having second thoughts
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having second thoughts
Hubby and I are having second thoughts about moving to Brisbane because of the water shortage. Our dream could easily become a nightmare as we find ourselves washing our smalls out in the sink and having one shower a week. Apparently you are supposed to just use 140 litres a day and a washing mashine uses 200!
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I don't mean to be rude but wheer did you get these figure from, your washing machine either be faulty or be industrial sized if it uses 200 litres of water per wash.
I have a Zanusi washing machine and it only uses 90 litres oer wash and that is at the most. I have also checked out water efficiency sources and they all say that an avarage washing maching only uses 110 litres per avarage wash.
I have a Zanusi washing machine and it only uses 90 litres oer wash and that is at the most. I have also checked out water efficiency sources and they all say that an avarage washing maching only uses 110 litres per avarage wash.
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Even so I do a wash per day at mo and if it uses 110 that leaves 30 litres a day for a whole family to get showered, water plants wash up etc etc. I have been reading stories about people moving over then moving back to Uk because of this problem. Are you currently living in Brisbane?
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Even so I do a wash per day at mo and if it uses 110 that leaves 30 litres a day for a whole family to get showered, water plants wash up etc etc. I have been reading stories about people moving over then moving back to Uk because of this problem. Are you currently living in Brisbane?
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Even so I do a wash per day at mo and if it uses 110 that leaves 30 litres a day for a whole family to get showered, water plants wash up etc etc. I have been reading stories about people moving over then moving back to Uk because of this problem. Are you currently living in Brisbane?
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/Water+restrictions
Its a suggested 140 litres per person not per property.
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Re: having second thoughts
Even so I do a wash per day at mo and if it uses 110 that leaves 30 litres a day for a whole family to get showered, water plants wash up etc etc. I have been reading stories about people moving over then moving back to Uk because of this problem. Are you currently living in Brisbane?
As above, its a suggested 140 litres per person.
Presumably you are not doing a full load of washing a day just for yourself?! If you have a family and are doing a load a day, using an effiicient washing machine, there isn't a problem. You do the washing up when its worth doing - not a sink full of water for two plates, for example. And I can promise you that no-one in Brisbane is just rinsing their underwear in the sink and showering once a week (at least not because of the water shortage, they might be doing it because they are just weird!)- where on earth did you read that
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I haven't read or heard of anyone that has given up and gone home due to water restrictions in Brisbane alone.
Presumably you are not doing a full load of washing a day juts for yourself?! If you have a family and are doing a load a day, using an efificent washing machine, there isn't a problem. You do the washing up when its worth doing - not a sink full of water for two plates, for example. And I can promise you that no-one in Brisbane is just rinsing their underwear in the sink and showering once a week (at least not because of the water shortage, they might be doing it because they are just weird!)- where on earth did you read that
Presumably you are not doing a full load of washing a day juts for yourself?! If you have a family and are doing a load a day, using an efificent washing machine, there isn't a problem. You do the washing up when its worth doing - not a sink full of water for two plates, for example. And I can promise you that no-one in Brisbane is just rinsing their underwear in the sink and showering once a week (at least not because of the water shortage, they might be doing it because they are just weird!)- where on earth did you read that
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I am not living in Brisbane at the momment, however I have 4 friends (families of 4-5) and they are not having any trouble with there water. They are only complaining about not being able to top up the pool, wash the car or water the grass, but apart from they seem to be doing fine with the water shortage.
The thing is though, the level 5 water restrictions only came into force on the 5th April this year, before that they were on Level three.
The thing is though, the level 5 water restrictions only came into force on the 5th April this year, before that they were on Level three.
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Im not sure what level 5 or 3 is but is it a temporary thing or a situation that is going to become worse.
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It was an article in the Independant dated 28th April entitled 'Meanwhile, in Australia a global crisis arrives in the backyard'.
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Will the place run dry? Rain or no rain, I can't imagine the National or State government would allow that to happen.
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Hubby and I are having second thoughts about moving to Brisbane because of the water shortage. Our dream could easily become a nightmare as we find ourselves washing our smalls out in the sink and having one shower a week. Apparently you are supposed to just use 140 litres a day and a washing mashine uses 200!
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I dont feel Im being unreasonable asking questions about key issues. i think people who move to the other side of the world and dont consider has the country Im moving to got enough natural resources to sustain that population are mad. Its not like Im thinking 'Oh I can buy M&S underwear or tomato ketchup'! as some people seem to live in fear of.
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I dont feel Im being unreasonable asking questions about key issues. i think people who move to the other side of the world and dont consider has the country Im moving to got enough natural resources to sustain that population are mad. Its not like Im thinking 'Oh I can buy M&S underwear or tomato ketchup'! as some people seem to live in fear of.
It has been on my mind also, but we're still going.
Who knows how bad it will get - but we'll be there first hand to find out