Hi David,

On Sep 27, 2019 03:28pm, David Drummond wrote to Terry Roati:

 DD> Oh? Do petrol stations in your area have taps available for that

Yes, they have taps near the bowsers.

 DD> purpose? I've not noticed any here. One should probably refill the
 DD> bottle from the tap at home (where one pays for one's water via the
 DD> quarterly council taxes).

We all do that, I was talking about buying water in a gas station and instead
using the tap water.

 DD> It most certainly wasn't free. I'm speaking of the bulk water outlet at
 DD> the base of one of their water towers. We have to buy an electronic
 DD> "token" from the council and keep it charged with credit to get water
 DD> out of the outlet (plugging it in turns on the valve in there
 DD> somewhere).

Do all of Bundy have to do this or just a few in some areas?

 DD> One has to provide one's own hose, 100mm fitting and at least a 1000
 DD> litre container.

Are you connected to water supply?

 DD> I wasn't refilling a plastic bottle....

It was never about you :)

 DD> I'm not sure where you're located (in Z3?) but in this area potable
 DD> water is becoming a scarce and valuable resource. I've had no real rain
 DD> in nearly 18 months.

Cairns, with this heat all of Oz needs more rain.


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