Australia siezes guns, now taxes CO2

[SQLGeek]

That's it, I'm starting one of those petitions to ban this substance in the state of Texas.

The local weather is way ahead of you.

I almost mentioned that perhaps there was already a petition running...

[Fangs]

Next, they'll be taxing the pollutant Dihydrogen Monoxide!

Hey more people have died because of Dihydrogen Monoxide than any other chemical. *I* should be banned.

How is banning you going to fix the Dihydrogen Monoxide problem?

[JJVP]

Next, they'll be taxing the pollutant Dihydrogen Monoxide!

Hey more people have died because of Dihydrogen Monoxide than any other chemical. *I* should be banned.

How is banning you going to fix the Dihydrogen Monoxide problem?

Fixed. "It should be banned"

[WildBill]

Next, they'll be taxing the pollutant Dihydrogen Monoxide!

Hey more people have died because of Dihydrogen Monoxide than any other chemical. *I* should be banned.

How is banning you going to fix the Dihydrogen Monoxide problem?

Fixed. "It should be banned"

League City currently has a ban on using it. A $500 fine!

[i8godzilla]

League City currently has a ban on using it. A $500 fine!

Multi-County Water in Hamilton and Coryell County had a main trunk line break today. You could not use it if you wanted. Out from 8:00 AM until just a few minutes ago...............

[philip964]

In case you didn't notice Houston now charges you for every drop that falls from the sky and you don't collect and store
It's the first dihydrogen monoxide tax in the nation, but hey it's only 5 bucks a month.

[sjfcontrol]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

[philip964]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

[SQLGeek]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

So you're uh...punished for having a roof? Can you avoid this by having something like a rain water collection barrel being fed from your gutters?

[sjfcontrol]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

I don't get it. Other than raising revenue, what's the point? In my yard, whatever DHM falls on the roof, is redirected to the yard by these ingenious devices called "gutters". Is this supposed to be some kind of storm-drain fee?

Is this what you're talking about? http://documents.publicworks.houstontx. ... g_form.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[philip964]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

I don't get it. Other than raising revenue, what's the point? In my yard, whatever DHM falls on the roof, is redirected to the yard by these ingenious devices called "gutters". Is this supposed to be some kind of storm-drain fee?

Is this what you're talking about? http://documents.publicworks.houstontx. ... g_form.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That is the longer and more complicated contaminated and falling from the sky DHM availabilty letter request form. It generates revenue for the city and is required for all new construction or change of use in Houston. A very small business would pay about $2500 to get this, larger businesses would pay in the millions.

Here is the website that refers to the falling from the sky dihydrogen monoxide impervious cover tax, or as you called it a "drainage fee".

http://www.rebuildhouston.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The city does not call it a falling from the sky DHM impervious cover tax but calls it "rebuild Houston", which is a much easier to understand term.

[sjfcontrol]

That is the longer and more complicated contaminated and falling from the sky DHM availabilty letter request form. It generates revenue for the city and is required for all new construction or change of use in Houston. A very small business would pay about $2500 to get this, larger businesses would pay in the millions.

Here is the website that refers to the falling from the sky dihydrogen monoxide impervious cover tax, or as you called it a "drainage fee".

http://www.rebuildhouston.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The city does not call it a falling from the sky DHM impervious cover tax but calls it "rebuild Houston", which is a much easier to understand term.

Sigh, glad I don't live in Houston. Such things USED to be handled by general tax revenues. My Condolences.

[OldCurlyWolf]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent? voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

They seem to have degraded in intelligence in the last 20 years.

[philip964]

Off topic, but how do they manage that?

Comes with your dihydrogen monoxide bill every month. You are charged by the amount of paving or roof that is impervious to dihydrogen monoxide on your property.

The intelligent voters of Houston, decided it was something they wanted to pay in the last election.

So you're uh...punished for having a roof? Can you avoid this by having something like a rain water collection barrel being fed from your gutters?

No and there is some of the irony, the bill was to raise money, not to reward any sort of mitigation efforts, or green tactics. The other odd result is that people with existing storm sewers in their front yards pay more than people with ditches. I suspect the money will be spent on the people who have ditches.

[philip964]

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