Billy Beane is a water hog

[yk9001]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-Billy-Beane-near-top-of-East-Bay-water-hogs-6574453.php

 

 

somewhere around 6,000 gallons a day of the precious liquid.  BOO!

We need to start outing the water hogs in SoCal.

[Jobu]

Turns out he's running a hose out to the coliseum to water the field. It's the new market inefficiency.

[Guest]

Water shaming is so stupid.

[Jim]

Ha, I live in Cowan Heights, which was named one of the most wasteful communities in the OC during the first days of rationing.

 

I have a sizable lawn and it's nearly dead now.

[Jim]

Poor people wish they could buy more water.

Stop growing f*cking almonds and we could do away with this nonsense.

Cutting out the rice production would go a long way as well. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Cowan heights is gorgeous, love that area.

[Jim]

Yep, we love it here. Nice and quiet. I suppose I could get the sprayer out, the paint sprayer. Go with a nice winter green color. 

[Hollyw00d]

Poor people wish they could buy more water.

Stop growing f*cking almonds and we could do away with this nonsense.

I blame all of the ****ing grape vineyards.

Dam yuppies

[yk9001]

Water shaming is so stupid.

 

With all due respect, **** em.

 

Nobody is saying that everybody needs to have a five gallon home depot bucket in their shower to collect the first two minutes of your cold water, but a select group waste obscenely.

[Second Base]

Whatever, So-Cal should stop stealing Nor-Cal's water. If the area you moved to can't support your population, you shouldn't have moved there.

[Ray McKigney]

Here's a huge part of the problem: Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually. Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water in the US. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of beef.

 

 

 

Check it out.

Edited October 21, 2015 by Ray McKigney

[Second Base]

I kind of feel like this is the sort of thing we shouldn't blame on livestock as much as it something we should blame on people.  The livestock were present in larger populations before humans were here and it never was a problem.  I think the problem is million reside in Southern California, a place that has enough water for thousands, and have thus decided to try and take Northern California's water in an effort to save itself.  

 

It's like the drowning man that grabs and tries to drown the lifeguard.  It only results in two problems, rather than one.  

[Hollyw00d]

Water shaming is so stupid.

I know. Conserving precious limited resources is for tree hugging dillholes

[Guest]

I know. Conserving precious limited resources is for tree hugging dillholes

You want to water shame? Then do it right:

 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-21/what-drought-nestle-pays-only-524-extract-27000000-gallons-california-drinking-water

 

The type of water shaming in this thread is idiotic, and pathetic. Water shame the companies that are actually robbing resources. 

[Docwaukee]

Things I give a shit about:

 

4,647,182  How long generic batteries last vs. duracel.  

4,647,183  Billy Beane's water usage

4,647,184  The color of my mousepad.  

4,647,185  The Kardashians 

[Guest]

I kind of feel like this is the sort of thing we shouldn't blame on livestock as much as it something we should blame on people.  The livestock were present in larger populations before humans were here and it never was a problem.  I think the problem is million reside in Southern California, a place that has enough water for thousands, and have thus decided to try and take Northern California's water in an effort to save itself.  

 

It's like the drowning man that grabs and tries to drown the lifeguard.  It only results in two problems, rather than one.  

lol

[Lou]

I'll worry about it when i turn on my faucet and nothing comes out.

btw, the lawn is looking great .

[yk9001]

Actually, maybe we should be *thanking* Billy Beane for keeping our rates lower:

 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-water-rates-20151021-story.html

 

 

Under orders to slash their water use in the fourth year of a statewide drought, Los Angeles residents and businesses have largely risen to the challenge.

But this week, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said that because its customers have done such a good job saving, the agency is short on revenue.

To help fill in the gap, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners approved a pass-through charge that will require an average customer to pay about $1.80 more a month, beginning in 2016.

[Hollyw00d]

Smh

[Hollyw00d]

You can be sure when/if the drought is over, that extra charge wont be removed

[halosfan1970]

I kind of feel like this is the sort of thing we shouldn't blame on livestock as much as it something we should blame on people.  The livestock were present in larger populations before humans were here and it never was a problem.  I think the problem is million reside in Southern California, a place that has enough water for thousands, and have thus decided to try and take Northern California's water in an effort to save itself.  

 

It's like the drowning man that grabs and tries to drown the lifeguard.  It only results in two problems, rather than one.  

 

I kind of feel like hiring Scotty to run the state of California's water resource management would be the equivalent of hiring Dr. Ben Carson to be your daughter's gynecologist.

[Blarg]

Things I give a shit about:

4,647,182 How long generic batteries last vs. duracel.

4,647,183 Billy Beane's water usage

4,647,184 The color of my mousepad.

4,647,185 The Kardashians

Screw you Doc, my mousepad is awesome. Far more awesome than disoposable batteries.

Billy Beane loves wasting water and that is why the clubhouse floods every year.

[Hollyw00d]

That isn't water

[Blarg]

Technically it was watered down beer but still there is the flush that accompanies it.

[seenoevil]

quick I have to take a piss