Raver
i went to a restaurant for dinner last nite and we were charged for tap water is this the norm? what is it all about? is it even legal to do so?what r others opinions on this topic?
~Em~Posted: 7 Jan 2007, 11:07pm I am the darkness in your dreams at night
they can't charge for water, but they can charge for the service
subboPosted: 7 Jan 2007, 11:10pm war hero
fuck yeh ...
everything comes at a cost these days
Hard To The Core
Exactly...You get water, in a glass, that someone has to prepare for you and then serve you...You pay for the washing of the glass and the time it took for that person to serve and wait on you...
Raver
i just found it strange as i ve never been to any other restaurant that has charged me for tap water
subboPosted: 7 Jan 2007, 11:25pm war hero
was it the filtered tap water tho?? those things arent cheap to put in either
Mr SPosted: 7 Jan 2007, 11:28pm WE ARE THE MODS!!
by 2010 it will probably cost us $5 a day to shower and flush the toilet
Keeping the Kandii Kulture Kickin!!
at one place i work we sell bottles of water unless they specify they want tap water.
on the bandwagon
what sort of scab orders tap water at a restaurant!
did you get a doggy bag too?!
michPosted: 8 Jan 2007, 8:16am *
given how people blatantly disregard water restrictions I think people should pay for it, sure it's only one glass of tap water but think about it in the view of every patron requesting free water and look at how this could effect the business owners water usage. Water is a precious resource and getting more so by the day... don't be friggin tight if you're asked to pay for it do so!!!!
Mmm
Not so much paying for restaurant water, but what does everyone think about raising the fees for general water use?
I see so many people with their sprinklers on at midday, maybe charging more would curb this.
on the bandwagon
water restrictions are a bunch of wank - residential water use accounts for less than 10% of the entire country's water usage.
water costs SFA. serving tap water in a restaurant would have absolutely zero effect on their bottom line, it costs more to flush a toilet than it does to have 20 glasses of tap water.
if they want to charge for serving it, good on them. only a total scab would complain about it.
Mmm
What does everyone think about the Melbourne water police. They have the ability to come to your property and reduce your water pressure to enough to only dampen a washcloth, not have a full shower.
I was thinking this could have bad repercussions on people who want a simple drink of water. However they're only enforcing this in repeat offender homes and businesses.
on the bandwagon
the resources would be better spent buying out all the cotton & rice fields. both cotton and rice are cheaper to import (no prizes for guessing why) and the imported product is generally a much better quality.
much like 'peak oil', 'water restrictions' for residential areas is just fear mongering.
Got a problem with pink??
Am guessing here, but are golf courses "restriction free" ?
on the bandwagon
well i do all of the above to save water, i dont even have a car to wash. but at the end of the day (residential) changes to our water usage habits make absolutely SFA difference in the grand scheme of things. the key is extremely tight restrictions on commercial water usage. this won't happen because a) people will whinge how much things start to cost and b) because it won't 'help the farmers' that everone seems to be so in love with... people seem to forget how much money farmers make from a good crop, they are not out there being 'aussie battlers' for $40k a year thats for sure.
dbbPosted: 8 Jan 2007, 8:52am Steampunk
On the ABC the other day they were interviewing this poor farmer who was having to sell up and move off the land because of the drought.
The story was all nice and sad, 40 people out of a job, been in the area for generations.
Until I heard more details, then I lost all sympathy.
The Location : Bourke
The Crop : Cotton
Fuck off then, crowing cotton on the edge of a desert is a criminal waste of water.
If you want to grow cotton, then get the fuck out of NSW and set up shop in Broome.
Got a problem with pink??
Thats farked!!!!
I reckon a tequila (agave cactus) farm would be the way to go
on the bandwagon
no i am saying exactly that, people seem to think that using less water helps the 'poor farmers' when it has absolutely nothing to do with farmers. people who think this are the same people who watch today tonight.
and re farming, everyone knows its a high risk/high reward type arrangement. the risk is that is may not rain therefore you may not make money for... a year? two years? five years? who knows. its part and parcel of your lifestyle choice. when things are going well you dont see them on tv doing a feel good story about how they just bought a new mercedes 4wd and boat do you...
RuttPosted: 8 Jan 2007, 9:55am Villainous
The government has known about the water problem for years but has done nothing about apart from charge us a tax to fix the problem, but i see nothing being fixed. Houses should be given large rain water tanks, so a house can be self sufficent and if it runs out then pay a small fee for the tank to be refilled and the tax should be dropped. This will spread water use evenly among people and big business such as cotton farmers should be taxed more on water as the are making money from water use, not the Australian community.
*sorry didnt read the other posts before ranting*
Pay for tap water, no, bottled water, yes.
This post has been edited by Rutt: Yesterday, 10:02 AM
dbbPosted: 8 Jan 2007, 10:05am Steampunk
The rainwater tank rebate would be a great thing to introduce. Rann hasn't seemed keen to go down that path to this point in time.
We are currently investigating rain water tanks and a grey water system. At our place most of the lawn is gone, replaced by a garden with a good percentage of native and water efficient plants. The irrigation system is completely drip line - no sprinklers or spray systems.
