From: jason_hindle@yahoo.com   
      
   On 14/08/2025 23:36, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >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 ...   
      
   Some of my Texan colleagues at a former employer would save water from the   
    bath or shower so they could use it to water their gardens from a can. I've   
    no idea if using slightly soapy water would cause a problem...   
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