Water rationing may come to Fayette

Water

rationing may come to Fayette

I read the writing,

"Water, water everywhere? Not forever," and I

have learned to not waste water. In the Army in World War

II we were in training on the Arizona desert halfway

between Phoenix and Yuma, training to go to North Africa

where the German General Rommell's army was winning

everything (we ended up not having to go).

I learned

in the desert just how much water is worth. I have seen

men be willing to fight for their place in line waiting

to get water for their canteen, or in line to get a

shower.

I try to

take what was known as a "Navy shower" using

less water. I brush my teeth while I am waiting for the

water to run hot through the water pipe and when I am

shaving I run the hot water, cut it off when I am not

shaving and run it again to rinse off my razor. I try to

cut down on the amount of water coming out of the faucet.

My wife has

always had running water and I think she uses too much to

rinse out a glass or a coffee cup - she has always

used all of the water she wants to use - as I used

to do.

I don't

know that it will happen but the day may come when water

will be rationed, in the Atlanta area, to both homes and

businesses.

Jeff D.

Smith

Fayetteville