Water Restrictions

Wow, the drought down under is so bad right now.

I just learnt about the new water restrictions in Brisbane, my home city. You can no longer use garden hoses in Brisbane and they must be stored in your house, not sitting out in your yard.

Brisbane residents can only water their yards with water from buckets and the buckets can only be used during 4-8pm on designated days (3 days a week, days vary depending on where you live).

To correspond to the new water restrictions, water police are enforcing the new rules. If you are caught using water when you shouldn't or if you are found to have a hose in your yard then you will receive a fine.

This is not a joke, though it should be. It is so scary to think that this is how crucial the drought is in Australia right now...

Meanwhile, my friends here often clean their cars at least once a week and most are unaware of the impending water crisis abroad or even further north (where the Southern California water comes from...).

Concerning...

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