Drought Shaming Pitting Neighbors Against Neighbors On Social Media

CBS Sacramento ^ | July 11, 2014 | Anjali Hemphill

[Izzy Dunne]

Socialist media.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

If you inform on your neighbors, are you eligible for a "Hero of the Soviet Union California" award at the next state rally?

[sickoflibs]

RE :” Neighbors are tattling on neighbors for wasting water ...”

In summer 1999 here in Maryland under Parris Glendening the state government imposed fines for outdoor water usage and have the BS Sun and local news shows give a ‘rat on your neighbor for using water outdoors’ hotline, that the Maryland police enforced.

However the police had to witness it themselves so it resulting in mainly intimidation.

I used to take walks at night and could smell when someone had watered.

[Thorliveshere]

Then we get something like “nextdoor.com” to facilitate this behavior (plus possibly tattling on people who are preppers).

[W.]

Just last month, the city saw a 17 percent cut in water use.

Next, falling revenue will be blamed for the oncoming water department rate hike.

You know they'll do it. This stuff writes itself.

[rktman]

I’m gonna really be angry if someone posts crap on my FB or twitter accounts. Oh. Damn. I forgot. I don’t have either and don’t really care cause I don’t do guilt or shame. Guess I’ll go crank up the “irritation” system. ;>}

[Beagle8U]

Mid July in Michigan and you can’t get the lawn mowed for all the rain, it never dries out. Deer graze in my lawn.

[broken_clock]

As a lifelong resident of Kali i’ll scream it again, when the bureaucrats stop handing out building permits like candy then they will have my attention that there’s a water problem.

[IYAS9YAS]

Next, falling revenue will be blamed for the oncoming water department rate hike.

Ayup. While this story isn't from Californicatia, it is from another liberal stronghold, Albuquerque, NM.

http://www.abqjournal.com/388697/news/utility-seeks-to-raise-water-rates-as-use-drops-2.html

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[sheana]

When they deport the millions of illegal aliens that are here there will be enough water for the rest of us. There. ;)

[Graybeard58]

Mid July in Michigan and you can’t get the lawn mowed for all the rain, it never dries out. Deer graze in my lawn.

Same here in central Illinois, I've got mushrooms springing up in places. Not complaining though, my garden looks great.

Farmers corn crop looks to be about 10 ft. high.

[ScottinVA]

Exactly what this regime — reflecting its master Satan — wants: neighbor against neighbor, family members at each other’s throats, and a general environment of chaos.

[Beagle8U]

Weeds in my garden are almost waist high. It is too wet to till between the rows.

[Smokin' Joe]

Quislings, informants, collaborators, should be eligible for at least 50 lbs of salt spread on their lawn late at night, with phrases and geometric patterns and artwork for the most deserving.

In the meantime, there ought to be a business opportunity for someone spraying the dead grass with green food coloring...(better put up a sign advertising it's a dye job, though).

[Axenolith]

Whatever happened to demand forcing creation/aquisition of new supply?

[Axenolith]

Just like power, they use the conservation levels as the new “baseline” and since revenue dropped from lower volume, they raise the rates.

[CSM]

And no one questions the EPA for causing the situation...all to save some delta smelt...