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[Dave Burrell]

Shut the main off to the house, it's probably near the front door in the bushes someplace.

I'm going out looking for that main valve now..... thanks for the suggestion

[ducky]

I am sure that watering pots daily when it is hot would not be a problem. Not much option and they do not use much water.

Thanks, folsom500. Maybe to assuage my guilt for keeping my potted Japanese maple alive I'll sacrifice two zucchini plants to the water conservation gods.

[Dave Burrell]

Davburr, maybe you can reach the main valve? We went on vacation (lived in the bay area) for a week once and the irrigation system malfunctioned. It was on for a couple of days before a neighbor shut off the main water valve. WOW, that was quite a water bill!!

As you and Darth recommended I just went and checked that and found it and shut off their water - problem solved. Now to leave them a note so they know why their water is not on.

Hey isn't our water here just a flat monthly fee - at least for now anyways?

[tessieca]

Most Folsomites pay a flat fee, but my mishap was when we lived in San Ramon where we paid for actual usage.

[Coastal Cohort]

yep, they're just a few houses down - the very first thing I did was try to get their phone number from a few of the neighbors - no luck, nobody has it

I wish I did have their number so I could call him - I'm sure he'd come back to his house and fix that asap if he was aware of it - although I'm really surprised nobody at that house noticed the water before they left for work - strange....

I had contemplated going into their side yard and shutting off their sprinklers manually but I that'd be trespassing...

I am embarassed to admit it, but I have gone to work and left my sprinklers on. It was in the back yard and they mist, so I didn't even notice it and I drove away.
I've also left my front yard ones on for hours and not paid attention becuase I was working from on my laptop four hours and too mired in work to even look up.
I would love someone to remind me. :-)
I would love to upgrade to sprinklers that turn on and off automatically, but can't afford it right now. that would be where the city might want to spend a few bucks...
hey! I know, let's write a grant proposal for installling automatic sprinklers for city residents!

[Bill Z]

I know, let's write a grant proposal for installling automatic sprinklers for city residents!

Let's not. Why should my tax dollars pay for automatic sprinklers for those too cheap to pay for them on their own.

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

I am embarassed to admit it, but I have gone to work and left my sprinklers on. It was in the back yard and they mist, so I didn't even notice it and I drove away.
I've also left my front yard ones on for hours and not paid attention becuase I was working from on my laptop four hours and too mired in work to even look up.
I would love someone to remind me. :-)
I would love to upgrade to sprinklers that turn on and off automatically, but can't afford it right now. that would be where the city might want to spend a few bucks...
hey! I know, let's write a grant proposal for installling automatic sprinklers for city residents!

The city reimburses 75% of the cost of the Smart Timer.

[awood]

Let's not. Why should my tax dollars pay for automatic sprinklers for those to cheap to pay for them on their own.

Because if they don't go there, the goverment ain't gonna give them back!!

Would you rather pay to save water or buy a $25k toilet seat.

[Bill Z]

http://www.folsom.ca...a...&targetid=1

Bummer, I don't like my selected days. Can I follow the odd numbered houses instead?
My landscaper comes to our neighborhood on Fridays, I prefer to not water my yard on the days that he mows. Also, why no watering on Monday, but watering is designated for Sat & Sun. I prefer to not water my backyard on the weekends so I don't have to worry about mud when I'm out there. My sprinklers are scheduled for Tues, Thur, Sat in the front and Monday, Wednesday, Friday in the back. I already do my share on saving water, I'm looking forward to when the city is on meters, because then my water wasting neighbors will see their water bill and find religeon when it comes to water conservation. Of course, when my neighbors get religeon, I will be forced to water more. I won't be able to rely on their run-off to water my bushes. I laready had to add drippers to one set of bushes along my back fence. The guy that over-watered and was inadvertently watering my bushes moved and the new people aren't having a sprinkler hitting the fence at all. My bushes almost died before I realized what was going on.

[Bill Z]

Because if they don't go there, the goverment ain't gonna give them back!!

Would you rather pay to save water or buy a $25k toilet seat.

Well, if it worked that way, it wouldn't be so bad, but when guvmint adds another expense to their outgoing cash, they always eventually find a way to increase their tax collection revenue to cover the costs. And as anyone in guvmint knows, you never decrease your budget or spend less than your department was allocated cuz then you will get less next year.
It's a grossly flawed system that destroys any incentive to be efficient.

I would rather not pay the guvmint anything.

[MSgt]

Bummer, I don't like my selected days. Can I follow the odd numbered houses instead?
My landscaper comes to our neighborhood on Fridays, I prefer to not water my yard on the days that he mows.

Just set your sprinkler to come on just after midnight on Wed morning - or have it come on after 10Pm on Wed. You should be fine.

[Dave Burrell]

Bummer, I don't like my selected days. Can I follow the odd numbered houses instead?
My landscaper comes to our neighborhood on Fridays, I prefer to not water my yard on the days that he mows. Also, why no watering on Monday, but watering is designated for Sat & Sun. I prefer to not water my backyard on the weekends so I don't have to worry about mud when I'm out there. My sprinklers are scheduled for Tues, Thur, Sat in the front and Monday, Wednesday, Friday in the back. I already do my share on saving water, I'm looking forward to when the city is on meters, because then my water wasting neighbors will see their water bill and find religeon when it comes to water conservation. Of course, when my neighbors get religeon, I will be forced to water more. I won't be able to rely on their run-off to water my bushes. I laready had to add drippers to one set of bushes along my back fence. The guy that over-watered and was inadvertently watering my bushes moved and the new people aren't having a sprinkler hitting the fence at all. My bushes almost died before I realized what was going on.

Bill, it's not always about you, you either set your sprinklers to the days you were directed, or you have to buy costal cohort an automated sprinkler system

[Bill Z]

Bill, it's not always about you, you either set your sprinklers to the days you were directed, or you have to buy costal cohort an automated sprinkler system

Aw, but my home is about me. It's mine, I own it, and I should be able to do as I please with it as long as I'm not causing harm to others or infringing upon their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As I already take measures to save water, I should be left alone.

I even have a water meter, it's just a matter of when the city decides to start reading it in my neighborhood that we will be off the flat rate system. But even when that happens, I will be surprised if my utility bill goes down, I'm sure the city will still have a minimum flat rate + per gallon fee. I just am confident that my bill won't go up as much as my neighbors that are watering part of my yard for me. then there is the guy that hoses out his garage like every other weekend.

[Chad Vander Veen]

Ah, I remember the early 90s...

"If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down!"

eff that.

[rlsliger]

Aw, but my home is about me. It's mine, I own it, and I should be able to do as I please with it as long as I'm not causing harm to others or infringing upon their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As I already take measures to save water, I should be left alone.

What does owning or buying your home have to do with the water restrictions? Doesn't it apply to renters too?