draught in calif.

[clydefrand]

Brown should have used what I saw on a sign in an Alaska state park restroom:

IF IT IS YELLOW, LET IT MELLOW
IF IT IS BROWN, FLUSH IT DOWN

[Kelvin Mace]

1. Drought*

[Brother Buzz]

2. I may be mistaken, but I believed Brown coined the term during his firt stint as governor...

when we we in the middle of another significant drought in 1976.

[taught_me_patience]

3. It rained about 1/100 of an inch yesterday in socal

However, there is no way in hell I'm going to conserve water by not flushing the toilet. The neighbor across the street uses more water watering his lawn this morning than I use in weeks flushing my toilet. If the drought is as severe as advertised, then they need to raise the price of water and economically force people to stop wasting it on stupid lawns.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. 'hosepipe bans' are the first measure the UK uses in a water shortage

It becomes illegal to use a hose, sprinkler etc. to water your garden. Don't rely on price - some people will just pay, while others would end up paying loads for esssential use.

[pinboy3niner]

5. California does the same, for the same reason