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Day Zero, Capetown.
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RE: Day Zero, Capetown.
(January 25, 2018 at 12:18 am)Khemikal Wrote:
Quote:In Cape Town, South Africa, they're calling it "Day Zero" -- the day when the taps run dry.
A few days ago, city officials had said that day will come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date to April 12.
Cape Town is South Africa's second-largest city and a top international tourist draw. Now, residents play a new and delicate game of water math each day.
They're recycling bath water to help flush toilets. They're being told to limit showers to 90 seconds. And hand sanitizer, once somewhat of an afterthought, is now a big seller.

"Unwashed hair is now a sign of social responsibility," resident Darryn Ten told CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/africa/ca...index.html

How do you think an american city would respond under similar circumstances?

How would Americans respond? Somewhere between Panic and [Image: CvrrIrW.gif], depending on their politics.
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Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 12:18 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by LadyForCamus - January 25, 2018 at 12:22 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by chimp3 - January 25, 2018 at 12:28 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Fireball - January 25, 2018 at 1:00 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Whateverist - January 25, 2018 at 2:31 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 25, 2018 at 2:53 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Thumpalumpacus - January 25, 2018 at 3:37 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Sal - January 25, 2018 at 7:22 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Cod - January 25, 2018 at 7:26 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Sal - January 25, 2018 at 7:29 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Brian37 - January 25, 2018 at 7:33 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by John V - January 25, 2018 at 9:28 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Succubus - January 25, 2018 at 7:50 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Brian37 - January 25, 2018 at 7:58 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Succubus - January 25, 2018 at 9:17 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Brian37 - January 25, 2018 at 9:32 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 25, 2018 at 2:30 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by SaStrike - January 25, 2018 at 8:06 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by brewer - January 25, 2018 at 8:48 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Angrboda - January 25, 2018 at 9:22 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by brewer - January 25, 2018 at 11:59 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by mlmooney89 - January 25, 2018 at 12:05 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by brewer - January 25, 2018 at 12:18 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by mlmooney89 - January 25, 2018 at 12:32 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Thumpalumpacus - January 25, 2018 at 12:52 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 12:23 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by brewer - January 25, 2018 at 12:38 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 12:55 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 2:34 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Thumpalumpacus - January 25, 2018 at 3:34 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 25, 2018 at 4:07 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by AFTT47 - January 26, 2018 at 12:58 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by brewer - January 26, 2018 at 12:11 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Fireball - January 25, 2018 at 4:11 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 4:51 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 25, 2018 at 5:32 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 6:10 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 25, 2018 at 9:32 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Cinjin - January 26, 2018 at 1:05 am
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by Whateverist - January 26, 2018 at 12:16 pm
RE: Day Zero, Capetown. - by The Grand Nudger - January 26, 2018 at 1:03 am

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