There's nothing like a gray, overcast, wet day to lift one's mood. The sound of rain on the rooftop and splattering on the windows is music to my ears. No, I'm not being facetious, I really mean it. Rather, I remember only too well the drought-induced water problems of last summer. Then we hauled this precious water from the holding tanks out to the flower and vegetable gardens to keep them going throughout the water ban which prohibited outdoor watering that was imposed early in the summer here in town and eventually throughout the entire state.
People have to buckle down and conserve.
We all need to be cognizant of water conservation, not just during crisis situations, but all the time. Mayor Jerry Johnson commented at a spring town council meeting that water sprinkler usage had already been going on around town and if people had that kind of mindset, they could expect that measures might well need to be taken again if drought conditions came into play. First of all, with all the rain we've been having ever since early spring, it is beyond my comprehension that people would need to be using their sprinklers unless perhaps they are trying to establish a new lawn. Even that situation is iffy in light of the amount of moisture we've been getting recently. I certainly do.