You are being practical...but when people have let lawns and gardens die, it really does make you angry.
That’s that political failure. Propper tracking of their water quality trends could have resulted in a different outcome.
Imagine the story on the flip side of the coin.
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Mayor announces Water Wednesday! The people of Poway have done such an amazing job at conservation that we actually have a short term surplus of water that needs to be used. For one day only water restrictions are lifted. Time to wash that dusty dirty car.
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He could have been a hero. Instead they are left trying to explain something that sounds worse than it is and that most people won’t understand.