Re: Re: Re: Fwd: Price of Gas-OT

Exactly right my dear.  Hence the xeriscape plants and recycling water alternative.  Which is A-OK w/ me.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:20:32 -0500 (EST)

>Pam,
>If it were $100 or $200 it might be worth thinking about, but $1500
>would be out of the question. I'd never save enough on water to pay for
>it.
>
>Kitty
>
>-------Original Message-------
>From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>Sent: 02/13/03 01:40 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Fwd:  Price of Gas-OT
>
>> 
>> Last time I inquired about an irrigation meter it was over 1500 bucks.
>That's when I started planting xeriscape plants. Plus I recycle gray
>water too.
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date:  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:40:08 -0500 (EST)
>
>>Ceres,
>>Yes, we have that ability here, too, but I don't have a large enough
>property to warrant it.
>>I pay $37/mo now, $9 of that is trash removal, $13 for water, $15 for
>>sewage. So in August I might get a bill for $63 which is $26 above
>>regular. That comes out to about $12 for water and $14 for sewage. A
>>savings of $14 two or 3 times a year would take 3 or 4 years to pay for
>>the new meter. I suppose that might be worth it in the long run, just
>>not enough to make me want to take a vacation day to sit home and wait
>>for the utility people to come and do the installation. May just look
>>into it though, to find out if I'm missing something here. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>Kitty
>>
>>-------Original Message-------
>>From: Cersgarden@aol.com
>>Sent: 02/13/03 10:33 AM
>>> In a message dated 2/12/03 9:55:51 PM, kmrsy@earthlink.net writes:
>>
>><< they charge you
>>sewage for all water you use and the sewage rate is higher than the water
>>>>
>>
>>Kitty, not if you have a separate meter which we have.  It does cost, in
>>1989 
>>$100, but pays off rather quickly.  This applys to all our outside 
>>connections.
>>    Ceres
>>
>>
>>
>>If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
>>
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>Kemp TX/zone 8A
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>If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
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