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Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Sun, 28 September 2003 23:56
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Just a friendly reminder to everyone that as of sep 30 midnight sydney once again has water restrictions.
NO WASHING THE CAR WITH A HOSE 
So get in today and tomorrow and wash your car before it becomes a real PITA!
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 02:16
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im glad i washed the car on saturday then 
as for water restrictions im all for it, i got very peeved last time we had water restrictions and every old person was still outside hosing their lawn..
whats more important u stupid old f#cks a pretty green lawn or being able to have drinking and bathing water? 
/rant off
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Location:
Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 03:03
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We've had water restrictions in Vic for Months. I haven't been able to wash my car since July. I live on a dirt road so my car isn't looking too good now. I just don't understand how using a bucket to wash you car can use less than a trigger hose 
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 03:20
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get a $99 pressure washer or bribe your nearest car rental company (most use brooms so not if you have really good paintwork but can do reasonable job inside and out in about 5-10mins if you dont have a whole heap of shit inside)
Allan
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Location:
Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 03:35
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ra23celicachick - It stops all the people who are too lazy to use buckets (ie 99% of the population).
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 06:56
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having no hose makes it a little hard to wash ti with one
i rekon buckets are better anyhow 
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Location:
The Eastwood MASSIVE !
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 08:25
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Looks like I'll be washing my car at work using the water recyc car wash.
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 09:52
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I'm with Diz...
I'll now be washing my car at work...
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 10:24
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| ae86drift wrote on Mon, 29 September 2003 16:56 |
i rekon buckets are better anyhow
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Yea, and I love washing the 2nd half of my car with the dirt from the 1st half that made it's way into the bucket too. 
As for me, I've currently given up washing it. What with the very dry weather, high winds and the huge amount of dust that the two previous conditions create, why waste your time? It's got a layer of dust again within an hour. I'm confident that the two layers of wax I put on a while ago will keep it good until more rain comes. It's not like anything is "washing" the wax off afterall....... 
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 11:24
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Well here in colac - were on water restrictions too - irony is our water supply dams are OVERFLOWING in capacity ..
In my backyard - fish have migrated to bite at the dogs toes , and frogs sing louder than the magpies in the morning ..
My otherwise large white and tan saint bernard pup - is now a brown and tan saint bernard pup because she loves splashing in the puddles - its great fun for her at least!
Still do the bucket o sudsy water though for the car - on the front lawn - then hose off with a trigger job - Car still is happy and shiney
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 11:44
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water restrictions should be mandatory all year round. i hate the fuckwits watering their lawns in the middle of the day in summer, absolute tools.
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 12:07
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The rules are stupid though...
You are allowed to use the hose to water the grass but you are not allowed to park your car on the grass and use the hose to wash it... How stupid is that???
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 12:26
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no, no, no. .. i think stupid is using a hose (and wasting hundreds of litres of water) to remove leaves from a cement driveway and/or footpath! !# $#??
"... no inspector, that's my patented water-broom..." ?
charles
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 13:33
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first fire ban now water restriction, the worlds gone to all buggery!
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 13:36
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yer - i reckon all during summer shouldn't be allowed to water garden 7am-7pm - wastes an incredible amount
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 14:13
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I can wash my car with 1 bucket of water, using the dregs to do the wheels. Quick squirt off with the hose & Chamois & Wax. All up about 15L's I reckon and its all done on grass on my back lawn. Might start washing once every 2-3 weeks now though, I hate it when my car looks heaps dirty, doesn't do it any credit 
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Location:
melb
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June 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 14:47
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Apparently a lot of those do it yourself type car wash places
dont recycle there water like they say they do
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Mon, 29 September 2003 15:35
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I wonder what will happen to those hand wash café places that have popped up everywhere. Will they be allowed to continue operating as previously?
So the restrictions only apply within Sydney? that mean i can wash the car in Helensburg?
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 03:49
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Yeah people who use their hoses to clean their drives ought to be taken into the desert and left there for 2 weeks without any water. Like to see them waste it again after that.
As for people who water their gardens in the middle of the day, dont they realise that it is doing the plants more harm than good?
I think I will be taking my car to those automated brushless washers. Can get it washed for about $10 - $15 or so. Being black it gets pretty dirty.
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Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 04:46
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Businesses that require the use of water to actually function will be allowed a usage permit, which will allow them to use water during the day, however they will still be restricted in the amount they are allowed to use based upon their permit.
Asuming this will be the same system they had in place a few years back when Dad had a permit for his business.
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Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 08:50
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| Julz wrote on Tue, 30 September 2003 01:35 |
I wonder what will happen to those hand wash café places that have popped up everywhere. Will they be allowed to continue operating as previously?
So the restrictions only apply within Sydney? that mean i can wash the car in Helensburg?
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Yeah they can.
Restrictions include wollongong aswell
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 09:04
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just put a bucket on the opposide side of the car, and start washing away with the hose as normal.
if anyone queries you just say your trying to fill the bucket but someone put a goddam car in the way.
alternativley,
park on the lawn and starat washing away with the hose as normal,
if anyone queries you say your trying to water the lawn but someone parked their bloody car in the middle of it
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 09:13
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| Rolla Boy wrote on Mon, 29 September 2003 22:07 |
The rules are stupid though...
You are allowed to use the hose to water the grass but you are not allowed to park your car on the grass and use the hose to wash it... How stupid is that???
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No you're not.
Only allowed to hand hose or water can your gardens only up to 7:30am or after 4pm. Even sports clubs arn't allowed to water their grounds unless they are major.
They should have a dobbing system, and that $4000 fine in VIC should apply to the entire east coast.
But be careful when you accuse someone of wasting water when you see them hosing their driveways. Make sure it wasn't just laid as you need to water freshly laid cement.
And from what I understand, there is to be no hose whatsoever on your car. The rinse is with a bucket.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 11:13
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the number of DICKHEADS i saw this week was amazing. everyone trying to get their driveway watering in before the restrictions. i saw so many people gurneying their paths and driveways and sprinklers on everywhere during the day. makes me angry!
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Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Tue, 30 September 2003 23:26
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| lang wrote on Tue, 30 September 2003 19:04 |
just put a bucket on the opposide side of the car, and start washing away with the hose as normal.
if anyone queries you just say your trying to fill the bucket but someone put a goddam car in the way.
alternativley,
park on the lawn and starat washing away with the hose as normal,
if anyone queries you say your trying to water the lawn but someone parked their bloody car in the middle of it
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hahaha classic!
Apparently there was a 10% increase in water usage over the last week.
I think sydney water needs to rethink its conditions.
i.e. cant use a sprinkler but you can stand in your garden with a hose for as long as you want???? sound stupid??
You can use a hose on the garden(grass), for no restricted amount of time, but you cant wash your car on the garden(grass)
"Have you seen my baseball??"
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 00:54
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Here in Perth we are on like permanent water restrictions. You aren't allowed to water between the hours of 6am and 6pm. You can hand water but not many people I see do.
You can only use sprinklers or reticulation on two days of the week designated by your street number. Kind of a pain, but a lot smarter than the ones you're describing.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 00:59
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That's because the other days are spent feeding the hampsters so that they can power the sprinklers again isn't it?
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:04
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Let it go dude...least I can wash my car and don't have a million speed cameras everywhere... 
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:34
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| flapps wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 09:26 |
| lang wrote on Tue, 30 September 2003 19:04 |
just put a bucket on the opposide side of the car, and start washing away with the hose as normal.
if anyone queries you just say your trying to fill the bucket but someone put a goddam car in the way.
alternativley,
park on the lawn and starat washing away with the hose as normal,
if anyone queries you say your trying to water the lawn but someone parked their bloody car in the middle of it
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hahaha classic!
Apparently there was a 10% increase in water usage over the last week.
I think sydney water needs to rethink its conditions.
i.e. cant use a sprinkler but you can stand in your garden with a hose for as long as you want???? sound stupid??
You can use a hose on the garden(grass), for no restricted amount of time, but you cant wash your car on the garden(grass)
"Have you seen my baseball??"
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That's why people have sprinklers, so they don't have to stand out there with a hose. They're lazy now, it's not going to change.
And I thought I was hopeless with what a garden was. At least I know it's called a LAWN and not a garden when referring to the mass of grass you push your mower over. Unless you're into trimming the roses with the victa.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:35
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haha That's only 'coz it'd be too much of a PITA to feed all those hampsters in remote locations....
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:36
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How did you come up with that dude?
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:38
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 11:04 |
Let it go dude...least I can wash my car and don't have a million speed cameras everywhere...
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Yea, they don't have camera's at the beach.
We don't wash our cars the way the westerners do by pushing them into the ocean or other convienient body of water. 
"Let's go boating".
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:39
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Do you guys spend all day coming up with this shit instead of working?
Heres one for ya...how much does insurance cost in Sydney compared to here 
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:45
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 11:39 |
Do you guys spend all day coming up with this shit instead of working?
Heres one for ya...how much does insurance cost in Sydney compared to here
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Oh yea, gotta kill time doing something. It's my day off from TAFE today.
As for insurance, lets see..... $30/month full comprehensive. Mmmmm.... but then again I'm not a southerner.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:48
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Looks like we've hit a nerve!
Sweet.......
Oh yeah, comp insurance for me is $62/month. $0/month for the hampsters. 
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:49
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You DEFINETLY aint from Sydney...then again, your car in their eyes has no sporting aspirations.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 01:54
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Your car is insured as Canberra dude...home of redlight/speed camera combos.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 02:05
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True, I think if I insured it in Cabra, it'll double..
But then I'd be able to go down the road and have a beautiful bowl of Pho, order some three coloured bean drink, and some fresh beef jerky.
*sigh*
I miss the culture.
And the Cabra prices!
Ah well. I'll just go back in my hole and sulk... With my legal XXX pr0n and pot...
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Location:
Perth
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November 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 02:22
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I'm not getting the perth/hampster sprinkler connection. As frank says, at least we can keep our cars nice and shiny without some lawman coming and ramming their nightstick up our arses, or maybe you sydney boys like that kind of rough treatment
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 03:53
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| Apollo wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 11:34 |
| flapps wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 09:26 |
| lang wrote on Tue, 30 September 2003 19:04 |
just put a bucket on the opposide side of the car, and start washing away with the hose as normal.
if anyone queries you just say your trying to fill the bucket but someone put a goddam car in the way.
alternativley,
park on the lawn and starat washing away with the hose as normal,
if anyone queries you say your trying to water the lawn but someone parked their bloody car in the middle of it
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hahaha classic!
Apparently there was a 10% increase in water usage over the last week.
I think sydney water needs to rethink its conditions.
i.e. cant use a sprinkler but you can stand in your garden with a hose for as long as you want???? sound stupid??
You can use a hose on the garden(grass), for no restricted amount of time, but you cant wash your car on the garden(grass)
"Have you seen my baseball??"
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That's why people have sprinklers, so they don't have to stand out there with a hose. They're lazy now, it's not going to change.
And I thought I was hopeless with what a garden was. At least I know it's called a LAWN and not a garden when referring to the mass of grass you push your mower over. Unless you're into trimming the roses with the victa.
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Do you not see the brackets? As in watering the garden and/or grass.
What idiot would park their car on their garden, wouldnt that kill all the plants?????
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 04:00
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Nark has this thing about saying that Perth's electricity supply is powered by hamsters. He gradually applies this to our other services because he thinks he's funny
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 04:23
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As long as I laugh....
Mwuahahaha!
Hey JCMF. Don't speed cameras over there run on electricity?
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 11:38
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Well kill the hamsters...
That way, you guys have no more speed cameras...
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 12:42
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Do you not see the brackets? As in watering the garden and/or grass.
What idiot would park their car on their garden, wouldnt that kill all the plants?????
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Yea, when you put something in brackets like that, you are saying what the first word really means in your view.
Just like when I say: my transmission(auto), I am saying what my transmission is. What you were saying is what your garden is made of.
If you meant and/or grass like you put above, use that instead like you mean it.
And yea, I did almost make a crack about parking your car on the hedges.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Sydney - Water Restrictions
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Wed, 01 October 2003 13:01
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boooo - I want graphic details!
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