New water restriction tariffs hit Cape Town: what you need to know

[Zoomzoom]

The plastic containers can be sold/given away as many people (in CT) are looking for containers to fill with water. Places like Mambo's are sold out of those containers.

The plastic extruder broke down apparently which has contributed to the shortage of containers.

 

[EMAM]

For the guys with swimming pools, can you take a 'bath' in them every day so long as you wipe/rinse off the chlorine afterwards?

edit: To rephrase, is a wipe down with wet or damp cloth good enough or is an actual shower needed afterwards?

My son did this the other day. Water was totally cut in the area due to a burst water pipe.
Ideally you should use biodegradable soap - we have now bought some for when we all have to do this.

I don't think the chlorine is going to have THAT much effect on you - we use a floater.

 

[noxibox]

I bought 16 x 5 liters on Friday. Tomorrow I'm going to drive around looking for 30 more.

:erm::wtf:

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

:erm::wtf:

As opposed to?

 

[noxibox]

Those bottles are just going to end up in the trash, since cleaning and refilling them is impractical...

At worst they'd end up being recycled. But they're easy to refill too.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

:erm::wtf:

Congratulations...you've found the Go Advanced tab.

 

[noxibox]

As opposed to?

Acting less like cattle.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Acting less like cattle.

Self preservation?

 

[Moto Guzzi]

Cape Town had no clue what was coming:Too much water, sea levels rising-?
http://www.capetownpartnership.co.za/2015/04/cape-town-in-2050-what-does-the-future-hold/

 

[Rouxenator]

I have often wonder how complete cities of people start believing nonsense, like back in Nazi Germany or the whole Ugandan war. But now I see it. People will really believe anything if it keeps being presented to them.

Rational thinking takes a backseat as people convince themselves what the new normal will be.

Just like the conservatives stockpiled before the 1994 elections.

 

[xrapidx]

Well I'm not planning on hording 5L bottles - don't see the point.

Although the over 500% increase in water tariff in Feb is pushing me to remove myself from the municipal supply of water - and then just hope my well-point lasts till we get a bit of rain.

 

[xrapidx]

I have often wonder how complete cities of people start believing nonsense, like back in Nazi Germany or the whole Ugandan war. But now I see it. People will really believe anything if it keeps being presented to them.

Rational thinking takes a backseat as people convince themselves what the new normal will be.

Just like the conservatives stockpiled before the 1994 elections.

Same thing happened with load shedding, people spent many thousands to stay "online" - now those systems are mostly redundant. Even I started looking into it - but decided it better to only do the essentials, which was basically internet access

 

[akescpt]

first **** those bumbling city of cape town officials who delivered us to day zero.

had no idea my top loader uses that much water. saw snippets of @xrapidx findings but was shocking nonetheless. approximately 60l everytime it fills up. so now i have a bath of dirty water for flushing and water from the rinse cycle to initiate the next wash. there must be an easy way to do it though. using 4 containers and stop starting that pump when its draining is going to end in tears.

is anybody got a system that feeds their washing machine water into tanks. with a pump or something to get it out again?

i was going to get those wheelie bins but may have left it to late. so i wanted to drain the dirty water from the first wash into the wheelie bin, cart it to the bathroom. use for flushing. not to sure how to get that water out at the bottom out. then another one to capture the rinse cycle but this one needs a pump to put that water back into the washing machine with the next load.

of course i would choose the one of the hottest nights of the year so far to do this.

 

[xrapidx]

You'll find your top loader will end up using 150+L with all the various cycles....

Our front loader I can't capture the water - it feeds into the same outlet pipe as the sink and dishwasher - so I'm thinking of returning to the top loader, and reducing the amount of washes we do, and then capturing the water for use in the garden - instead of the wellpoint. Actually looking for one of those square flowbins for the "test".

 

[Rouxenator]

Same thing happened with load shedding, people spent many thousands to stay "online" - now those systems are mostly redundant. Even I started looking into it - but decided it better to only do the essentials, which was basically internet access

Good thinking. I get sick when I see shops cashing in by stacking loads of water at the entrance and it sells out like hot cakes. Restaurants putting up signs saying you can't get tap water. How stupid can people be?

We should save resources, water, electricity and the environment. I'm all for that. Sadly the average person really believes they will have to queue for 20L sometime in April.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

Good thinking. I get sick when I see shops cashing in by stacking loads of water at the entrance and it sells out like hot cakes. Restaurants putting up signs saying you can't get tap water. How stupid can people be?

We should save resources, water, electricity and the environment. I'm all for that. Sadly the average person really believes they will have to queue for 20L sometime in April.

You have some very strong opposing views to this whole isssue. May i ask what you base them on? The taps wont be running dry then?

 

[akescpt]

You'll find your top loader will end up using 150+L with all the various cycles....

Our front loader I can't capture the water - it feeds into the same outlet pipe as the sink and dishwasher - so I'm thinking of returning to the top loader, and reducing the amount of washes we do, and then capturing the water for use in the garden - instead of the wellpoint. Actually looking for one of those square flowbins for the "test".

we have the 13kg so its three washes. dark, lights and whites. i need to get my hands on some wheelie bins. these can take the outflow without changing containers. that's exhausting.

any suggestions on a little pump? just from the bottom of the bin back into the machine. 1.5m max of travel distance upwards.

 

[rietrot]

I have often wonder how complete cities of people start believing nonsense, like back in Nazi Germany or the whole Ugandan war. But now I see it. People will really believe anything if it keeps being presented to them.

Rational thinking takes a backseat as people convince themselves what the new normal will be.

Just like the conservatives stockpiled before the 1994 elections.

Nothing wrong with prepping for the end of the world.

 

[Rouxenator]

You have some very strong opposing views to this whole isssue. May i ask what you base them on? The taps wont be running dry then?

The taps CANNOT run dry. The disaster that will follow is something that is near impossible to undo. That is the first thing you need to understand.

Knowing that and the fact that these last few years have, without a doubt, been very dry and we do have water crisis what is the best course of action to take? Reduce consumption. Best way of doing this is by playing on peoples fear. If you believe that come April the taps are turned off and you have to queue for water you WILL use less.

Apart from the physical nature of the situation (lack of water) there is also the massive political gains sitting behind it. They let this happen so they can make money, both from increased water tariffs as well as the private sector making a buck from it. Probably the biggest political gain will be when "day zero" is avoided. They will look like heroes for pulling off such an amazing feat. People will forget the cause of all if this.

People are easy to manipulate or fall into a trend. Look at how many people got into soccer when the 2010 world cup was here, people that had no interest in soccer before or after that. Now all the rage is this impending no water thing, so everyone is on that bandwagon.

But ja, folks don't like to think, easier to be led and not get out and see for yourself. Don't have your own opinion because then you clearly have a tinfoil hat on.

 

[Archer]

Nothing wrong with prepping for the end of the world.

So I take it you have stockpiles of bottle caps p), weapons, fuel, canned foods, two way radios, batteries, etc? Or just some extra water?