Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:16:19 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospam-gets-nowhere-sizefitter.com> Subject: Re: How not to post on usenet
Malt_Hound wrote: > > Dave Hinz wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:57:03 -0400, Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >>Johannes wrote: > >> > >>>Well, if everybody picks pebbles from the beach, there will be no pebbles left... > >> > >>Sure there will. They just won't be at the beach anymore. > > > > > > The system architect in me wants to point out that you haven't destroyed > > the beach, you've made redundant offsite archives of it. > > > > Exactly. Which reminds me... Why do all the eco-greenie-weenies get > all worked up about "wasting" water? When you "use" water it generally > doesn't go away. It's just goes somewhere else. > > -Fred W That is indeed true. The common water leakage from mains of about 35% supports the ground. Without leakage, the ground dries out and you get subsidence. The possible wastage is energy wastage for extra pumping.