tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post1618036977417422495..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Please helpDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-88273814718548565772016-01-10T10:52:00.274+02:002016-01-10T10:52:00.274+02:00Harry - They are starving because the lack of rain...Harry - They are starving because the lack of rain is not allowing th grasses to grow. They are dying of thirst because the non-existent grasses are not providing them with a small modicum of moisture.<br /><br />I know of farmers who have been so overwhelmed watching their animals dying of hunger and thirst, that they have taken their own lives in the last two weeks. They owe money to the Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-56087148234473931872016-01-09T22:13:26.182+02:002016-01-09T22:13:26.182+02:00It's a very bad situation. I feel sorry for th...It's a very bad situation. I feel sorry for the wild animals up there, I wonder how they will make out. Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-25765360981071914992016-01-08T13:02:26.345+02:002016-01-08T13:02:26.345+02:00PQSA - We got 37mm of wonderful moisture from the ...PQSA - We got 37mm of wonderful moisture from the heavens - half filled our 3 X 5 000lt tanks. Just need some of this to move up north to the OFS and NC :(Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-61980285560735305892016-01-07T21:11:15.328+02:002016-01-07T21:11:15.328+02:00Wow, right after writing this, it started to rain,...Wow, right after writing this, it started to rain, soft and soaking and just 100% lovely. It carried on all night and we got almost 40mm, tanks are full again, yippee. I went to Caledon and they only got 10mm. Hope you got some in your area Dani and your tanks are full to overflowing. We also got an apology note about the muddy water coming out of the taps, the reservoir sunk too low possumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-71679412157656704792016-01-07T14:33:01.535+02:002016-01-07T14:33:01.535+02:00Ah, my friend - thank you so much.
I'm just w...Ah, my friend - thank you so much.<br /><br />I'm just worried - won't you and jambaloney get "pruney" skin with all this hot tub soaking...? ;)<br /><br />Bless you.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-6403136593367225062016-01-06T20:45:15.558+02:002016-01-06T20:45:15.558+02:00oh Dani - reading about people needing water alway...oh Dani - reading about people needing water always makes my guts and heart wrench because we have access to so much of it that we don't even think about it. and then i read about people needing water and feel so horribly bad.<br /><br />i promise we will raindance naked every single time we get in the hottub today. it is a beautiful, clear blue day and we have already been in several times. kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-45302794538888205122016-01-06T17:48:49.144+02:002016-01-06T17:48:49.144+02:00You're welcome lol Just remember to refill yo...You're welcome lol Just remember to refill your geyser before you flip the mains switch on again otherwise you can burn out your geyser.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-45481801174319563972016-01-06T17:44:08.208+02:002016-01-06T17:44:08.208+02:00Super, thanks Dani, much appreciated. Can't i...Super, thanks Dani, much appreciated. Can't imagine what's in there considering how often this has happened. possumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-78107902655368640822016-01-06T15:47:31.063+02:002016-01-06T15:47:31.063+02:00PQSA - You could also switch off the power to your...PQSA - You could also switch off the power to your geyser, close the water supply to it, then take the (hose) tap fitting that is attached to your washing machine inlet supply, connect your garden hose to that screw on tap, and water your garden thoroughly with all the water in your geyser until it is empty, and then flush it out. (The average geyser holds roughly 150 - 200 lts.)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-66540237998736585812016-01-06T15:43:07.529+02:002016-01-06T15:43:07.529+02:00Rosemary - yeah, our rain water tanks are running ...Rosemary - yeah, our rain water tanks are running low too... I'm trying to convince RMan that we should invest in a ruddy great reservoir, but they are expensive - too expensive for us I fear.<br /><br />The water situation is very scary, and anyone who doesn't have a (large) rainwater tank is acting like an ostrich as far as I'm concerned. Even our son, who lives in a flat in Cape Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-44145244150453111302016-01-06T15:32:25.007+02:002016-01-06T15:32:25.007+02:00It happens to us every time they switch off the ma...It happens to us every time they switch off the mains water to fix a pipe. When it comes back on mud flows into the pipes and I have to go around the house and empty each tap in turn. This time it happened a few times, so every time I turned on the tap I got mud. I've heard we get our water from our own rivers and a new water treatment plant is in the works. We do have plenty of water, itpossumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-13718730444643903612016-01-06T15:29:43.420+02:002016-01-06T15:29:43.420+02:00It is very scary. We have water drop off points in...It is very scary. We have water drop off points in Knysna. Albertinia Meubel Vervoer collects the water and very kindly delivers it upcountry to the towns in need. A lot of holiday makers are also taking water with them as they make their way home. <br /><br />Our water reservoir at the shop, and at home are starting to worry me.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200994134592104945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-81777334006281728722016-01-06T14:59:08.134+02:002016-01-06T14:59:08.134+02:00PQSA - Happened to us the week before Christmas. ...PQSA - Happened to us the week before Christmas. It appears the main pipe from Overberg sprang a leak, which took them a week to fix. But, I'm glad to say it's all clean now. Are you getting your water from Overberg? Perhaps the brown water in the system is only reaching RSE now...?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-1985584372795369542016-01-06T14:57:28.596+02:002016-01-06T14:57:28.596+02:00Harry - I don't think they have enough water t...Harry - I don't think they have enough water trucks in this country to meet the demand in those towns with no water, so if every citizen does their small bit to help, at least people, and their animals / livestock have a fighting chance...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-31823610894781880992016-01-06T14:56:03.471+02:002016-01-06T14:56:03.471+02:00Rain, Dallas - all this country needs is some rain...Rain, Dallas - all this country needs is some rain. Lots of the glorious wet stuff... :) Please add us to your prayers.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-77437744637829290142016-01-06T10:14:53.647+02:002016-01-06T10:14:53.647+02:00I'm sorry to say we're in a bit of a crisi...I'm sorry to say we're in a bit of a crisis ourselves here in RSE, our tap water has turned to mud. Last night there was a traffic jam, yes a traffic jam in my street and a queue of people with bottles waiting to buy drinking water at R1 a litre. We all smell a bit whiffy due to the heat and not having enough water for such luxuries as clean showers, but we're all in this together possumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-66237670680659664742016-01-06T01:38:02.562+02:002016-01-06T01:38:02.562+02:00In Southern California lots of towns have no water...In Southern California lots of towns have no water. The state has to truck it in every day and people come fill up jugs and cans. Their wells dried up.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-42216814853062531952016-01-05T18:09:12.331+02:002016-01-05T18:09:12.331+02:00Oh my. I hope & pray that this gets better bef...Oh my. I hope & pray that this gets better before it gets worse!<br />DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.com