They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded...

[Fred Bloggs]

This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869

 

[Don Y]

On 7/28/2022 5:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:

This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869

\"Scientists\" aren\'t typically concerned with economics.

Water drives economic development in the West. If you don\'t have adequate
water supplies, you can\'t build houses. If you can\'t build houses, you
can\'t support businesses.

Cities, here, need to ensure a 100yr water supply for bonding. Would
you lend money to a municipality that is going to \"dry up and blow
away\" in 50 years? 30? (who\'s going to take out a 30yr mortgage on
a property that has no municipal supports available 50 years hence??)

Water rights are... weird. It\'s like saying you have the right to
use electricity -- but never having to meter your usage! What keeps
you honest?

[I used to watch my FinL twiddle the gates in the irrigation canal adjoining
his property to divert water across his fields. \"How do you know when you\'ve
got enough?\" \"When the far end gets wet!\" \"Who keeps track of how much
water you\'ve used?\" (puzzled look)]

We \"bank\" some of our CAP allotment in the aquifer. What\'s to stop folks
with wells from tapping into that? What\'s to stop folks from drilling (deeper)
wells?

Also, there are laws that effectively prevent you from using water access
to drive policy. If the golf course wants to use municipal water to
irrigate their greens, then why shouldn\'t they be able to? My *neighbor*
can use it to keep his GRASS LAWN nice and green... why is he any different
than the golf course owner?

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

But, Heaven forbid we curtail *development* to conserve water! Easier to
convince residents to drink treated effluent than to risk shutting down
that economic engine! <rolls eyes>

Sadly, the rest of the country (and world, for that matter) isn\'t far
behind. Water (like many natural resources) has been over-spent for
too long for there not to be consequences!

 

[a a]

On Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 12:51:01 UTC+2, Don Y wrote:

On 7/28/2022 5:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:
This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869
\"Scientists\" aren\'t typically concerned with economics.

Water drives economic development in the West. If you don\'t have adequate
water supplies, you can\'t build houses. If you can\'t build houses, you
can\'t support businesses.

Cities, here, need to ensure a 100yr water supply for bonding. Would
you lend money to a municipality that is going to \"dry up and blow
away\" in 50 years? 30? (who\'s going to take out a 30yr mortgage on
a property that has no municipal supports available 50 years hence??)

Water rights are... weird. It\'s like saying you have the right to
use electricity -- but never having to meter your usage! What keeps
you honest?

[I used to watch my FinL twiddle the gates in the irrigation canal adjoining
his property to divert water across his fields. \"How do you know when you\'ve
got enough?\" \"When the far end gets wet!\" \"Who keeps track of how much
water you\'ve used?\" (puzzled look)]

We \"bank\" some of our CAP allotment in the aquifer. What\'s to stop folks
with wells from tapping into that? What\'s to stop folks from drilling (deeper)
wells?

Also, there are laws that effectively prevent you from using water access
to drive policy. If the golf course wants to use municipal water to
irrigate their greens, then why shouldn\'t they be able to? My *neighbor*
can use it to keep his GRASS LAWN nice and green... why is he any different
than the golf course owner?

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

But, Heaven forbid we curtail *development* to conserve water! Easier to
convince residents to drink treated effluent than to risk shutting down
that economic engine! <rolls eyes

Sadly, the rest of the country (and world, for that matter) isn\'t far
behind. Water (like many natural resources) has been over-spent for
too long for there not to be consequences!

no crisis at all
life is for real
forget your delusional day dreaming

 

[Fred Bloggs]

On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 6:51:01 AM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:

On 7/28/2022 5:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:
This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869
\"Scientists\" aren\'t typically concerned with economics.

Water drives economic development in the West. If you don\'t have adequate
water supplies, you can\'t build houses. If you can\'t build houses, you
can\'t support businesses.

Cities, here, need to ensure a 100yr water supply for bonding. Would
you lend money to a municipality that is going to \"dry up and blow
away\" in 50 years? 30? (who\'s going to take out a 30yr mortgage on
a property that has no municipal supports available 50 years hence??)

Water rights are... weird. It\'s like saying you have the right to
use electricity -- but never having to meter your usage! What keeps
you honest?

[I used to watch my FinL twiddle the gates in the irrigation canal adjoining
his property to divert water across his fields. \"How do you know when you\'ve
got enough?\" \"When the far end gets wet!\" \"Who keeps track of how much
water you\'ve used?\" (puzzled look)]

We \"bank\" some of our CAP allotment in the aquifer. What\'s to stop folks
with wells from tapping into that? What\'s to stop folks from drilling (deeper)
wells?

Also, there are laws that effectively prevent you from using water access
to drive policy. If the golf course wants to use municipal water to
irrigate their greens, then why shouldn\'t they be able to? My *neighbor*
can use it to keep his GRASS LAWN nice and green... why is he any different
than the golf course owner?

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

But, Heaven forbid we curtail *development* to conserve water! Easier to
convince residents to drink treated effluent than to risk shutting down
that economic engine! <rolls eyes

Sadly, the rest of the country (and world, for that matter) isn\'t far
behind. Water (like many natural resources) has been over-spent for
too long for there not to be consequences!

It\'s the mentality that believes nature is inexhaustible, and they refuse to consider any evidence to the contrary until they have a catastrophe on their hands. The same bunch aren\'t worried about over population either.

 

[Fred Bloggs]

On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 8:51:12 AM UTC-4, a a wrote:

On Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 12:51:01 UTC+2, Don Y wrote:
On 7/28/2022 5:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:
This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869
\"Scientists\" aren\'t typically concerned with economics.

Water drives economic development in the West. If you don\'t have adequate
water supplies, you can\'t build houses. If you can\'t build houses, you
can\'t support businesses.

Cities, here, need to ensure a 100yr water supply for bonding. Would
you lend money to a municipality that is going to \"dry up and blow
away\" in 50 years? 30? (who\'s going to take out a 30yr mortgage on
a property that has no municipal supports available 50 years hence??)

Water rights are... weird. It\'s like saying you have the right to
use electricity -- but never having to meter your usage! What keeps
you honest?

[I used to watch my FinL twiddle the gates in the irrigation canal adjoining
his property to divert water across his fields. \"How do you know when you\'ve
got enough?\" \"When the far end gets wet!\" \"Who keeps track of how much
water you\'ve used?\" (puzzled look)]

We \"bank\" some of our CAP allotment in the aquifer. What\'s to stop folks
with wells from tapping into that? What\'s to stop folks from drilling (deeper)
wells?

Also, there are laws that effectively prevent you from using water access
to drive policy. If the golf course wants to use municipal water to
irrigate their greens, then why shouldn\'t they be able to? My *neighbor*
can use it to keep his GRASS LAWN nice and green... why is he any different
than the golf course owner?

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

But, Heaven forbid we curtail *development* to conserve water! Easier to
convince residents to drink treated effluent than to risk shutting down
that economic engine! <rolls eyes

Sadly, the rest of the country (and world, for that matter) isn\'t far
behind. Water (like many natural resources) has been over-spent for
too long for there not to be consequences!
no crisis at all
life is for real
forget your delusional day dreaming

China can\'t even feed its own people. Crop failures due to extreme weather and other effects directly related to global warming are forcing them to import more and more essential foods. Xi Jinping is trying very hard to turn it around, but it\'s not working out very well.

 

[Don Y]

On 7/31/2022 6:54 AM, Fred Bloggs wrote:

On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 6:51:01 AM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:
On 7/28/2022 5:48 PM, Fred Bloggs wrote:
This is what happens when government and important function within
government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and
gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869


\"Scientists\" aren\'t typically concerned with economics.

Water drives economic development in the West. If you don\'t have adequate
water supplies, you can\'t build houses. If you can\'t build houses, you
can\'t support businesses.

Cities, here, need to ensure a 100yr water supply for bonding. Would you
lend money to a municipality that is going to \"dry up and blow away\" in 50
years? 30? (who\'s going to take out a 30yr mortgage on a property that has
no municipal supports available 50 years hence??)

Water rights are... weird. It\'s like saying you have the right to use
electricity -- but never having to meter your usage! What keeps you
honest?

[I used to watch my FinL twiddle the gates in the irrigation canal
adjoining his property to divert water across his fields. \"How do you know
when you\'ve got enough?\" \"When the far end gets wet!\" \"Who keeps track of
how much water you\'ve used?\" (puzzled look)]

We \"bank\" some of our CAP allotment in the aquifer. What\'s to stop folks
with wells from tapping into that? What\'s to stop folks from drilling
(deeper) wells?

Also, there are laws that effectively prevent you from using water access
to drive policy. If the golf course wants to use municipal water to
irrigate their greens, then why shouldn\'t they be able to? My *neighbor*
can use it to keep his GRASS LAWN nice and green... why is he any
different than the golf course owner?

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

But, Heaven forbid we curtail *development* to conserve water! Easier to
convince residents to drink treated effluent than to risk shutting down
that economic engine! <rolls eyes

Sadly, the rest of the country (and world, for that matter) isn\'t far
behind. Water (like many natural resources) has been over-spent for too
long for there not to be consequences!

It\'s the mentality that believes nature is inexhaustible, and they refuse to
consider any evidence to the contrary until they have a catastrophe on their
hands. The same bunch aren\'t worried about over population either.

I think it is more fundamental/selfish than that -- folks don\'t want to
hear \"no\". If I use X CCF in a given period of time, telling me I can
*only* use X CCF in that time period feels like I\'m being cheated!

Tell the municipalities that they should cut down on residential/commercial
development and they cringe wondering how they will make up for that lack
of increase in tax base and monies spent on those \"purchases\".

Do they still place a glass of ice water in front of you as you sit down to
a restaurant meal? How often do you NOT drink it? (remember, it also has to
be washed once served!)

Do you use a garden hose as a BROOM (to clean your driveway or sidewalk)?
Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car? Brush your teeth? Shave?
Do you take multiple showers during the humid months to \"feel clean\"?

It\'s amusing to see how folks deal with water in MX where water is *delivered*
to each home by The Water Truck. Suddenly, you discover you can get by with
a sponge bath instead of a lengthy shower!

A *close* look at the \"bathtub ring\" surrounding Lake Mead is really alarming
(that\'s not \"a few feet\"!). Consider the Lake empties faster as the water
level decreases (due to the V-shaped nature of the walls)

Hint: water that isn\'t flowing into Lake Mead isn\'t flowing elsewhere, either!

 

[Don Y]

On 7/31/2022 7:33 AM, Don Y wrote:
> Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car?

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

<https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa>

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

 

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <tc643r$cjjg$1@dont-email.me>, blockedofcourse@foo.invalid
says...

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

I use the nozzle that looks similr to a hand gun or gas pump nozzle. If
you do not hold it the water stops flowing.

 

[Don Y]

On 7/31/2022 7:46 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article <tc643r$cjjg$1@dont-email.me>, blockedofcourse@foo.invalid
says...

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

I use the nozzle that looks similr to a hand gun or gas pump nozzle. If
you do not hold it the water stops flowing.

*Many* nozzles will *want* to shut off unless \"held open\".

The one you referenced, IIRC, has a small, triangular loop of metal that
can be flipped down to hold the nozzle open.

It can also squirt (momentarily) open if it lands on the handle when
dropped.

The Lonn water savers can\'t open unless subjected to a good deal of
deformation; you are keenly aware of how long you have held it open
while using it! (if you WANT to keep water flowing, they are
contraindicated!)

 

[server]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:48:57 -0700 (PDT), Fred Bloggs
<bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com> wrote:

This is what happens when government and important function within government become totally politicized.

All the corrupt old farts who\'re responsible for this mess are dead and gone.

Use the whole link:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/scientists-have-long-warned-of-a-colorado-river-crisis?emci=717875c0-c80e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d21d7691-ca0e-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=509869

Alarms again. Fear. You need to be afraid.

You\'re afraid to even post your real name. Afraid someone will attack
you or something.

Wnat a way to live.

 

[rbowman]

On 07/31/2022 04:50 AM, Don Y wrote:

This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

https://gilaherald.com/truck-runs-off-highway-into-cotton-field/

You don\'t like them old cotton fields back home in Pima?

https://www.macrotrends.net/2533/cotton-prices-historical-chart-data

Break even for cotton is around 75 cents per pound. It\'s up to 1.03 now
but that might not last. Historically there were a lot of years where it
was hardly worth hauling to Long Beach to ship to China.

Farmers in Mississippi and other cotton growing areas thought they had
the solution; flood the fields and raise catfish. That was fun while it
lasted. Swai and other sort-of-catfish species from Vietnam put paid to
that despite trying to restrict the word \'catfish\' to Ictaluridae.
People aren\'t doing DNA analysis on that plate of Cajun blackened
catfish. I don\'t know if they drained the fields and went back to row
crops. I haven\'t been in that part of the world in decades.

 

[rbowman]

On 07/31/2022 08:37 AM, Don Y wrote:

On 7/31/2022 7:33 AM, Don Y wrote:
Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car?

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Yardsmith-1-Pattern-Nozzle/50328313

I get by with one of those for $6.50. It *usually* closes off the water
supply when I drop the hose. I have managed to drop it one the handle
and hose myself off. It\'s supposed to hit 102 today so that isn\'t
necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Lasse Langwadt Christensen]

søndag den 31. juli 2022 kl. 21.23.14 UTC+2 skrev rbowman:

On 07/31/2022 08:37 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 7/31/2022 7:33 AM, Don Y wrote:
Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car?

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Yardsmith-1-Pattern-Nozzle/50328313

I get by with one of those for $6.50. It *usually* closes off the water
supply when I drop the hose. I have managed to drop it one the handle
and hose myself off. It\'s supposed to hit 102 today so that isn\'t
necessarily a bad thing.

much better in plastic, metal gets freaking cold

 

[Don Y]

On 7/31/2022 12:23 PM, rbowman wrote:

On 07/31/2022 08:37 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 7/31/2022 7:33 AM, Don Y wrote:
Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car?

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.


https://www.lowes.com/pd/Yardsmith-1-Pattern-Nozzle/50328313

Yes, but, as I mentioned to Ralph, it can be \"locked on\". If you\'ll
NEVER need that ability, then why not remove the little metal ring
that enables it? :>

IIRC, there was also an adjustment screw to determine how \"hard\"
the spray is emitted.

[There are all sorts of similar other \"pistol-like\" nozzles
but all have the same characteristics, just different selections
of spray patterns]

The Lonn devices are almost tedious to \"turn on\". So, you are
very conscious of how long you\'ve been deforming the nozzle to
allow water to pass; turning the water OFF comes as a relief!

I get by with one of those for $6.50. It *usually* closes off the water supply
when I drop the hose. I have managed to drop it one the handle and hose myself
off. It\'s supposed to hit 102 today so that isn\'t necessarily a bad thing.

We used the above when we were kids, washing cars. Someone ALWAYS ended
up getting \"squirted\", accidentally, when it was dropped. And, you can\'t
predict *who* will be victimized!

A blast of cold water when you are expecting it isn\'t all that bad.
But, when you AREN\'T expecting it, it takes your breath away!

[Of course, here, we don\'t have cold water in the summer/monsoon months...]

 

[Don Y]

On 7/31/2022 12:15 PM, rbowman wrote:

On 07/31/2022 04:50 AM, Don Y wrote:
This leads to some really stupid behaviors -- like growing cotton in the
desert! Or, pecan orchards.

https://gilaherald.com/truck-runs-off-highway-into-cotton-field/

You don\'t like them old cotton fields back home in Pima?

(sigh) The \"double standard\" gets annoying.

I can be fined for \"water running across my sidewalk\". Or, a broken
irrigation emitter \"squirting\" water.

I\'m expected to wash out my recyclable containers -- when the city could
perform that task and *reuse* the rinse water!

I\'m NOT expected to wash my car -- cuz the commercial car wash WILL
reuse the rinse water.

I should xeriscape and switch to drip irrigation -- though the city uses
\"long throw\" emitters to water the ball fields AND DOES SO DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS (losing 40% to evaporation).

If you want me to be water conscious, then YOU should be as well!

https://www.macrotrends.net/2533/cotton-prices-historical-chart-data

Break even for cotton is around 75 cents per pound. It\'s up to 1.03 now but
that might not last. Historically there were a lot of years where it was hardly
worth hauling to Long Beach to ship to China.

But a pound of cotton is a fair amount.

OTOH, aren\'t there better places to grow it?

Idea: Let\'s start a *citrus* farm outside of Nashua!

Farmers in Mississippi and other cotton growing areas thought they had the
solution; flood the fields and raise catfish. That was fun while it lasted.
Swai and other sort-of-catfish species from Vietnam put paid to that despite
trying to restrict the word \'catfish\' to Ictaluridae. People aren\'t doing DNA
analysis on that plate of Cajun blackened catfish. I don\'t know if they
drained the fields and went back to row crops. I haven\'t been in that part of
the world in decades.

Can\'t blame folks for wanting to make money/eek out a living.
But, shouldn\'t they AT LEAST take actions to maximize their
chances of succeeding?

I have the same sort of feelings towards folks who REPEATEDLY
have lost homes/businesses to tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, etc.

\"Are you dense? What\'s it going to take to convince you that this
isn\'t the right place to live??\"

 

[server]

jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote in
news:f08dehh8d7602fgar8l56f40e11ifvjk3c@4ax.com:

snip

Alarms again. Fear. You need to be afraid.

You\'re afraid to even post your real name. Afraid someone will
attack you or something.

Wnat a way to live.

You are such a fucking modern day dopey dipshit.

 

[server]

On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 23:39:09 -0000 (UTC),
DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote in
news:f08dehh8d7602fgar8l56f40e11ifvjk3c@4ax.com:

snip

Alarms again. Fear. You need to be afraid.

You\'re afraid to even post your real name. Afraid someone will
attack you or something.

Wnat a way to live.

You are such a fucking modern day dopey dipshit.

You\'re afraid too. Most people are.

 

[rbowman]

On 07/31/2022 01:35 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

søndag den 31. juli 2022 kl. 21.23.14 UTC+2 skrev rbowman:
On 07/31/2022 08:37 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 7/31/2022 7:33 AM, Don Y wrote:
Do you leave a hose running as you wash our car?

I\'ve put these on my garden hoses:

https://lonn.net/product/heavy-duty-replacement-hose-ends/?v=7516fd43adaa

Yeah, you can get similar \"control\" with other nozzles/valves...
but, with these, it\'s intuitive and automatic: *drop* the hose
and the nozzle closes off the water supply... no need to discipline
yourself to manually shut it down.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Yardsmith-1-Pattern-Nozzle/50328313

I get by with one of those for $6.50. It *usually* closes off the water
supply when I drop the hose. I have managed to drop it one the handle
and hose myself off. It\'s supposed to hit 102 today so that isn\'t
necessarily a bad thing.

much better in plastic, metal gets freaking cold

I have a plastic one around someplace that never worked well. I should
get a new one since the pot metal one is getting a bit leaky.

 

[rbowman]

On 07/31/2022 01:45 PM, Don Y wrote:

On 7/31/2022 12:23 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 07/31/2022 08:37 AM, Don Y wrote:


Yes, but, as I mentioned to Ralph, it can be \"locked on\". If you\'ll
NEVER need that ability, then why not remove the little metal ring
that enables it? :

I checked and both of mine have them but I don\'t recall ever using them.
I also was mistaken; one has a blue finish and I remembered it as being
plastic.

IIRC, there was also an adjustment screw to determine how \"hard\"
the spray is emitted.

It limits the metering rod travel. The blue one\'s rod still moves but
not freely. We have water that\'s hard enough to walk on. In fact I\'m
dealing with a new pebble finish on the car, either from lawn sprinklers
or residue from the fire up on the ridge last week. The suggestions
range from dilute vinegar to \'wheel acid\' which apparently is
hydrofluoric. Think I\'ll start with vinegar.

[There are all sorts of similar other \"pistol-like\" nozzles
but all have the same characteristics, just different selections
of spray patterns]

The Lonn devices are almost tedious to \"turn on\". So, you are
very conscious of how long you\'ve been deforming the nozzle to
allow water to pass; turning the water OFF comes as a relief!

 

[corvid]

On 7/31/22 16:42, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 23:39:09 -0000 (UTC),
DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote in
news:f08dehh8d7602fgar8l56f40e11ifvjk3c@4ax.com:

snip

Alarms again. Fear. You need to be afraid.

You\'re afraid to even post your real name. Afraid someone will
attack you or something.

Wnat a way to live.

You are such a fucking modern day dopey dipshit.

You\'re afraid too. Most people are.

I\'m afraid of Yellowjackets. Not Rattlesnakes, though.