What the hell is happening to water in Johannesburg?

[Mannydefreitas]

Load shedding, water shedding, health shedding... What else must be added to the list?

The biggest Shedding happened in 1995 when the new cabinet was sworn in with IQ shedding....

 

[Temujin]

ANC excellence, thats what

 

[Major Boredom]

Whats water Shedding .....

+ +

Best investment you can make

 

[TheChamp]

Everything is an opportunity for a tender.

Alleged R4bn irregularly awarded water tanker tender controversy hangs over Tshwane | City Press

Allegedly irregularly awarded tenders to provide drinking water to residents of Tshwane have unleashed a storm of controversy.

www.news24.com

 

[FiestaST]

Water shedding: Paying for air | Carte Blanche

 

[ShaunSA]

Water shedding: Voting for air | Carte Blanche

ftfy

 

[RonSwanson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714921457757704501

 

[LCBXX]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714921457757704501

 

[Lupus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714921457757704501

Yup, don't turn on your tapes during an outage

 

[The_MAC]

Yup, don't turn on your tapes during an outage

So as annoying as it is, the first guy in the video, he assumedly also had a tap open in the house? If yes, then isn't it obvious to keep them closed?

 

[RonSwanson]

Yup, don't turn on your tapes during an outage

Some are permanently on, like the toilet cisterns. There's no escaping it, we are paying a premium for air.

 

[Charlesjjm]

 

[The_MAC]

Some are permanently on, like the toilet cisterns. There's no escaping it, we are paying a premium for air.

Ah yes, of course

 

[Lupus]

So as annoying as it is, the first guy in the video, he assumedly also had a tap open in the house? If yes, then isn't it obvious to keep them closed?

More then likely yes, so they know when the waters back

 

[Lupus]

Some are permanently on, like the toilet cisterns. There's no escaping it, we are paying a premium for air.

You can close it plus it'll only run if it's empty.

 

[RonSwanson]

You can close it plus it'll only run if it's empty.

Sure, if you don't flush the cistern. Tell that to a resident who hasn't had water for 5 days.

 

[Mannydefreitas]

Yup, don't turn on your tapes during an outage

Tap
Faucet

Tape
Ribbon

 

[Mannydefreitas]

My back-up water system, installed over a decade ago, saves me yet again.

Viva Forward Planning! Viva!

 

[Lupus]

Tap
Faucet

Tape
Ribbon

Freaking hell I did it again... Grrrrr

 

[Lupus]

Sure, if you don't flush the cistern. Tell that to a resident who hasn't had water for 5 days.

Surely in that case they've made a plan?