Austinist: Lance Wins! Local Hero Named Austin's Top Water User.

Grape Ape

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:36:31 -0600

I think that was the last thing he said when leaving LZR that night.

kenneth1

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:45:25 -0600

"John McCain for president!" --Lance Armstrong

Aaron Haley

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:56:16 -0600

The stat that hit home to me on this article, besides the raw #s, were 5 gallons a freaking minute. That's like the equivalent of 5 of my kitchen sinks running constantly. Crazy.

Shilli

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:18:39 -0600

Smack - I don't see why that would be the case, as long as the funds were used to pay for things that Austinites would otherwise be taxed for. Heyzeus - the sliding scale is only for single family residential usage. Industrial users are charged a flat rate per gallon (as are multifamily and commercial users).

LoudMouth

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:08:04 -0600

I am so stupid I read that wrong.

LoudMouth

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:06:27 -0600

This must be why I saw Lance at the HEB on Ed Bluestein buying buckets of water in plastic jugs. You'd think homeless people would use less water than Lance, but I guess he'll stop at nothing to be #1 at everything even if that means buying jugs of water to fill up his swimming pool.

Grape Ape

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:03:45 -0600

"You'll never work in this town again!" - Lance Armstrong

heyzeus

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:55:32 -0600

Shilli, your plan is fine for residential users, but it would drive every chip/tech manufacturing company out of the city.

smack

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:54:12 -0600

Well, jacking up the price of water would be really good for homeowners in every suburb not in the city of Austin.

zoopzootemelk

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:38:09 -0600

Don't you realize that cyclists take in a lot of water to stay hydrated?

shook

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:11:57 -0600

"Hey, do you know who the fuck I am?" -Lance Armstrong