tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post3837062451039608913..comments2024-03-28T06:32:27.436+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: The big dryMalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-61199485482230950302013-03-26T15:31:05.009+13:002013-03-26T15:31:05.009+13:00Pamela, it's hard to know if NZ will ever be l...Pamela, it's hard to know if NZ will ever be like that. After all, we had a very learned and rather stuffy Prime Minister about 20 years ago who once said "New Zealand is a rather pluvial country." !!!<br /><br />But yes - even the notoriously wet West Coast of the South Island has been declared a drought area. Of course, what we call a drought, Australian's probably call "a normal year."Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-3202020797157749122013-03-25T14:36:13.452+13:002013-03-25T14:36:13.452+13:00I watch the extreme weather the world over and all...I watch the extreme weather the world over and all the adjustments and wonder if this is simply the beginning of the new normal. Will tales of jumping in the sprinklers as a kid become the stuff of legend? Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-35946766879154721742013-03-25T07:45:39.925+13:002013-03-25T07:45:39.925+13:00Last summer, we had a very bad drought. Every tim...Last summer, we had a very bad drought. Every time the skies would darken, it was hit or miss as if the thunderstorm would be over your house/rain barrels/garden. Coming into Springtime, I can only hope this year is better.<br /><br />We consider ourselves environmentalists to some degree - but not extremists. We have rain barrels, we plant native plants, we have compost bins, we ride our bikes to work when we can. One of my goals since New Years 2012 is NO NEW PLASTIC BAGS. And I have been succeeding easily. But it saddens me to see the families go into the local grocery store and buy 2x as much as I, and then fill up the plastic. Grrrr...<br /><br />KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675117636370455435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-45240079779581968972013-03-25T07:38:07.962+13:002013-03-25T07:38:07.962+13:00We are in a long term drought here too, not many a...We are in a long term drought here too, not many acknowledge it and it drives me nuts!!<br />I too get smug when I look at my dusty car, or think about how we only do laundry once a week...the lady across from me has triplets and she is constantly using water. <br />Feel smug freely, we are indeed making a smaller carbon footprint.The Barrenesshttp://www.the-barreness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-51095990146955925422013-03-25T00:23:10.136+13:002013-03-25T00:23:10.136+13:00Ahhhh...this water trouble reminds me a lot of our...Ahhhh...this water trouble reminds me a lot of our problem in Bandung, my hometown. I remember one time we had to BUY water from some agents 'coz the there was absolutely no water coming from the tap. I remember that we even paid a lot of money to have a well drilled up in our small yard (the yard was only about 4x4 metres. I remember showering using very little amount of water 'coz we had grandma, my parents, me and my bro in the household and my Mom sold food that she cooked herself in a local traditional market (so she needed water for that, too!). <br /><br />I hope that your water problem is solved sooner than later 'coz it can get pretty crazy for many people without water for a long time. But I also understand the smugness. :-) <br /><br />Here in Sodankylä I "almost forget" our water trouble back in Bandung, 'coz there are more trees and forest here compared to the number of inhabitants.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.com