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To think it's unreasonable to have a heated swimming pool in Brisbane mid drought?

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mm22bys · 26/03/2007 12:30

Hi,

we are going to Brisbane to see our families, and SIL has kindly offered us the use of her heated swimming pool.

They are currently in the middle of a one in a thousand year drought, and the world is getting hotter...

Am I being unreasonable to think it's unreasonable to have a heated swimming pool in Brisbane given the current water shortage and climate change?

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liath · 26/03/2007 13:41

Would depend on how much water was needed to keep it full. I don't suppose emptying it would help the drought anyway.

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catASTROPHE · 26/03/2007 13:44

hmmm, not sure on this one. Seems a bit silly to have it hearted, but it is probably solar heated, they mostly are. As fof the water...hmmm. Onece its full I don't think it needs too much topping up if they use a cover to prevnt evapouration, and it is very, very hot in summer in Brissy. If I had a pool I would use it.

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kiwinat · 26/03/2007 13:45

Can't imagine why she'd need a heated swimming pool in Brisbane. The summer is hot enough, and winter not really cold enough to justify. Go enjoy the sunshine coast instead.

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mm22bys · 26/03/2007 14:47

Sunshine coast...mmmmmm....... Love the Sunshine Coast .

We had a swimming pool when I was growing up and I remember dad spending a lot of time each night getting the chemistry right and it did seem like the hose was always in the pool topping it up (pre-drought days of course!).

I'll have to find it if they do use solar energy. That might change my opinion

I don't think they're very water conscious anyway. Even when they lived in London they didn't understand about not watering gardens and thought paying £135 a year for unlimited water was a rip-off (and believe me they're not paupers...)

Maybe it's just a case of .....