Colorado and the West is running out of water . . . (Denver: prices, moving to)

[McGowdog]

To us it's a "show". To my mom, it was a reality.

[Josseppie]

Understandable, my grandparents lived through the great depression and dust bowl as well, although Pueblo was on the edge of the dust bowl.

[MtnFlyer]

While this isn't necessarliy a new thought process on the problem I've come to find over the years that in this world whenever it comes to politics, wars, or other major issues the key is to follow the money. Anyone who has ever read The Creature from Jekyll Island; a Second Look at the Federal Reserve will have an appreciation for that comment.

In relation to the water issue as it's been said before, the price of water isn't high enough to get anyone's attention. While electric bills may cause people to look to renewable energy, running the sprinkler system every night to have a nice lawn can be done normally for around $200/month. That just isn't enough to gain my attention when my electric bills often run 5 times that during the summer.

When the problem becomes severe enough that the supply and demand curves cause the price to rise high enough, you'll see the demand slow. Until then the dishwasher will run every night regardless if its full, the washing machine will run whenever the daughter wants her favorite jeans, the cars will get washed and the hose will run into the ditch between rinses, the pool will continue to be filled, long showers will be a morning ritual, and yes the lawn will look like a golf course.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by MtnFlyer

While this isn't necessarliy a new thought process on the problem I've come to find over the years that in this world whenever it comes to politics, wars, or other major issues the key is to follow the money. Anyone who has ever read The Creature from Jekyll Island; a Second Look at the Federal Reserve will have an appreciation for that comment.

In relation to the water issue as it's been said before, the price of water isn't high enough to get anyone's attention. While electric bills may cause people to look to renewable energy, running the sprinkler system every night to have a nice lawn can be done normally for around $200/month. That just isn't enough to gain my attention when my electric bills often run 5 times that during the summer.

When the problem becomes severe enough that the supply and demand curves cause the price to rise high enough, you'll see the demand slow. Until then the dishwasher will run every night regardless if its full, the washing machine will run whenever the daughter wants her favorite jeans, the cars will get washed and the hose will run into the ditch between rinses, the pool will continue to be filled, long showers will be a morning ritual, and yes the lawn will look like a golf course.

I really don't think you should paint everyone with the same brush. I do none of the above except fill a pool, and it takes less water than you apparently think, b/c at the end of the season you only drain 1/3 of it. So a complete turnover takes every 3 years, and our pool holds ~9000 gallons.

[MtnFlyer]

I'm sorry if you took it that way Katiana as that's not at all how I meant it. I wasn't talking about one person doing all of that. I was merely talking in generalities of the things that happen overall. Some people probably do none of the above. However as the price rises, just like when gasoline was over $4/gal. even conservative people drove less. As for pools, I understand and almost didn't include that reference as once they're in you're pretty much married to them.

[Katiana]

OK. We do like our pool; it has provided a lot of good times in the hot, hot summer weather.

[MtnFlyer]

If I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska I'd have an indoor one.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by MtnFlyer

If I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska I'd have an indoor one.

Or just build a very large indoor hot tub lol

[zenkonami]

Could always drain the pool and take up skateboarding

[Shuffler]

from the Denver Post today, Shell oil is moving to secure water rights from the Yampa River to support oil shale projects. Should be interesting to follow that story as things move forward...wasting natural resources to produce another which will be wasted again. Good plan!