Re: To pee or not to pee?

In message <hdokcl$gnk$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> writes
Gordon H wrote:

I must admit that since I had a water meter installed, the motivation to
"water" my compost heap has increased. It's a dreadful waste of
drinkable water to flush a cistern full with every pee.

I remember being told many years ago
that the sewer system required a certain amount of water to pass through it,
so cisterns served a necessary purpose.

You are correct of course. On my property the surface water drains run into the sewage drains, so there is usually a reasonable flow, despite the arid Manchester climate.

Let there be a drought in any town or city, and one suddenly becomes aware of the drains...
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Gordon H
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