Man-made treasures #1 - Thankful 4 challenge by alia_801

Man-made treasures #1 - Thankful 4 challenge

Taps, irrigation and sanitation - the results of our ancestors learning to tame and channel water. Many of us take it for granted so often - even during a drought here in Melbourne we were never actually at risk of not having water in our houses - while millions around the world have to carry what water they can, often over large distances, just to have enough to drink.
Aussie's can help by buying ONE water when out and about - learn more here: http://onedifference.org.au/

Thankful 4 challenge: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/14769/november-thankful-4-challenge
Great choice, Alia. Especially poignant here in the US right now in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
November 7th, 2012  
how true your words are - we do take this for granted. great shot, very creative.
November 7th, 2012  
Cool
November 7th, 2012  
Very cool and I like the selfie. Water is not something to take for granted.
November 7th, 2012  
How true. So many things that we take for granted. Thanks for the reminder. Great picture.
November 7th, 2012  
So true , even we (in Holland ) have to take good care of drinking water.
Our Prince service an international water authority for supply fresh water in the world. Great pic to remind
November 7th, 2012  
Spot on Alia - it's only when those taps stop running for a minute that you appreciate it. Super shot too
November 7th, 2012  
very apt, and we in Ireland are getting water meters and will have to pay for consumption, and while it never stops raining here and we never have droughts is a bit of a joke and just another tax on an already highly taxed country.
November 7th, 2012  
We can never have too much of this.
November 8th, 2012  
we went through one of our own this year.
November 8th, 2012  
When I was a kid, I remember water rationing exercises. They have taught me to be mindful of the water we use. Great shot and message! 8)
November 8th, 2012  
It is no more true than in Malta, Alia. We have long periods of lack of rainfall but we never lack water in our houses. We have large reverse osmosis plants which purify sea water and pump it into our water system.
November 8th, 2012  
Having just been without running water for a week (we did manage to store up enough in jugs to get by before the storm hit), I feel like I've only gotten a small dose of what other people are going through- and that was enough! But then, I've always been very appreciative of these things. I don't know why, but I just have.
November 8th, 2012  
Bev
We take it for granted until we can't use it anymore. Well captured!
November 8th, 2012  
Great shot - love the reflected selfie! - Sanitation and irrigation is the basis of life 'as we know it'
November 10th, 2012  
we can live without food for so many days, but to really survive, we need water. nice!
November 12th, 2012  
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