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Good news, bad news

Good news: for the first time since December 20, 2011 California is drought-free! :) All that rain we got down here, plus the snow up in the mountains, did the trick.

[Probable] bad news: my city, Arcadia, won't lift our watering restrictions. :( (I'm basing this on history. When the rest of the state had watering restrictions lifted in 2017, we did not.)
 
dan330 said:
glad to hear about all the water!!!

that is great!!!!
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Thanks, yes, it's wonderful! The ski resorts got SO MUCH SNOW, they've announced they'll be open through the 4th of July! Can you imagine? Down here in the beautiful San Gabriel Valley, it'll be 100+ degrees--and people will be snowboarding/skiing up in the mountains. Gotta love Southern California!

I won't know if our watering restrictions have been lifted until I get notice from the city. Fingers crossed!
 
ocnbrze said:
everything happens for a reason. its hard to see that sometimes.
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In my experience, the reason may not be clear for a long time--years, even. Like when you're going through a really bad time, nothing's going right, and you can't catch a break. It's so bad, when people tell you there's light at the end of the tunnel, you ask "WHAT tunnel?" :o

And then, years later, it all comes into view. If A hadn't happened, B wouldn't have followed, you wouldn't have met C, you wouldn't have tried D, and so on. You're where you are for a reason, and now you know what it is.

I'm happy for you, @ocnbrze, that you're already in a new job. Best of luck with it!
 
MoodyBlues said:
Good news: for the first time since December 20, 2011 California is drought-free! :) All that rain we got down here, plus the snow up in the mountains, did the trick.

[Probable] bad news: my city, Arcadia, won't lift our watering restrictions. :( (I'm basing this on history. When the rest of the state had watering restrictions lifted in 2017, we did not.)
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Yep, I'm quoting myself! :)

Turns out my March 14th gut instinct was correct--today's mail brought this from the city:

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Kindly keep in mind that the statewide drought was declared over in 2017, AND we've had massive amounts of rain and snow this 'winter.' Those put an exclamation point on the end of the drought!

Watering restrictions had long since been lifted.

But not here in Arcadia. :(

Shhhhh...don't tell anyone, but we water the front yard per the restrictions (certain times on certain days), but the backyard? That no one but my neighbors on one side--who I'm on VERY good terms with--can see, if they're really trying? Yeah...let's just say restrictions be damned! :o

But wait! I'm very water-conscious. My household consistently scores "uses less water" than similar households in my neighborhood (on a city-generated monthly report I receive). We conserve water in other ways, so I don't feel guilty about keeping my highly-landscaped property sufficiently watered.
 
Just out of curiosity, who are the water police and what are the penalties for a violation? Can your water usage be throttled if you exceed the average comparable dwelling's use?
Is there a higher tier of usage offered at a higher price? I've not experienced a shortage so it's all foreign to me.
 
olbriar said:
Just out of curiosity, who are the water police
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Lots of people: the actual police, volunteer police patrols, the fire department, the Homeowners' Association, any city employee, any neighbor, any Arcadia resident...
and what are the penalties for a violation?
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Before I got sick, I knew this, but now I have no idea. Years ago, before I'd moved back, my uncle was routinely fined hundreds of dollars a month for exceeding his limit. It's not done that way now, i.e., there's no set limit, and I know there are consequences...I just can't think of what they are.
Can your water usage be throttled if you exceed the average comparable dwelling's use?
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I don't THINK so...but see above. :)
Is there a higher tier of usage offered at a higher price?
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No. But as I said, my usage is consistently less than comparable households, so I don't need extra water. I just want my gardeners and live-in helper to be able to water at will without feeling like criminals!
I've not experienced a shortage so it's all foreign to me.
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Even in Dallas--the heart of Tornado Alley--I went through this once or twice. It's annoying when you're already being super conscientious about your water usage, and then have to hide in the shadows if you want to water during the forbidden periods. :o

I'd rather they go back to the limit method...I think. :)
 
Good news: Yesterday, I went out in the front yard--with my helper--and sat down on a chair, and watched as she planted some perennials I'd ordered. I have a gigantic, U-shaped flowerbed in the front yard, and it's been feeling neglected for awhile now. I used to do the majority of transplanting myself, occasionally having the gardeners do it--but I'd bought/grown NOTHING for over two years now, since before I got sick.

It was a beautiful day, gentle breeze blowing, my favorite peacock stopping by to say hello. Sitting out there watching 10 lovely Osteospermum Lemon Symphony plants go into the ground felt great. :)

Bad news: I wasn't the one doing the planting. But one of these days, I will be! :D
 
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