Waxman-Markey coming to a shower near you

[OutWest]

Waxman-Markey aka Cap and Trade

Section 217 of the bill provides for a “water efficient product incentive program” that would provide rebates, vouchers, direct installs and other forms of financial assistance for the installation of water-saving products.

That may sound great, but check this out:

Puts Tranquility Back In Your Family's Daily Routine
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Full-Flow
Not all shower timers are alike! The Shower Manager not only puts time limits on the shower, it also cuts the water flow when the time has expired.
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Restricted-flow ... enough to finish rinsing.
As the shower taker nears the end of the full-flow phase, a beeper sounds. One-minute later the water flow is cut to the restricted-flow providing just enough to finish rinsing, but not enough to sustain showering. The unit stays in restricted-flow until the shower is turned off.
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Reset Interval prevents overriding the shower timer.
Once the shower is turned off, the unit goes into a 5-minute reset interval during which time the shower will not deliver a full-flow of water as it stays in restricted-flow mode. When this reset interval expires, the shower taker can then again enjoy a full-flow of shower water.

http://www.showermanager.com/index.shtml


So, your tax dollars may soon be used to outfit homes, gyms, country clubs, hotels and motels, etc with the shower-police.