From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 15 Aug 2025 06:52:18 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
      
   > It's the same with water here in Aus. You can't water your garden with   
   > tap water when water restrictions are in effect, but any business can   
   > buy in water and waste as much of it as they like, even pouring any   
   > excess down the drain if they ordered a truck load and don't need all of   
   > it.   
      
   It turns out residents watering their lawns use up more water than all the   
   businesses put together -- at least here in NZ. So those restrictions do   
   make sense.   
      
   Me, I’ve never bothered watering my lawn. Certain rose and other flower   
   bushes that I value, yes -- when I remember, which is not often ...   
      
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