> removing Toto-brand bidet seats from its California offices after discovering they were out of compliance with the state’s code for commercial buildings.
Coming soon, RTO Googlers lobbying for building code changes. Let's hope any demonstrations are not, uhm, too demonstrative.
* I should buy out the store because I might not be able to later.
* I should buy only what I absolutely need so that other people can have some.
Toilet paper was sold out for about a month around here before stores started to ration. Had we not had new pack with a Costco trip right before the panic it probably would have been an option for us as well.
Not all recycled water is classified the same, and there are plans for it to be potable in CA in the future. It makes sense since our drought is not going away, and there's not enough money to build enough desalinization plants.
EDIT Since I can't reply to dead comments, it's not just agriculture that causes water shortages. Climate change is definitely at work, and most likely the main culprit.
I was raised on an almond orchard and I can guarantee that Central Valley farmers do not give a single damn about the water supply. For example, I visited the other week and they were actively irrigating WHEN IT WAS RAINING.
They’re milking it dry and will move back to the Midwest before it becomes truly bad.
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[ 1.7 ms ] story [ 70.1 ms ] threadComing soon, RTO Googlers lobbying for building code changes. Let's hope any demonstrations are not, uhm, too demonstrative.
Yeah, no. I wouldn't want unsanitized water sprayed on my ass.
WTF
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* I should buy out the store because I might not be able to later.
* I should buy only what I absolutely need so that other people can have some.
Toilet paper was sold out for about a month around here before stores started to ration. Had we not had new pack with a Costco trip right before the panic it probably would have been an option for us as well.
> “Many of our buildings are migrating to recycled water systems which cannot support bidets,” he wrote.
This is the main issue. Recycled water is not potable so humans should not be exposed to it.
EDIT Since I can't reply to dead comments, it's not just agriculture that causes water shortages. Climate change is definitely at work, and most likely the main culprit.
They’re milking it dry and will move back to the Midwest before it becomes truly bad.
It would be an going potential health risk to thousands of employees; that doesn't seem like the place to throw caution to the wind.
This is just a tabloid-ified version of this article: https://www.protocol.com/workplace/google-bidet-removal
You might be comfortable with that risk, but exposing thousands of employees to that risk in an ongoing manner would be negligent at best.
I don’t disagree with you, but just saying “I’m not convinced” doesn’t advance your point of view at all.
> Sure, but it's also not monitored or tested.
It would surprise me if that's true but feel free to correct me if you know otherwise.
So without digging down and talking to each individual water provider you can’t say anything definitively.
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.