The scary people are breeding !!!

Found the following was a real letter to The Age newspaper,December 18.

Sydneysiders set a worthy example

WE HAVE followed The Age's letters with interest, having recently moved from Sydney. People in Melbourne don't understand how to save water. What's all this showering about? Forget about washing your entire body; don't shower at all. Hasn't anyone heard of a lavender sand bath? A children's sand pit is perfect for this.
As for flushing the loo, just don't flush. We've turned our water closet into an Australian native frog habitat. And when you need to go to the toilet — the compost bin and lemon tree are a great replacement. When the neighbours complain about the smell and flies, we reply: "Don't you know there's a drought?"

We're experimenting with a solar still, so that we can recycle our own wastes into drinking water. It's still brackish, so we don't give it to the kids. We now have a true xeriscape for a garden, concrete and proud.

Our children collect the grey water they produce at school and bring it home for the washing up. When it does rain, we send them to public buildings with a bucket. If you want to save water — get serious.

Roderick Marsh and Fleur Shand,

Brunswick West