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EMZ R33

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Hi guys and girls,

just thought id share a conversation i had with my dad the other day to hopefully save a few people out there some cash ($1,000).

My dad was (last weekend), washing his car on the street (in Glenelg) and he had a council worker shop on the oposite side of the road and approach him. He puklled out a book and started to write him a ticket. Dad was like, what the hell is going on?? And he gent started a massive speill about washing your car on the streets is now illegal and the only place that you are able to wash your car is on your own lawn on your property. The worker continued to say that the only water that can go down the drain is rain water!!

Dad got off with a warning but he said next time he'll be fined the 1K straight up.

Anyways, all the best and uuhhh yeah......don't wash your car on the street or you may be sorry!!

Regards Evan

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dangerous_daveo Grand Master

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You know what would be a GREAT idea. Alllll that water that goes down the drain, that nice rain water. Why dont they keep that? Cant be that hard.

The problem we are having up here in S/E Qld isnt so much the lack of rain, there isnt much yeah, but its not falling in the catchment areas. So why not use all this drainage...

Mr Italy! Proficient

Mr Italy!

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You know what would be a GREAT idea. Alllll that water that goes down the drain, that nice rain water. Why dont they keep that? Cant be that hard.

The problem we are having up here in S/E Qld isnt so much the lack of rain, there isnt much yeah, but its not falling in the catchment areas. So why not use all this drainage...

I'm going to assume it would be too expensive to treat the water that goes down storm water drains.

Imagin all the shit that goes down there with it. Poisons from lawns (round-up, zero), shit from cars, dodgy shit people pour down the drains etc.

predator Grand Master

predator

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Grey water recycling has been discussed a few times, but then people whinge about it soon as they hear that the water they may end up drinking is reused.. Even though by the time it gets to them it would have been so filtered so much it would just be like normal water.

Things are starting to get pretty rough in this country though with regards to lack of water, reducing greenhouse emissions, etc. It's only a good thing to get the issue out there before it's too late though.

dangerous_daveo Grand Master

dangerous_daveo

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Grey water recycling has been discussed a few times, but then people whinge about it soon as they hear that the water they may end up drinking is reused.. Even though by the time it gets to them it would have been so filtered so much it would just be like normal water.

Things are starting to get pretty rough in this country though with regards to lack of water, reducing greenhouse emissions, etc. It's only a good thing to get the issue out there before it's too late though.

The grey water is actually meant to be cleaner. Given the option of that over no water, I know what I would take all the time. Seems some people are going for the no water option. Desaltenation is just stupid, it costs far far too much.

Adding to that, back when we got our house (1990) we built it new, and moved up from jimboomba (no town water at all) so we knew the importance of saving water. We asked the counsil if we could have tank/s. They said NO its a mosquito hazzard... So stuff them.

Greenhouse is a funny one. There have been a few studies over the years. A car is better for the environment than public transport. (in terms of greenhouse gas that comes out of the exaust) its that simple. It wasnt a simple measure of car = x bus = y. It was z people in car, and q people in bus, / emmissions.

insu Rising Star

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Funnily enough I've read a few stories here (in brisvegus) about pipes cracking all around the joint due to lack of lubrication (moisture) from water constantly flowing through them, due to people being so conservative with their water usage. The net effect being the money saved goes into repairing the pipes.

Tangles Grand Master

Tangles

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I whack $4 into one of those washing-bay machines, and hi-pressure soap my car, throw some of that low-pressure conditioner on, then high-pressure rinse (all for $4, maybe $5 - best time is late on Friday nights as you seem to get an extra minute for $4!).

Car is all clean, takes 6.30mins, perfect. If I do it by bucket at home, it costs more than $4 anyway (ie time taken = half hour, plus washnwax, etc).

meh. :) Damn Glenelg council, what a biatch

scathing Grand Master

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im about to use a high pressure water hose thingamajig with a trigger nozzle - apparently thats not illegal to wash ur car with....

That's true in Victoria, but not NSW.

You're only allowed to wash your car with reclaimed water in NSW, hence why all those Carlovers etc self-service car washes are doing so well.

Freddy Kruger Mentor

Freddy Kruger

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i spend $3 at the carwash, rinse soap rinse. but then i take it home and take the time to polish and/or wax it. as washing it with the car wash strips the wax off it.

Anyway with the counsil worker, as he was walking away i woulda turned the hose on him :laugh: i woulda laughed :D

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