Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Vehicles Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:47:27 +0200 Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <0g8hslxmvj.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10dcn1a$1fbq0$4@dont-email.me> <31mpslxqng.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10ddpl6$1vj38$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net lr+EmdQvCfsYwR2qoi/oyQGuIQEahCcHH/zXVcg/PlvoG5ZNJy X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:SIuH7lj9J8Q4NeQgFk7KX5s4JLQ= sha256:A9WY+0AJhFesuFzV/riTvJQSV0LMO4lezBS3+ObGBIY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10ddpl6$1vj38$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:76606 On 2025-10-24 01:43, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2025-10-23 19:46, Rich wrote: >> Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> On 2025-10-23 09:55, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> On 23/10/2025 05:28, c186282 wrote: >>>>> But the authorities have other better things to >>>>>     do than hassle e-bike riders. >>>> >>>> Like fining a woman for tip[ping a half drunk cup of coffee down a >>>> street drain... >>> >>> Why?  :-o >>> >>> Maybe if the street drain use a different pipe system than toilets. Here >>> it is all the same, all the waters go to the same mixed system. >> >> In much of the US, the street drain system is separate from the >> sanitary sewer and the street drains simply lead directly to local >> waterways (rivers/creeks/etc.) with no "treatment plant" in the way. >> >> The idea being that rain water does not need to be treated for release >> into the river/creeks, while the "toilet sewer" water does need >> treating/filtration/etc.  before the remaining water is released to the >> local waterways.  This reduces the amount of sewage the treatment plant >> has to treat -- which translates directly to a cost saving in the >> treatment process. > > Makes sense. > > Here (Spain) the drains/sewers predate the existence, even the dreaming, > of treatment of waste waters. Or were built while we were poor. > However, there is al sort of garbage and pollution going into the roads. Oils and residues from the cars, to start with. Thinking that the rain water in the city will be clean is bonkers, it should be treated, too. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;