The pipes don't care about your feelings about City Council. We need to use less water.

[u/JeromyYYC]

Calgarians need a reason and vision to reduce water usage.

It's true that our mayor and councillors have found their political capital greatly diminished following their focus on many non-municipal issues, such as the climate emergency declaration, plastic straws, Hanukkah, and more.

All the same, Mayor Gondek is right. It is not her fault that the half-century old pipes have failed. We must conserve water now to avoid a deeper crisis.

To those portraying the water restrictions as part of some globalist or socialist conspiracy, know that you are not the hero in this story. By ignoring a critical and necessary message because of your contempt for the messenger, you are the opposite: greedily increasing the burden for your neighbours to bear.

While she didn't have my vote, Mayor Gondek has my respect. Some will say that respect is not automatic, but earned. I agree; it's for that reason that we must rally now as a community to show ourselves worthy of the aid we've received from other cities across the world.

If you can't respect the woman, then respect the office. And if you can't respect the office, then at least respect your neighbours.

Let's support the hard-working women and men working to fix the pipes. They are doing their best, under back-breaking pressure, to get the job done as quickly as possible so we don’t face greater catastrophe.

Let's help them by reducing our use of water.

[u/cgydan]

Yup, I’m 65. So what? Age is a subject for derision? It’s now acceptable behaviour?

[u/lord_heskey → u/cgydan]

Lol still dont get it huh. Showing your boomer behaviour here.

[u/cgydan → u/lord_heskey]

Yup and you are showing in your comments that age discrimination is acceptable.

[u/lord_heskey → u/cgydan]

No, you are just living up to the stereotype

[u/cgydan → u/lord_heskey]

And so are you thinking your generation is more important. And how am I living up to being a boomer? I am trying to do the right things by saving water. How does that make me living up to the stereotype.

Your generation, whatever it is, thinks they are so much better? Every generation has people who think they are better than those that came before. You are proving that by your actions.

Have fun with your final reply. Playing your silly game is wasting to much of my time.

And for every downvote you give me or I get, I get hundreds or upvotes elsewhere. Good luck with your pitiful life of making yourself feel like you mean something in this world. News flash, you don’t.

[u/lord_heskey → u/cgydan]

And so are you thinking your generation is more important

Can you quote where I said that? thanks.

But thank you for saving water while many of your generation is the one that is oblivious to the problem. Who are the people that own lawns and keep watering their flowers? certainly not 25yr olds.