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“Re-arranging working patterns to cope with the 1976 drought”
“It was quite a slice of upbringing for me and I think it’s always reminded me that water is a finite thing…”
“In 1976, we were better off camping in a field than being at home, where the water was switched off…”
“People frowned on anyone using water for plants…”
‘Most people my sort of age…they know you don’t waste water.”
“These massive holes and cracks were forming in the lawn…”
“Working at temperatures of minus thirty in 1976…”
“From now to 2030…”
“We use the bath for the whole family…”
“Once there was enough water here to power an industry…”
“We went to the supermarket and there wasn’t water…”
“They called me Jones The Drought…”
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