Now, you can’t water on any day. There is no option to water on such-and-such a day.
If you have been reading my blog, you know how I feel about wasting water on lawns so I won’t go into it again.

The city is finally taking this drought seriously and not trying to find ways to save water and appease the citizens. The folks in the area are going to complain about the grass going brown, but really, having drinking water is far more important than a green lawn. Remember, it is not dead; it is just sleeping and will come back when the rain resumes. It will be just fine.

I propose making a brown lawn the new status symbol in the area. Brown is Green. Just think about it. Not having to do a thing to your yard is making a statement about how green you are. It will revolutionize suburban living. Now you’ll have all this extra time to do the things you always wanted to. I mean, if you are not watering your yard, the grass doesn’t grow, so now you don’t have to mow your yard. What will we do with all the extra time?

Not being able to wash your car at home will take getting used to. Now you have to take it to a commercial car wash to have the clean car we all desire.

It’s not just about green lawns and clean cars. There are safety reasons for conserving water. The fire department requires water, lots of water and good pressure, to fight fires. Duke Power needs water to generate power. And on a personal note, we all need to take a bath. Oh my goodness, can you imagine what the town would smell like if we didn’t take our bath?

How about water to quench our thirst, or the water we cook with? We really need water and we really need to conserve water now. No one knows how long the lack of substantial rain will continue, but I did see a report that says it could go into 2008. As Brad Panovich reported during Monday’s newscast, we are 11 inches behind normal for the year. It would take 12-15 inches of water to end the drought. Not only do we have to catch up on our deficit, we also have to replenish the water we already used.

Let’s not wait until the water is gone and nothing comes out of the tap. Then we will really be up a creek without a paddle. True, it will be a dry creek, but still a very big problem.

I am heading to Connecticut to visit my family this Saturday so I will be writing about being green while on the road. It should be an interesting story.