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nolongerbanned99 t1_j47djrb wrote

Ok. Can we wash our own cars now. Please.

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solisilos t1_j47vydy wrote

Why do you feel the need to take perfectly good drinking water and throw it on the ground just so your car has shiny paint?

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jvanstone t1_j481x0j wrote

Same reason I take a shower and wash my dishes. I want my things clean. Also, the water from my tap is not "perfectly good drinking water". It's awful, smells bad, and is far from "perfect". It came from the ground, and it is going back to the ground. It'll be fine.

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solisilos t1_j4915i2 wrote

washing dishes and your body has a direct impact on your health. washing your car is just a luxury. Also, fresh water is a non-replenishing resource. It goes to the ground, runs to the ocean and then takes nature years or humans a lot of money to use it again for anything. that is very wasteful. I'd recommend getting comfortable with a dirty car if you chose to live in a dry climate.

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j4ahiq9 wrote

How about no. USA is supposed to be about freedom. And if yiu don’t wanna wash your dishes, brush your teeth or take a shower to ‘save’ the environs, then more power to ya.

But I bought a nice car and I like it all shiny so I’m gonna wash it. Less frequently with the ban but still. I dgaf what happens to the water after it runs off my bright and shiny car>

I know this offends you, but why don’t you try worrying more about what you’re gonna do and less about what other people are doing.

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solisilos t1_j4ciix1 wrote

Found the snowflake 😂 "bUt My fREedUmB"

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j4cmove wrote

I dgaf about the environment. It was fine millions of years ago, and it will be fine millions of years from now when humans may no longer walk the earth

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MacDerfus t1_j4986tw wrote

No, but that was never about the water, just to fuck with you

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j4agmy0 wrote

Well they did a good job if that. I thought we were living in some socialist country …. Oh, wait

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jvanstone t1_j481lyf wrote

I don't know who said you can't.

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NerfHerderEarl t1_j486uvb wrote

Lots of places have bans on washing cars in the driveway. I'm guessing OP just doesn't want to take his car to a professional car wash place.

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jvanstone t1_j48ernq wrote

Has anyone ever been fined for washing their car in their driveway? I'm on private property. Seems tough to fine me for using water I paid for.

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NerfHerderEarl t1_j48nvdn wrote

I'm sure there are but I don't live in a county that has enacted those rules. My county only says you have to have a nozzle on the hose so as to not have the water running down the drain the entire time you wash your car. Seems like a pretty fair rule to me.

The mindset of I can use all the water I want as long as I pay for it is fairly shortsighted in my opinion. Especially in a location with such bad drought issues. There were/are municipalities that nearly are out of water for drinking. To "waste" it to keep your car clean because you paid for it would be a dick move in my opinion.

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jvanstone t1_j493qge wrote

I paid a lot of money for my car and for the water I use once a month to wash it. I'm on my own property using the water I bought and I don't care if anyone is butthurt.

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nolongerbanned99 t1_j4ah76t wrote

This is all well and good but so many counties in cali temporarily banned washing cars at home. You can take ‘em to a professional car wish but it’s overpriced and they are likely to scratch your car. Drought which is now resolving itself slowly.

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