nFavOfSecess Texas
12/29/12 2:41 pm
Pickens blatantly verbalizes plans to drill, pump, and drain the entire resource to sell for personal profit. Even paid off legislators to allow his land deemed a "water district" which inturn allows him the right to use "immanent domain" on land owners should he c a need.
Privatization of air next?
nFavOfSecess Texas
12/29/12 2:37 pm
An 80's Texas oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens purchased thousands of acres in our northern panhandle because it sits atop a 1/3 of the USA's largest natural water aquifer.
nFavOfSecess Texas
12/29/12 2:37 pm
Oh, and the Bush family recently purchased hundreds of thousands of acres in Paraguay... because it sits directly atop the worlds LARGEST natural water aquifer.
nFavOfSecess Texas
12/29/12 2:09 pm
FYI-
Several multinational corps have been draining our natural water sources, bottling it and selling it back to us at a 400% mark-up & there is NO act enabled or agency in place designed to regulate the environmental & health standards practices used by bottled water mfg co.'s. Tap is much safer.
nFavOfSecess Texas
12/29/12 2:00 pm
Out of habit... thanks to gramma screaming, "Turn off my damn water!" as I stood there half asleep letting it run down the drain every morning.
It's a really hot commodity now, though. Bottled, it sells for more than the price of oil and is actually considered as "blue gold".
meepx22
12/29/12 11:09 am
I don't use water until after I brush. I don't see the point in wetting your tooth brush beforehand.
wetheslaves Live each moment fully
12/28/12 5:46 am
No need to be harsh on each other. Those that have plenty don't see the need for it. Those that have seen drought know the value of water. When I was a kid the dams ran dry. We actually stopped everything and called a national day of prayer. It actually switch from drought to rain after that.
jrw010
12/28/12 12:15 am
That's your "opinion." Of course I don't "need" too, I'm so glad you "agree" with that. I don't really "care" about how you "feel" or what you think is "stupid." "!"
wetheslaves Live each moment fully
12/27/12 5:36 am
It's probably all those natural deposits from the meteor impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. One day some bright spark might find something worth mining. I would get a system if I had to drink that every day. Washing machines probably get zapped too with corrosion and mineral deposits. Thx.
hmh461 tn
12/26/12 11:05 pm
Yea the water here is gross. Pretty much everyone here that owns a house has a water treatment unit. Damn things are expensive but worth every dollar.
jrw010
12/26/12 9:56 pm
Is there any good reason to turn it off? Is there any benefit I see from that? Like, do you just like to hear silence? I can't think of any good reason to turn it off while brushing.
Do you all see how ridiculous your reasons are yet?
hvp828 Carolina girl
12/26/12 5:08 pm
I started turning the water off after I went on a mission trip & we were without water for 2 days. Made me realize how important it is to not be wasteful.
icpshootyz
12/26/12 4:46 pm
Sure water is constantly recycled. Doesn't mean it's coming back to your area very easily, say if you live in Arizona or LA. still doesn't make sense to run it down the drain for no reason.
magnum
12/26/12 11:39 am
@doopy I understand the technicality of not wasting water without splitting the molecule but, it's about all the work needed to reclaim the waste water. The extra energy needed to transport it, to clean it etc etc. it's a viscous cycle, waste needlessly and it's costs a lot of time, energy, etc.
susanr Colorado
12/26/12 9:01 am
That's kind of funny, Doopy. Still, *I* don't ever want to call people any kind of derogatory name (or even just the wrong name) either on purpose or accidentally.
susanr Colorado
12/26/12 8:59 am
My water bill for the last month was $13.30. But that's just one person, and I don't do laundry in my apartment. Also doesn't include water for landscaping. I do my dishes by hand, though.
Lund2100 California
12/26/12 8:30 am
Yes, hot water takes a while to reach the sinks, so I do this as well. Once the water turns hot and if I'm still brushing, then I turn it all the way off.
EarlyBird Portland
12/26/12 6:59 am
Remember the poll: do you pee in the shower? The majority admitted they do. Those people are conserving water by not flushing a toilet.
There are a zillion ways we can conserve. Turning water off while brushing isn't the way I choose.
gonzoboy Northern AZ
12/26/12 5:20 am
I do leave the water on. I leave it on a low stream, so that by the time I finish brushing, water will be hot. When I'm done brushing/rinsing, I like to rinse the brush in hot water.
aph514
12/26/12 1:51 am
See, I don't understand how you can quote scientific research and undermine it at the same time. I guess that's the GOP way, ignore everything you disagree with.
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