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cannabis_flower

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Reply to xloadiex (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:14 PM

Mar 2016

I have a friend who was confronted by law enforcement here in Texas. He was concerned about mosquitoes. My friend showed him that the barrel was covered and there wasn't any way for mosquitoes to get in but he still made him dump it.

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It's illegal to have a rain barrel in Colorado, but that may be about to change [View all] Tab Mar 2016 OP

In a country where rain barrels are criminal rpannier Mar 2016 #1

Is this like Koch anti-solar-panel legislation where you have to pay the utility to NOT use power? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #2

I look forward to a day when the Koch bros are made to pay up the wazoo to exist. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #10

Y'all can't collect the water that falls on your house, JoeyT Mar 2016 #19

Republican screw-the-proles economics AxionExcel Mar 2016 #23

If you leave the lid off your trash can and rainwater gets in, is that presently illegal there? rusty quoin Mar 2016 #3

Can someone please explain xloadiex Mar 2016 #4

Here... deathrind Mar 2016 #7

This explains a lot. Being from the east it sounds insane. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #14

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 #25

Thanks xloadiex Mar 2016 #15

For the same reason wells and dams are illegal in many areas of the US Major Nikon Mar 2016 #16

That is such a ridiculous, stupid and absurd argument, tabasco Mar 2016 #35

Do you think someone has the right to divert the rivers that run through their property? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #37

Well you certainly make a convincing argument Major Nikon Mar 2016 #38

Colorado is a semi-arid state, so water is a scarce and valuable resource. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #29

Maybe you should start shopping for one of those snappy plastic suits. Jerry442 Mar 2016 #34

When Colorado's in a hot drought summer, I've been tempted to invest in a stillsuit... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #36

Also.. cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #32

What rain barrel? Kalidurga Mar 2016 #5

Sorry, but that's photoshopped in... Tab Mar 2016 #12

Well yeah it's photo shopped in Kalidurga Mar 2016 #13

Water laws are insane... deathrind Mar 2016 #6

Here's how much is possible SHRED Mar 2016 #8

Weird. Having a rain barrel in a dry state makes sense! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #9

I have never really understood the argument against personal water collection here. Turn CO Blue Mar 2016 #11

It also seems to me that one major argument against such laws kentauros Mar 2016 #17

I've wondered if the same argument could be made for septic systems. Lodestar Mar 2016 #20

Also when you consider the amount of rooftop ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #31

The land owners with water rights in my area are going batshit crazy mountain grammy Mar 2016 #18

Amen. And you don't need to install a water softener or make as Lodestar Mar 2016 #21

I assumed that it was because of breeding mosquitos. colorado_ufo Mar 2016 #22

That was my first thought too--we're seeing this problem with Zika virus in LatinAmerica nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #26

They have water wigglers - little things that sit on the surface of the water woodsprite Mar 2016 #28

What is the origin of this restriction? blackspade Mar 2016 #24

See my post above. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #30

That explains all of the crysknives I saw last time I drove through Colorado. Dr. Strange Mar 2016 #33

It is (or used to be) illegal in Chicago to cut ice from Lake Michigan TheDormouse Mar 2016 #27