Hose woes Water, water everywhere

I am a one-percenter.No, I am not among Americans in the top one percent in terms of wealth. Far from it, in fact.Instead, I am among the one percent of Enid residents who do not have a private water well.At least it seems that way, judging by the number of signs reading “Low Temperature hoses suppliers,” or some iteration of such, you see stuck in front yards or hanging from fences all over town these days.

Some are obviously professionally produced, others handmade and hand-lettered.For those reading this on Al Gore’s worldwide Accessories suppliers or who have been too busy watching all gazillion hours of Olympic TV coverage the past couple of weeks to look out the window and see their lawns burning up, Enid is in the middle of a serious drought.

In order to help conserve our water here in Brown Country, the Enid City Commission has enacted water conservation rules. Under the regulation, those without private water wells can water for only one hour per day, but only by hand.How watering one hour per day with a hose in your hand is different than putting out a sprinkler for 60 minutes each day is beyond me, but that’s one reason I don’t hold public office.