Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: RicodJour
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: rain water harvesting / grey water recycling

On Feb 10, 7:29 am, sspence wrote:
> On Feb 9, 7:16 pm, RicodJour wrote:
>
> > On Feb 9, 4:42 pm, sspence wrote:
>
> > > Those interested in the specific topics of rain water harvesting /
> > > grey water recycling, please visit
>
> > >/group/rainwater/
>
> > > No sidetracks into politics, spam, or personal assaults.
>
> > Harvesting...? How much rainwater do you sow each season? How do you
> > water the rainwater to make sure it grows?
>
> > The word you want is 'collection' and rainwater is one word.
>
>
> Sorry, but the industry term is harvesting, God does the sowing. Rain
> Water can be one word or two. Did you have anything of value to add?
> Your post is an example of why a seperate group was needed.

Separate has two A's.

'Rain water' can mean at least two things, 'rainwater' only one. It's
a preferable term.

People have been collecting water since before there were people.
Sticking a New Age term on an age old thing does not make it new.
Starting a Google or Yahoo newsgroup does not make something worthy of
having a newsgroup.

R