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[eseedhouse]

Flew over the Sooke reservoir today..a long way to go yet before it's full...

In Victoria October, November and December of 2013 were the driest October, November, and December in a hundred years.  The Pacific Northwest of the USA is in an extended drought and California has proclaimed a state of emergency over the shortage of water.

[North Shore]

Oh, goody!  Should be a good fire season!

[Mike K.]

Last week the media reported on the reservoir being only 85% full and the world-ending implications of that, so next week we should expect them to cover how the reservoir is overflowing and needs to be expanded otherwise we'll run the risk of running out of water.

[HB]

Who is running that asylum

[sebberry]

Portland empties 144 million-litre water reservoir after teen pees in it
 
 

Portland, Ore., officials pulled the plug and dumped 144 million litres of treated water Thursday after a teenager was spotted peeing into city reservoir.
 
Security cameras caught a 19-year-old peeing through an iron fence into one of the reservoirs at the Mount Tabor facility in southeast Portland.
 
[...]

 
http://www.cbc.ca/ne...in-it-1.2614558

[Mike K.]

Bird droppings and dead animals ain't no thang I guess.

[Greg]

Portland empties 144 million-litre water reservoir after teen pees in it
 
 
 
http://www.cbc.ca/ne...in-it-1.2614558

On the bright side, I think I've identified some individuals to whom I can market my new line of homeopathic medicines...

[sebberry]

Indeed.

[VicHockeyFan]

Probably no win either way here.

[Mike K.]

The City has turned off the water on my block between 8AM and 3PM.

This is kinda lame.

[VicHockeyFan]

The City has turned off the water on my block between 8AM and 3PM.

This is kinda lame.

 

Stage 5 water restrictions kick in 1st of May.

[Mike K.]

They kicked in a day early in my hood.

[sebberry]

The City has turned off the water on my block between 8AM and 3PM.

This is kinda lame.

 

What are they doing?

[Mike K.]

Not sure. They didn't tell us anything other than the scheduled time for the cutoff. I'm assuming it's a water main upgrade.

[sebberry]

Anyone notice anything a little "off" with the water today? 

[James Bay walker]

How do you mean 'off'?  I've not noticed an appearance or odour issue (in the James Bay Area -- perceptions might vary a bit by area).  Can't vouch for taste as I distill all my drinking / cooking water.

 

jbw

[sebberry]

It had a funny taste and odor this morning.  Haven't checked this afternoon.  I noticed it in a cup of water I poured this morning and again in the shower.

[Bingo]

It had a funny taste and odor this morning.  Haven't checked this afternoon.  I noticed it in a cup of water I poured this morning and again in the shower.

 

You drink shower water? 

[sebberry]

You drink shower water? 

 

The dog gets a bit territorial over the toilet water. 

[VicHockeyFan]

You drink shower water? 

 

It's called multi-tasking.