Are You Taking the Drought Seriously? WRAL’s David Crabtree Wants to Know

GOLO: Go Local. Talk Local. Share Local.

angela_the golo editor: blog

golo editor's blog

are you taking the drought seriously? wral’s david crabtree wants to know

Published Oct 15, 2007
Views: 2408

Sky5 Flyover of Falls Lake, Oct. 16, 2007

abuse

Gov. Mike Easley has called for further cutbacks in water consumption by every North Carolina resident to conserve limited water supplies that, he said, will likely continue to shrink in the coming months. He stopped short of declaring an emergency but said that could happen if people don’t begin to be serious about water conservation.

We want to hear from you. Have you cut back water usage? If so, how? If not, why?

Would you seriously consider shorter showers? Have you thought of buying a rain barrel? Shaving with a minimum of water? Brushing your teeth with a minimum of water?

Should well water, from the water table, be banned from irrigating lawns? How concerned are you that water could be rationed by spring?

David used many of your comments in a story he produced over the weekend. Thank you for your feedback.

Filed under: Human Interest

abuse

Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.

You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.

View Comments

page 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6
<prev	next>

sort order: oldest first | newest first

definately taking it serious. We have a well and I don't want it to go dry. When I turn the faucet on for hot water I am now catching the cold water til the hot starts and using it for other things. It amazing how much water you loose waiting for the hot.

RoseBud
GOLO member since July 3, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:05 p.m.

Report abuse

Having grown with having to draw the water we used from a well with a bucket, I have always had an appreciation for water. But even I am conserving by going back and using a plastic container to wash dishes in and using that water for watering outside plants. I also put the stopper in the tub when showering to catch and reuse that water for watering outside. The soap helps keep bugs off some also.

LadyBlue-THE PHOENIX
GOLO member since July 7, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:11 p.m.

Report abuse

Nature will take care of itself. I also have a private well & would be in a fix if it should run dry. I have no need to water my yard because it is already dead for the season. I have never been the one to water my yard, It grows just fine on it's own, maybe too much with having to cut it once a week.

Putting the brakes on growth would be a big help!

wizard633
GOLO member since July 2, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:19 p.m.

Report abuse

We have never ever watered our lawn, and don't intend to start, but I have watered our half-dozen tomato and pepper plants. I didn't think it was too selfish to spend water on home-grown veggies. We have long since stopped running water for tooth brushing and shaving, and every time I don't finish drinking a glass of water, I go outside and pour it on the holly bushes.

PLEASE folks, the lawns will come back. We need to save water.

WardofTheState
GOLO member since August 7, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:21 p.m.

Report abuse

People are going to feel foolish with green lawns and dying from thirst because the water is all gone.

RoseBud
GOLO member since July 3, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:22 p.m.

Report abuse

We have been taking it seriously for awhile. We take 5 minute showers, turn off the water while brushing our teeth and shaving, we have even limited flushing the toilets... If the kids play in the shower and run over 5 minutes, I turn the water off to the shower. We have never watered the grass and though my car really needs washed, I haven't (yet). As for a rain barrel, what is that?

OALA
GOLO member since July 5, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:33 p.m.

Report abuse

we are on spring water and having to haul water...we have been using paper plates, cups, bowls etc. Showers are limited you get wet turn it off and lather up then rinse off...toilet..if its yellow let it mellow if its brown flush it down...we have never watered the tundra and car washing it just a waste in this dry drought..at this point i am just glad to have a place to get water to haul it.

strolling bones
October 15, 2007 4:38 p.m.

Report abuse

I don't think the issue is so much that people are or are not taking the drought seriously, as it is the state and local officials. I'll say this again: Governor Easley stated a month ago that this was one of the worst droughts in recorded history. The front page of the N&O carried an article stating that officials are "scared". And yet, the current water restrictions are not as severe as what we had in place in 2002. It is absolutely stunning that you can still wash cars, power wash and water your lawns this far into the worst drought we've ever seen.

EverythingTicksMeOff
GOLO member since November 13, 2008
October 15, 2007 4:50 p.m.

Report abuse

I am taking it seriously. I am in the county on a well, but have never seen the creek running through our property dry up like it is now. We have animals we would normally not see coming up to our house in search of water. We do the best we can to conserve, but hope it ends soon. I worry about the animals in all this, humans have more resources to tap, animals do not. I wonder how long it will be before they start dying, which will present other problems.

Ashen.Shugar
GOLO member since July 2, 2007
October 15, 2007 4:51 p.m.

Report abuse

How do citizens report others who are obviously abusing our precious water? I would think the news media would be regularly publishing a hot line for this type of activity. People who are abusing the water system might think a little bit harder if they know it is easy for others to report them. It's not about being a tattle tale, it's about people doing their civic right.

bradl
October 15, 2007 4:59 p.m.

Report abuse

page 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6
<prev	next>

sort order: oldest first | newest first

Please log in to add comment.

golo|Log In

top-voted stories

(28 votes) missing conover infant found safe, suspect on the loose

(26 votes) palin dines with rev. billy graham

(21 votes) troopers to begin enforcing 'operation slow down'

(20 votes) thousands cheer palin during bragg book-signing

(17 votes) seven raleigh men arrested for soliciting prostitutes

(15 votes) funeral held for slain fayetteville girl

(14 votes) gaps for consumers in democrat health care bills

(14 votes) 4 us service members die in afghan attacks

(12 votes) woman charged with rear-ending vehicle on i-40

(11 votes) thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean

most recent

blogs

galleries

profiles

groups

popular

new moon

I just went and saw New Moon yesterday with my future MIL, and I was very surprised at the quality...

wouldn't golo be really cool if...

...we could attach tunes like we do graphics. Now THAT I'd REALLY like - And it would...

keep it in the bedroom

So the very much overrated adam lambert kissed another guy on national tv, hes crying...

you have the power to save five

. . .members of GOLO in one of the 'arks of safety' that have been constructed and even as we...

what a crowd

WTVD just announced over 4,000 showed up in the rain today for Palin. Guess they are...

noah biorkman

Remeber the posting a few weeks back about Noah Biorkman the little boy with stage IV...

using one old rule! one simple trick!

I find all those ads to be hysterical. Let me give you all this stuff, for free: Lose...

n.c. parade organizers ban mrs. claus from holiday march (the raleigh christmas parade)

Never saw this story on WRAL. Interesting that WRAL can report on stories across the nation...

star parker's 11/24/09 commentary

Star echos the thoughts of so many Americans, only to be criticized by many of the very people she...

ku klux klan rally at ole miss

huffingtonpost.com The KKK gathered at Ole Miss today to protest...

show more ...

blogs

galleries

profiles

groups

popular

me!

ied training

fall 09

for spent

matthew karate testing 11-20-09

my new puppy "suimi"

strange engine noises

bonsai and trainers

knee surgery

show more ...

blogs

galleries

profiles

groups

popular

profile of themediator

I tell it like it is.

profile of dawnssong

DO NOT be afraid to stand up, speak out and/or fight for what you believe in! DO NOT BE AFRAID TO "Question!"

profile of lcms0516

I am what I am but, I am not Popeye The Sailor Man

profile of ramses

UNC: 5 National Titles (NCAA) Duke: 3 National Titles (NCAA)

profile of dageroth

I am very hard on gov officials who look after their ratings rather than the issues before them, whether they be Reps, Dems or other. Take no prisoners!

profile of amedlin

I am 47 years old and a breast cancer survivor of two years. I had a mamogram in Feb. 2007 which...