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Water is finite. Meanwhile you can generally always pay for more electricity. Cape Town will likely be out of water by July 15. High efficiency dryers and was

• ams6110 8y ago
  No it isn't. We're drinking the same water the dinosaurs drank, for the most part.
  • drb91 8y ago
    I’m not sure your point. That doesn’t really help you unless you’re near the water. On a local level, especially across a single year, water levels are finite and exhaustible.
    • icebraining 8y ago
      Arguably it ends up being a matter of energy use in either case, either to desalinize it or to carry it from afar. That's usually very expensive, though.
• gambiting 8y ago
  Depends on where you live - in North of England and parts of Scotland the water is so plentiful you don't even get a water meter in your home, you only pay a flat delivery charge each year, but are otherwise free to use as much as you like. In which case, I'm happy to use a program that uses loads of water, but obviously in other locations(Cape Town) the amount used should be restricted. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
  • rahimnathwani 8y ago
    Water may fall from the sky in the North, but it's not rainwater that comes out of the tap at home. The lack of water meters is a legacy thing. Water companies all over the UK (including the North) are trying to migrate consumers away from unmetered tariffs. For example: https://www.nwl.co.uk/your-home/your-account/considering-a-water-meter.aspx https://www.nwl.co.uk/your-home/your-account/considering-a-w... And in case you think the water companies are just as happy if you're on an unmetered tariff: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/water-meters-how-you-forced-13560774 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/water-m...
• taejo 8y ago
  > Cape Town will likely be out of water by July 15. The rainy season is starting, and Cape Town is unlikely to run out of water this year. It was touch-and-go until a few months ago, though, and there's still a risk for next year.