Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11108642)

:rofl: You're hilarious.



My Granny loves both of those, in fact, it's her only request for her birthday.

Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11120122)

Or someone concerned with wasting water...particularly in a desert country.

One can be spotlessly clean in ten minutes or less in a shower.

N.

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 11120230)

This in The Meantalist. It's ALL about money.

Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11121227)

What about the environmental impact? Money is surely secondary to good stewardship and not wasting resources.

N.

Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11121258)

It's possible wars will be fought over water in the future if we don't get better at managing resources. The first and best way to do that is for each of us to watch our consumption and try not to waste anything.

Couple that with better management of resources and at point of consumption energy saving and waste management and our grandchildren may still be able to enjoy a daily shower in clean water.

N.

Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11121258)

It's possible wars will be fought over water in the future if we don't get better at managing resources.

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11121281)

Agreed - but not globally. I see that along the Nile, Pakistan/India but probably not too many other places.

Unless America completely destroys its groundwater through fracking then maybe they may travel North.

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11121281)

Agreed - but not globally. I see that along the Nile, Pakistan/India but probably not too many other places.

Unless America completely destroys its groundwater through fracking then maybe they may travel North.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11121346)

...and anyway, what's wrong with desalination?

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11121345)

agreed except its also likely in the levant

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11121351)

expensive, resource hungry and doesn't generate enough water to grow stuff - and not so great if you are land-locked.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11121363)

Someone will come up with something, don't worry.

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11121372)

all of the world's problems will be resolved (including the middle east) when nuclear fusion is cracked. Until then, we're ****ed.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11121346)

...and anyway, what's wrong with desalination?

Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 11121525)

As Millhouse said, unbelievably energy-hungry. Huge great pumps needed to push seawater through a membrane, and huge great pumps need huge amounts of energy to drive them.

If the anit-frackers are right, then UK too will be looking at resources other than natural ones for much of its drinking water.

And then on the other hand look at Somerset :blink:

We're doomed, I tell you.