At What Cost?
I guess we should count ourselves as fortunate that we have a lot of rain most of the year. It encourages us to have gardens filled with non-native plants. Though we pile on tons of compost to keep the soil fertile and hold in moisture; August is a dry month that sucks any hint of moisture from a garden. Evidence of this is the increase of our water bill. Usually we pay about $30 per month for water, but I was shocked to see my August bill was nearly $90.
We used to use rain barrels, but we only could store 150 gallons and that wouldn't last long and was totally useless in August.
This is a high price for the joy of having fresh food. I'm thinking of sinking a well.
posted by The Guy Who Writes This at 4:00 AM
4 Comments:
My last water bill (which covers 3 months) was $252.00. But I was away for most of the summer! And I don't have a vegetable garden. What were the boys doing in my absence?
Consider yourself lucky - compared to this Canadian.
Maybe they filled a neighbor's pool. I had a neighbor once that would use my water when I went away. I ended up turning off my water when ever I left town.
As much of a pain in the butt that having a well can be, it always seems like the water is so much better than that stuff that comes from the city pipes. If I sent you some city water from here you would probably barf.
Our water is great other than the water works shutting down the system a couple times a year for maintenance and the constant request for water samples to see if their water is picking up elements from the plumbing.
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