| Lance Armstrong: Champion Water User |
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| Written by Dave Loos | |
| Monday, 18 August 2008 | |
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Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong may have retired from professional cycling three years ago, but he's apparently still pretty good at winning things. Take, for instance, his water usage, where in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Armstrong wears the yellow jersey ahead of 743,000 other residents. In July, Armstrong's 1.1-acre Spanish-colonial estate and home (seen above in all it's green lushness) used an amazing 330,000 gallons of water. That's about 38 times what the average Austin household uses in the summer. Armstrong's July tab for keeping those gardens growing, toilets flushing and pool full: a hefty $2,460. Given the recent scarcity of rainfall and mandatory water restrictions imposed by the city, Austin officials would prefer that their most famous resident practice a little conservation. "We are definitely short on rain," Lisa Rhodes, a spokeswoman for the city water authority, said with a sigh, according to the New York Times. Armstrong, to his credit, sounded embarrassed by last week's story, which according to water records, is hardly an aberration. Armstrong used more than 222,000 gallons in June. "I'm a little shocked," he said when informed that his estate had become Waterworld. "There's no justification for using that much water ... I have no interest in being the top water user in Austin, Texas."
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  written by Livingstrong, August 20, 2008
Lance can't do anything wrong. He's simply perfect. He realized that his helpers are wasting water so he apologized for it and I'm sure he's going to resolve that problem right away.
written by shek, August 21, 2008
Doesn't Lance ride with GWB sometimes? I bet it was Bush, he was probably fascinated by the fancy second toilet that sprayed water and left it running
written by dbethanne, August 25, 2008
Lance Armstrong is out for himself and wouldnt be the competetive jerk that he is if he wasn't. That being said, there's no excuse for being ignorant of what you are doing or have done. Who thinks it's a good idea to have an oasis in austin texas?? look at that place! it's all about excess. people with money need to stop thinking about themselves all the time and think about what they are doing affects others.
written by Livingstrong, August 26, 2008
@dbethanne,
Lance IS NOT a jerk. He is a hero. And comments like that show lots of envy and jealousy. He is rich, he is a millionaire, so what? He worked very hard for his money. Leave him alone. written by Charolem, September 02, 2008
[quote=Livingstrong]@dbethanne,
Lance IS NOT a jerk. He is a hero. And comments like that show lots of envy and jealousy. He is rich, he is a millionaire, so what? He worked very hard for his money. Leave him alone.[/quote] Lance may have worked hard for his money, but that doesn't grant him permission to be wasteful. The house is much more than he NEEDS, and who wouldn't know how much water it took to keep it green in a dry climate? (Mind you, nor does this make him a jerk -- just not observant or educated on the issue) written by Livingstrong, September 19, 2008
Lance Armstrong also rode several times with John Edwards. Lance Armstrong is NOT a political person. He just wants anybody in power to improve things for cyclists in the US
Please, inform yourself before you attack him. written by dd, October 10, 2008
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