To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (139289 ) 2/15/2018 12:19:11 AM From: Elroy Jetson Read Replies (1) | Respond to We've had our droughts which don't really result in many life changes.we really need is enough gasoline in our tanks to get to a city that still has running water. A city without water is not really a city.Business owners in Cape Town are scrambling to address an existential threat: No water. - money.cnn.com 7% of businesses plan to close if the taps are shut off . Nearly 80% of companies say that water shortages threaten their ability to operate. Megan Van Rooyen, the owner of a local salon, told CNNMoney that she might have to start asking her clients to bring their own water to have their hair shampooed . When the first rain this season finally came to Cape Town, restaurant diners rushed outside mid-meal to see the deluge for themselves. Others grabbed buckets to collect precious water from gutters to be used for washing clothes. Other businesses told the chamber of commerce that they are cutting back on water use by encouraging employees not to flush toilets and to substitute hand sanitizer for a water wash. If we can flush toilets with sea water and have bottled water in the office, we can continue to work ," one anonymous business owner told the chamber of commerce. 33% have drilled boreholes or wells. (As if that will magically create more water for Cape Town - it's a short-term solution for now, but without rains unrestricted water wells are the road to the death of the city) Trevor Hennings of Drillco, one of the largest drilling companies in the Western Cape, said he has tripled both staff and revenue since June 2017. "Some days we get 200 to 300 calls ... and we can only drill for about 20% of inquiries," he said. The cost of drilling, however, is too high for many small businesses. (and ultimately futile)
