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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
Then again the vote was from our intellectually challenged brothers in the Deep North. I remember some of the crazy arguments they made against Daylight Saving. The funniest was a woman who rang into a radio station very concerned and worried. She was upset that with daylight saving her husband would now get his Morning Erection on the bus !  (I kid you not) |
That's the funniest thing I've read today. Cracked me up! The heat has well and truly got to them.
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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
Your situation in Adelaide must be dire,(as it is in my local area) seeing every other State gets to take what water they want from the Murry-Darling first. Is that why you can eat your beer?
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We're up to level 3 water restrictions, so sprinklers only 1 day a week and hoses any day before 8am and after 8pm. Mind you, I can still water my garden for six hours a day if I want. I think the restrictions will help somewhat, but it's only a band-aid solution. I read in the paper that the next step for us, if water usage hasn't decreased, will be reducing the water pressure so we can only get a drink and maybe brush our teeth. No showers. But they really need to think long-term. I'm actually concerned about our water for the future. We're bound for many more droughts, and our population just keeps increasing. One good thing they've implemented is water recycling capabilities in new homes that are being built, but I'm not sure if people are obligated to have that.
As for our beer... I don't drink, or eat it, but I know Adelaidians who opt for the Victorian varieties.
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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
(Someone from the Eyre peninsular got $60,000 or so from the Fedral government a few years ago to market a solar desalinator. Have you heard anything about it?)
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I haven't heard about that. I did a google search and found these:
Radio Australia - Innovations - News-In-Brief - Solar Desalination
Jennifer Marohasy: What About Water Desalination?
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