
We've made it a full year in our first house, and just like my grass, my blog posting seems to have died.
It was looking green and promising through early May. Then spring forgot to visit and summer beat my poor seedlings into a brown fuzz.
Speaking of droughts, the City of Statesville has lost its collective mind. Yes, Statesville may pull water from two sources, preventing drama when the Catawba River inevitably runs low. Why should we conserve? We have a backup - the Yadkin River.
What an awful way to think. I'm sure we would hate it if our neighbors up river decided they were going to be water gluttons at our expense. Sure, Charlotte should have planned better. Sure, there are always going to be people who insist that running their sprinklers in the middle of a heat-wave afternoon is their prerogative. But why should the city utilities encourage it?
It would be a lot easier to practice water conservation before it becomes necessity.
It was looking green and promising through early May. Then spring forgot to visit and summer beat my poor seedlings into a brown fuzz.
Speaking of droughts, the City of Statesville has lost its collective mind. Yes, Statesville may pull water from two sources, preventing drama when the Catawba River inevitably runs low. Why should we conserve? We have a backup - the Yadkin River.
What an awful way to think. I'm sure we would hate it if our neighbors up river decided they were going to be water gluttons at our expense. Sure, Charlotte should have planned better. Sure, there are always going to be people who insist that running their sprinklers in the middle of a heat-wave afternoon is their prerogative. But why should the city utilities encourage it?
It would be a lot easier to practice water conservation before it becomes necessity.
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