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The first drought order for more than a decade was issued today, laying the ground for the watering of parks and sports grounds and the use of fountains to be banned later this month.
Sutton and East Surrey Water have been given the power to ban the non-essential use of water, and other regions, including London, could follow, as concerns mount about a drought that could be the worst in 100 years.

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We live in a fairly safe island, probably one of the safest places in the world as far as nature is concerned. Not a seismic place, no volcanoes, no poisonous snakes, insects are pretty tame, no malaria, hardly any hurricanes but still, we might be without water soon.

I can't imagine what it would be like having a limited supply of water. We are so used to have everything in abundance, if that is the case, well there might be interesting times ahead.

I read that Warner Bros is starting soon an online on demand movies download service. Somehow I think this is the way to move forward, at least for me.
Since Napster started its legal service I don't buy anymore CDs, I don't even buy music, I rent"" it. Renting means that with the money I would need to buy a CD I can listen to whatever I want whenever I want it for a whole month. It also means that I don't make any tactical mistakes anymore of buying something I don't like, of investing money in a temporary fad and I can listen to more music. Without doing anything illegal.

Besides the choice, I was getting tired of accumulating stuff, most of this stays unused for long periods of time and everytime I need to move house I regret having so many belongings. I was quite fond of old vinyl but that has gone, CDs have never been very romantic anyway.
Plus with digital streaming the quality stays the same, I don't lose it and friends don't borrow it never to return it. And it is more environmentally friendly with less wrappers and plastic involved.

I have to admit that I'm still accumulating books, I don't think that the digital versions have managed to substitute the pleasure of reading a proper book including the tactile feeling and the smell of print. E-books just don't do it for me.