You'll get a fine for washing your car?!

AHHH WTF. Vancouver rains sooo much!! Just cause we didn't rain for 2 months, we all of a sudden have a shortage?! I went by my HS last night to do a little off-roading with my buddy's Jeep (:D) and my HS has big ****in 50 feet sprinklers shooting out GALLONS per SECOND then I can't wash my car
They should make an exception for people with dark colored cars. I have to go back to school tomorrow (tuesday) and there's going to be ALOT of new hotties....how am i goin' to get any lovin' if the car's all dirty :mad::mad:
Before you make any VW jokes, girls like my car ;):p:o
But arghhh stupid ****ing shortage, how does California manage?! it NEVER rains there

I went almost two weeks without washing my car and that was long enough. They said on the news that the GVRD will give a warning the first time followed by a $75.00 fine for the second offence. I have a policeman living a couple of houses down from me and he hand hoses his lawn everyday. My neighbors have lots of flower beds too and they water like crazy. I'm a bachelor with no plants therefore I never water. So I'll take my warning and pay the fine if I have too. I do my bit by not leaving the tap running. Bring on the water meters and we'll see who uses up the most water, not me. :no:

Do some research before you bitch.

Vancouver has about 30 days of water supply left, and there is no rain in sight. Even if it does rain once or twice, that won't come close to filling the reservoirs

Have you seen what water shortages do to people in Africa? Maybe it would be good for us to run out of water here so people can see what it's like in other parts of the world where it is a fact of life.

Cry me a river - you should see how dirty my car is, but I refuse to wash it to do my part.

As for California, it manages by tapping into one of the longest rivers in world, which flows into one of the largest reservoirs in the world. Our reservoirs are but puddles in comparison to Lake Mead and Cleveland dam is about 1/10th the size of Hoover.

If you have a nozzle on your hose and you do it at night you can do it all in one shot . Soap her up and rinse her down . It takes almost no water .

Ill buy bottled water if I have to . I beleive companys that make money doing it are still legal arent they . For like 1 $ you can bring your own bucket to one of those places with the pressure hoses and do it in one shot too . My neigbours wash there cars on there lawn . :)

go to your HS and park in front of a sprinkler - bring soap

Originally posted by BPS
go to your HS and park in front of a sprinkler - bring soap

Buhahahaha:lol:



on a second note, i never heard of that b.s. my car goes through the whole winter without getting washed more then 3 times! (stored, not driving) and in the summer it only gets washed on fri. street legals (ive been to 6 so far) so i use way way way less water then everyone else, so i think i deserve to wash my car on the same pattern i usually do:mad:

What I find funny is earlier on in the summer they told us that they didn't drain the resivoirs this year becuz of all the excess water and how we would be fine all the way to sept. On the weather network a few interviews were taking place from some hydro workers saying how no one has anything to worry about. Now this?

I'd like to stick my foot up someones arse.. :thumb:

A car wash need not use alot of water.

Wash out of direct sunlight. I do mine in the evening.

A quick spray to get it wet, followed by soap followed by a quick rinse.

Flushing the toilet probably uses more water than I use to wash my car.

Originally posted by NiteRider
What I find funny is earlier on in the summer they told us that they didn't drain the resivoirs this year becuz of all the excess water and how we would be fine all the way to sept. On the weather network a few interviews were taking place from some hydro workers saying how no one has anything to worry about. Now this?

I'd like to stick my foot up someones arse.. :thumb:


This is the driest summer on record. How could they predict that?

Hey man, that's what they said. :)

I'm the average joe shmoe...

I like long walks on the beach while drinking beer, I like junk food, fast gas guzzling cars that polute, hot young big breasted women, junk food, chinese food, lot's of beer, lot's of red meat and I like to wash my car often. :metal: :usa:

I guess everyone is going to have to get some of that "Dry wash n' Gard stuff.:p

On the other hand, just move to Chilliwack.
I could wash all my vehicles everyday and not get in trouble.

I don't mind you..........:rolleyes:

My neigbour is washing his new kia right now . . . . what a waste of good water a kia is :p

For my camping trip last week we purchased 10 Liters of bottled mineral water for about $5 at the local grocery store. If you purchase bottled water and wash your car with that, I don't see any harm in that...but I bet Draco aka Mr. Greenpeace will :p.

As a side note, I heard that restaurants may be fined if they serve patrons tap water...meaning that if you eat out and want water, you'll have to buy it bottled. A good idea IMO.

Send me some empty 5 gallon buckets. I'll fill them and send them back to you, postage due. ;)

Just doing my part to help our neighbors up north. :D

Originally posted by LuCiFeR97Z28

As a side note, I heard that restaurants may be fined if they serve patrons tap water...meaning that if you eat out and want water, you'll have to buy it bottled. A good idea IMO.

Actually the rule would be for restaurants not to put water out unless the customer asks - they want to save not only the water in the glass, but the water used to wash the glass afterwards.

Originally posted by Draco
the water used to wash the glass afterwards.

This is asuming they wash it. :lol:

Originally posted by Draco
Actually the rule would be for restaurants not to put water out unless the customer asks - they want to save not only the water in the glass, but the water used to wash the glass afterwards.

Don't forget the amount of ice cubes being saved as well :rolleyes: .

Originally posted by LuCiFeR97Z28
Don't forget the amount of ice cubes being saved as well :rolleyes: .

yep it all adds up!:o

On a side note..........I was told by a fellow at work that it helps a whole bunch if you put something in your toilet tank to displace the water.......like another container of water that just sits at the bottom or a brick or somthing like that.........dunno.

I think I'll put a 6 pack in there so I can get in a cold one whenever I'm sitting on the john.

I'm doing my part!:D

this is a BS. every year they want us to wash our cars and flush our toilets less and less. get more resovoirs is the answer they will have to do it sooner or later we are a growing country. i hat e that Sh!t. try planning for the future and having reserves. we have lakes everywhere use them. it is just like they should of built the highway 3 lanes th whole way and now what are they going to do. traffic sucks to.

P.S. im going to wash my car at my grandpas house in abbottsford tommorrow to get it ready for the show this weekend. :D there is going to be a lot of dirty cars this weekend if the ban is followed

Less snow last winter = 80% full resevoirs instead of 100%. They shut down one of them to do new pipes this year too.

I have had a 1L Pepsi bottle in all my toilets for years.

Drumhawk can get away with washing his car because he takes the bedpans and uses them for water. The acidity of the urine cleans the car better then any car wash soap would.

Jimbo, if you'd Zaino'ed your car earlier you wouldn't have to wash it.

You're lucky they're not charging you water based on market prices right now....you'd be paying mega bucks.

I agree that it sucks not being able to wash, clean vs. dirty is like night vs. day, but not much we can do about it. My car is right filthy and it kinda hurts me to see it like that with 3 month old paint on her. But what can you do, a small price to pay for a teriffic summer thats for sure. Even still lookin at the forecast it's supposed to be 27/28 for the rest of the week. Kinda insane for the we(s)t coast so have a water shortage, but im still dreading 2 weeks from now, when we aint gonna be allowed to shower ;) .

Get your butt up at like between 5& 6am & wash your car. Wet it down soap up the whole car then spray it down takes like 10mins to do the whole thing.

My husband & I have been washing his car like 2 days in a row friday we went racing ( he washed his in the morning & I washed mine in the after noon.) Then we had a car show the next morning. Got up washed it & that was the end of that.

Either that or go out & waterless Car wash chit.

haha SCREW THIS!
im gunna go wash my car right now

Hahaha, I got yelled at in our apartment building so I told the manager to shove it and make sure she posts a notice next time. I'm not olbigated to watch the news or read the paper nore am I a water expert.

So I guess esso and all those other car wash places reuse there water, am I correct?

It's always something with our water supply, water shortege or drunkin people peeing in our resivoirs. :rolleyes:

i live in a complex also, its such bull i hate it... so now i just go to the wash wand place that esso has, self hand wash but with a light presser washer works good, but i don't want to spend money on using the stupid thing

I know your one of them drunks that pee'd in our resivoirs last year. ;)

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
this is a BS. every year they want us to wash our cars and flush our toilets less and less. get more resovoirs is the answer they will have to do it sooner or later we are a growing country.

Where would the money for this come from? that's right, taxes. There are lots of things we would all love to see - effective universal health care, 5 lane highways all over the place, free schooling. Unfortunately all of these items are funded by taxes paid by us.

I bet if you found out how much more tax money you would have to pay for a new reservoir and the associated piping, you would change your mind.

Hmmm...I wonder how much tax money it would cost to shoot a missile at Draco? :p

Originally posted by LuCiFeR97Z28
Hmmm...I wonder how much tax money it would cost to shoot a missile at Draco? :p

Talk to the Italians about a hit man, they're cheaper ;)

u called? ;) :p


eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhh :cool:

I gave my TA a wash to day
you can stil was ur car at my esso
its like $1 for 2.5 min and u do it ur self so u can do a good job thers a foam brush and every thing
its one 1rd and blundel in richmond :)

Originally posted by LuCiFeR97Z28
Hmmm...I wonder how much tax money it would cost to shoot a missile at Draco? :p

U.S.A........U.S.A.........U.S.A..........U.S.A.!! !:usa: im sure bush wouldnt object, hes a trigger finger (i like it):D :cool:

Originally posted by Draco
Where would the money for this come from? that's right, taxes. There are lots of things we would all love to see - effective universal health care, 5 lane highways all over the place, free schooling. Unfortunately all of these items are funded by taxes paid by us.

I bet if you found out how much more tax money you would have to pay for a new reservoir and the associated piping, you would change your mind.

well they're going to have to do it one day. i dont see wy all these companies can have there water fountains going and all the condos around here still use their sprinkklers. there is more people here then there was ten yrs ago but no more water how does that work. go olympics there was a good expendature. or the new RAV line i think it is about time that the GOV starts spending money on SH!T we need. instead of telling us what we want.

It is called "the economic problem". Unlimitd wants and limited resources.

Government is no different then you or I. We have lots of things we want to buy and do, but we make decisions based on what we think we most need /want at the time. We also make decisions based on short term sacrifice for long term benefit. (ie we buy a home by putting out a down payment and possibly higher mortgage payments, then if we were to rent it). That being said, is it approprite to put EVERYTHING you have into what you percieve to be what your only want / need?
No.
Even though you may want to have an f-body to beat all others, you recognise that there are competing needs you have. (clothes, accomodation, food). In addition, although you could spend ALL your discretionary money on your car, you probably do not, having a beer, going to a club, taking a holiday, having a computer, a cell phone, cable TV.

Is it an appropriate use of resources to build the infrastructure of a reseviour just because we cannot water our lawn or wash our cars for 4 - 6 weeks every 30 - 50 years? Ummmm No. Certainly, it remains likely that the population will grow to a point where this expense becomes necessary, but this is an extreme summer and investing billions at this time would be a waste as that reseviour sits idle for 19.5 of the next 20 years.

The same logic holds for hosting the Olympics. Yes there are competing needs, just like you have, and though YOU have priorities as well, you do not put EVERYTHING you have into a very small number of priorities (although I know that some of you do) you spread it around.

Govt is the same. There are an infinite number of ways to spend money and the issue is how to develop a balanced approach to expenditures that seeks (although often times inefficiently) to benefit the most people over the short and long term. Fundamentally, the differnace between right and left wing is, what are those priorites and how much emphasis to put on them? in addition, which of these priorites should remain the domain of the free market.

Of course hindsight proves when decisions are wrong headed. We have all made decisions that history proved were wrong in spite of our best research. That is not to suggest that sometimes govt policies are based on a mob type self delusion - ie fast ferries. but other decisions are made with the best of efforts and intentions.

In summary, Craig and Shaun for joint Premier at the next election.

:)

if someone in your family needed healthcare would you buy something for your car instead?

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
if someone in your family needed healthcare would you buy something for your car instead?

YUP:D

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
if someone in your family needed healthcare would you buy something for your car instead?

It's strange - if society were willing to pay more taxes, we could have an amazing healthcare system with no waitlists.

But society in general seems to value personal possessions and wealth creation over funding for healthcare, education, and all the other government services that we love to complain about.

So in effect, the answer is YES, most people WOULD rather buy things for the cars, houses, whatever rather then paying for healthcare.

Obviously this attitude would change if a family member fell ill - unfortunately we take healthcare and its funding for granted the rest of the time when the assistance isn't needed.

Originally posted by Mad-Max18
I gave my TA a wash to day
you can stil was ur car at my esso
its like $1 for 2.5 min and u do it ur self so u can do a good job thers a foam brush and every thing
its one 1rd and blundel in richmond :)

foam brush? I bet thats good for the paint :rolleyes:

Originally posted by todd15
foam brush? I bet thats good for the paint :rolleyes: no no no, he means theres a foam brush so you can clean your undercarige;) :cool:

i dont think it has anything to do with needing to pay more taxes it has to do with the crap ourt taxes are spent on. and what i was refering to by my other comment was a comparison to the government choosing the olympics over everything else. they feel everything needs to be cut but we can spend spend spend on all this crap like the olympics and the RAV line

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
i dont think it has anything to do with needing to pay more taxes it has to do with the crap ourt taxes are spent on. and what i was refering to by my other comment was a comparison to the government choosing the olympics over everything else. they feel everything needs to be cut but we can spend spend spend on all this crap like the olympics and the RAV line

U gotta spend money to make money. By creating awareness of our city/province/country through the olympics, you bring in revenue and help boost the economy. This puts money in peoples pockets that in turn gives them a chance at a better standard of living. It allows people to pay for things when they desperatly need it. Our healthcare, etc is in a bind because people take advantage of it. It's free, so why not?:rolleyes:

As for the Rav line, I am not completely sure that it is needed, I need to look into it more, although I think it is a great idea. It is also a make work project that puts money in peoples pockets. As stupid as it sounds, the governement gets more money back than if they didn't creat something like this (IMHO). Why because even though they are paying for it, they get back some of the revenue through income taxes etc that wouldn't be there if this extra work wasn't there. By cutting down on spending on certain things, it makes people realize what an easy life they've had. Maybe the people in our province will learn to save more instead of spending carelessly and complaing all the time.
Life's a b!tch, but hey, you could be the living in a refugee camp in liberia, starving and dying of some awful diseases while people around you fight over diamonds. :rolleyes:

BTW i called the city of langley and you are ALLOWED to wash ur car it is just highly discounraged

Canada should just print alot of money and deposit it into banks all over the country.

We can be sneaky. ;)

Originally posted by NiteRider
Canada should just print alot of money and deposit it into banks all over the country.

We can be sneaky. ;)

I already told you, one cent from every transaction you handle ;)

I don't know where everyone got this idea that you weren't allowed to wash your car.

They ask that you don't, but as long as the spray nozzle automatically shuts off you're fine (disclaimer: afaik I haven't read anything to the contrary).

I washed my car yesterday because I have to put it away for a couple weeks while i'm on vacation and I don't want to put it away dirty. Plus I figure the water saved from me being out of town is a big water savings!!

What makes me laugh is all these lazy asses out there that don't wash their cars anyhow walking around like their a friggin' hero for not washing their car.

They probably use more water washing their fat asses than I use on my car!!!!

Originally posted by grantc


What makes me laugh is all these lazy asses out there that don't wash their cars anyhow walking around like their a friggin' hero for not washing their car.

They probably use more water washing their fat asses than I use on my car!!!! LMAO thats the best thing i've heard all day

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
if someone in your family needed healthcare would you buy something for your car instead?

Well this is where the metaphor brakes down.

When it comes to ME, I make decisions based on MY own personal self interest. So yes, I would sacrifice a lot for healthcare. Only I know what is best for me and me alone.

If you are government would you not build roads, schools, police, defense, sewers, parks etc etc etc etc etc so that every person could be kept alive to 100? No matter what the demand from one sector of your responsability, there are other demands that also HAVE to be satisfied.

But Government is responsable for catering to many needs, not the interests of one group. That being said, governemt should be there to promote, encourage and incent business and employment NOT replace business (ie own business and 'create' jobs). RAV is just another example of infrastructure that some point HAS to be done. A conferance centre downtown HAS to be done if this city is to continue to thrive. What would our transportation be like if skytrain was not built in 1985 or the Coq in '84? There were just as many "demands" for healthcare and welfare and everything else at that time, but at some point you have to build infrastructure. That being said, it is not required NOW with regard to the water system.

As I said, government has many issues it needs to share the money and priorities with.

And YES, I have no problem with a blend of private and public healthcare.

Originally posted by Pandamonkey
On a side note..........I was told by a fellow at work that it helps a whole bunch if you put something in your toilet tank to displace the water.......like another container of water that just sits at the bottom or a brick or somthing like that.........dunno.

I think I'll put a 6 pack in there so I can get in a cold one whenever I'm sitting on the john.

I'm doing my part!:D

I good idea in theory, have you seen that king of the hill episode though about the low-flow toilets? It's not much fun doing #2 and having to do 5 flushes to get your monster down the new hole. You end up using more water in the end!

Originally posted by 97TA-WS6-Con
Well this is where the metaphor brakes down.

When it comes to ME, I make decisions based on MY own personal self interest. So yes, I would sacrifice a lot for healthcare. Only I know what is best for me and me alone.

If you are government would you not build roads, schools, police, defense, sewers, parks etc etc etc etc etc so that every person could be kept alive to 100? No matter what the demand from one sector of your responsability, there are other demands that also HAVE to be satisfied.

But Government is responsable for catering to many needs, not the interests of one group. That being said, governemt should be there to promote, encourage and incent business and employment NOT replace business (ie own business and 'create' jobs). RAV is just another example of infrastructure that some point HAS to be done. A conferance centre downtown HAS to be done if this city is to continue to thrive. What would our transportation be like if skytrain was not built in 1985 or the Coq in '84? There were just as many "demands" for healthcare and welfare and everything else at that time, but at some point you have to build infrastructure. That being said, it is not required NOW with regard to the water system.

As I said, government has many issues it needs to share the money and priorities with.

And YES, I have no problem with a blend of private and public healthcare.

yeah what he said:thumb: :metal:

I pretty much agree with you shaun. There may be some points we differ on but that is basically how I feel as well.

Sometimes you need alot of water to get rid of those big stinkers. :dead: :yuck: :no:

Even two flushes. :mad:

Just heard on the radio today they are thinking about strickter regulations. I was @ the gym so I didnt catch the whole speil however I heard they might be saying tough luck to the private car washes now, amongst others.

Just get some car wash wipes yo!

I know some of you live in Surrey but what about the rest of you? How are your cars getting so dirty? It's dry outside! There is no dust, dirt, or crap on the roads. The street sweepers have been out lots of times this summer. Why don't you have 10 coats of polish on the car? You should rarely need to wash your car unless you're following a black soot diesel spewing clunker...or Jimbo's car.

If you're that worried about it, start driving your winter beater.

Mines dirty :cry:

Originally posted by Gord's Green Z28
I know some of you live in Surrey but what about the rest of you? How are your cars getting so dirty? It's dry outside! There is no dust, dirt, or crap on the roads. The street sweepers have been out lots of times this summer. Why don't you have 10 coats of polish on the car? You should rarely need to wash your car unless you're following a black soot diesel spewing clunker...or Jimbo's car.

If you're that worried about it, start driving your winter beater.

It's the street sweepers that throw up the dust and get the cars dirty. Oh and those little sticky things that cling to the windshield and the rest of the car.

I don't know what kind of pain job you have and how much it cost you but they ain't cheap. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Gord's Green Z28
I know some of you live in Surrey but what about the rest of you? How are your cars getting so dirty? It's dry outside! There is no dust, dirt, or crap on the roads. The street sweepers have been out lots of times this summer. Why don't you have 10 coats of polish on the car? You should rarely need to wash your car unless you're following a black soot diesel spewing clunker...or Jimbo's car.

If you're that worried about it, start driving your winter beater.

Not everyone lives in the city. I live on a farm. Lots of dust around here. Also, dust can be airborne. And there is construction in the cities

Originally posted by SBainsTA
Not everyone lives in the city. I live on a farm. Lots of dust around here. Also, dust can be airborne. And there is construction in the cities

OK, I'll admit the farm answer is a good one.

But it's just that when there is talk of no water being in the system and what little there is won't be getting pumped all the way to the end, this talk of no car washing seems kind of juvenile. I don't want to have to shower with bottled water while some guy 50 miles closer to a water reserve is washing his car for the second time that week. How much fun is boiling bottled water to wash your dishes?

Originally posted by Gord's Green Z28
I know some of you live in Surrey but what about the rest of you? How are your cars getting so dirty? It's dry outside! There is no dust, dirt, or crap on the roads. The street sweepers have been out lots of times this summer. Why don't you have 10 coats of polish on the car? You should rarely need to wash your car unless you're following a black soot diesel spewing clunker...or Jimbo's car.

If you're that worried about it, start driving your winter beater.

Pollen, road construction, dirt that is everywhere and running over dirty tree huggers

So like.. with the recent rain last night can we wash our cars again ... (at least once?):(

I don't think so. Resevoirs are still only at 34%.

:p

They lifted the ban on car washing, so i said **** it and washed it today. If any damn hippies came by and complained them they would just get a face full of water. I really don't care what they have to say about me not washing my car, they can **** off for all I care and go back and drive their effecient Japanese car

Are we allowed to wash our cars yet without someone telling us otherwise?

If not i'm going to wash all my dishes and go pee in all the water resivors!!! :mad: :mad:

wash your dirty pos.....i think the ban is over

Originally posted by Aaron_01
They lifted the ban on car washing, so i said **** it and washed it today. If any damn hippies came by and complained them they would just get a face full of water.

Wow that's tough :rolleyes: