Water narc wannabe
October 11, 2007 at 9:31 am by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsLast evening, I walked my dogs through the reluctantly historic Oakhurst neighborhood in Decatur. I noticed two people watering their yards with hoses and one home with a lawn sprinkler running. In addition, several homes we passed had lawns and gardens whose thickness and greenness indicate they’ve been watered since the total outdoor watering ban went into effect.
I muttered under my breath, but did not report the H2Outlaws to the DeKalb County Aqua Hunger Enforcement Team. I didn’t feel like being a water narc.
Fast-forward to this morning.
The AJC reports that the current drought is so severe, Lake Lanier could be Lake Not-Here in three months.
Now I think I was wrong to not have notified the water cops.
Any readers out there feeling similarly conflicted?
October 11th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Also conflicted and would love to see the city gov’t start with big and not so hard to catch offenders like oh, say, Piedmont Park?
http://atlanta.metblogs.com/archives/2007/10/trick_question.phtml
I’ve shortened my showers, three of my trees are dying from lack-o-agua and I’m perplexed by the rampant “I’m not part of the problem I’m not changing-itis”.
October 11th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Turn them in….they are selfish and desreve the fines
Why did the city make my complex turn off our fountain, which recirculates from it’s basin? Yet, the fire hydrant on the corner has leaked for months despite numerous calls to the city. Gotta luv the guvment.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Dale, my friend, you are not gonna believe this. I am in total agreement with you!!!!!! We, the great thinkers of the cl.com comment boards, are of one mind on this subject. Dale + Mr. T = forever.
I’m not much of a yard boy anyway but I am letting many plants – including a nice Japanese Maple – die because of the ban. Turn them in, Andelshed.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
I’m OTP in Cobb County and they have what amounts to the Brute Squad patrolling neighborhoods looking out for violators. They actually had this well before the total ban when we were doing every-other-day watering depending on your street address.
I’d say feel guilty now and go on another dog-walk tonight with a keen eye for violators.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Mr. T – pretty cool…..but, hey, even a blind squirrell finds a nut every once in a while…make that a blind, drunk, retarded squirrel……. I just don’t know which one of us is the squirrell
btw how the hell do you spell squirrell…..
Seriously, pretty cool, glad we’re living the Rodney King Dream hahahaha
October 11th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Can’t we all just wet a lawn?
October 11th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
pretty quick wit for a Persian Drag Queen
wow that would be SO illegal would that be in Iran….. if they had drag queens, that is
October 11th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I’m glad someone OTP is enforcing it.
Not over here in Johns Creek.
I called twice about neighbors washing their driveway. Really, not even watering grass, they want a clean driveway more than drinking water!
I just got sent in loops between Fulton County and Johns Creek. No one will take responsibility for it…