Posted on 09/20/2016 7:16:21 PM PDT by sparklite2
On a recent Thursday morning, sprinklers ran for six minutes, soaking fake grass outside the South LA substation. Even an area completely devoid of grass -- real or fake -- was inundated by water from sprinklers.
Harasick said leaving the turf unwashed leaves a foul smell in the air.
“We’re really just trying to wash out dog pee,” he said.
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Amid water crisis..
liberals welcome in millions of illegal aliens which will consume more water!
People weren’t paying attention due to the release of the latest climate change law Jerry signed. Reducing cow farts. Cow farts contribute to global warming/climate change. Eat Mor Chikin!!
Even fake grass needs real water on occasion.
But, but, Cow Farts!
Psst, LA water district, do you MOW the FAKE GRASS, too? If you don't, my lawnmowing company ConservaTeen Lawncare will mow it once a week for the low price of $17/hour...
So your lawn dies while the idiots water their plastic grass.
In Marxist societies such as California, the commissars all promote “rules for thee but not for me.”
You ration water, they don’t.
It’s always that way with the communist elite.
It’s not a trivial matter. I worked with a man who tired of mowing his grass, so he replaced it with Astro Turf. His problems then became dogs and weeds. He fixed the weed problem with regular spraying for weeds, and he fixed the dog problem with regular washing with a hose. However, he couldn’t resolve the problem of taunting from his neighbors for watering and weeding his Astro Turf. He finally replaced it with grass.
LOL! How big was the yard?
My dad had one of those mowers.
The ‘big box’ stores still sell em.
Only good for city lot size lawns though...
Back to CA & water usage rules:
They have time limits (5 minutes?) as well as time-of-day (before 10am, after 6pm I think) and what days you can water (2x a week, 3x at most)
Many many people have put rocks and cacti in their yards where the grass used to be.
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