On 25/09/2007, at 10:27 PM, Russell Chapman wrote:

> Ray Ludenia wrote:
>> Maybe in your neck of the woods, Rob. In Melbourne and most of the
>> state of Victoria (and much of the rest of Australia), watering lawns
>> is a big no-no.
> Of course, a significant region of Victoria (not that far from
> Melbourne) suffered terrible flooding with loss of homes, livestock  
> and
> infrastructure a month or two ago.
> Here we have dams at 21% capacity, virtually no external use of  
> water at
> all (and if your shower lasts for 4:01 mins you're in big trouble),  
> but
> 60 miles up the road, my brother had to use sandbags to keep the
> floodwaters out of his kitchen.
> Ya gotta love this country...

That's what the great dividing range does - divides the country. Most  
of that water wound up in the sea, not in the catchments.

Charlie
Installing A Tank In The Next Couple Of Weeks Maru
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