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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on March 24, 2010, 23:27
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A man stands on the end of a dock that used to lead to the waters of Lake Mead, the largest artificial reservoir in the U.S., in a 2008 photograph. Below, a picture taken near Hoover Dam shows the lake in 2006. (See another picture of the shrinking Lake Mead.)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/photogalleries/100322-world-water-day-2010-pictures-melting-glaciers/#world-water-day-lake-mead_17256_600x450.jpg
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Slightly worrying. :-\
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yep :-\
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It reminds me of the pictures of the summers of 1975/6.
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I remember the standpipes.
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It reminds me of the pictures of the summers of 1975/6.
doesn't remind me. :dunno:
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:shuddup:
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:laugh: :laugh:
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Happy days. ;D
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Indeed, they were. :)
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When you could organise a barbecue a week or two ahead and not have to cancel due to the weather.
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;D
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Except that you could fry burgers on the pavements, so you didn't need a BBQ. ;D I remember burning my feet on the sand on the Isle of Wight in 1976!
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A lifetime ago now. :cry:
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Well, not quite. ;)
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Less so for you. :)
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;D
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I remember having to buy and use a lawn sprinkler that year. I've never had to use it since! :bawl:
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They banned them anyway. :)
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Really? I'm not on a water meter so a ban would not prevent me from watering the lawn should I need to. My current water bill is £603 for the year which I think is outrageous. >:(
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Bloody hell! Mine is not even half that!
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My current water bill is £603 for the year which I think is outrageous. >:(
I thought mine was high at £279 :o
It seems strange that its calculated on the rateable value of the property, unless you are on a meter , yet they dont give the 25% single occupier discount on it that you get on the rates. Obviously one person in the property will use a lot less water than 2 or more would use >:(
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Considering how much rain we get in Wales it's a lot to pay. I can't really see any justification for it. :(
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I'm at £324 on a meter. It would be double that without the meter.
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I have resisted having a meter installed as I suppose I use more than my fair share of water. :blush:
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I guess the sheep dip uses quite a bit.
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;D
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The sheep dip takes a serious amount of water if it has to be drained and refilled! But in normal circumstances the rain usually keeps it topped up quite nicely. :laugh:
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If diluted... ;)
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Considering how much rain we get in Wales it's a lot to pay. I can't really see any justification for it. :(
well all the water in Wales comes to Brum :-)
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:devil:
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well all the water in Wales comes to Brum :-)
Yes, at a discount! We suffer all the pain and you get all the pleasure! ;D
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indeed :-)