http://www.newsobserver.com/print/saturday/city_state/story/644658.html

Raleigh's watering restrictions trip up former UNC player, too

7/23/2007 10:35:55 AM

I was starting to think the N&O wasn't going to report this one. The house he is renting was issued a warning for violating the water conservation regulations just like Sidney was. At the time the N&O did not report this one.

I was starting to think that the N&O was truely biased towards the locals. No one would think that now would they.

7/23/2007 10:41:27 AM

its still beyond me why people need to water their lawn

i just dont get it

wasting water that has been treated on your yard

we deserve to die

7/23/2007 10:43:59 AM

Sidney Lowe, whose body is made up of approximately 70% water, could not be reached for comment.

7/23/2007 10:46:15 AM

^bwhahah

7/23/2007 10:47:43 AM

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"Dozens of State fans accused The News & Observer of singling out Lowe unfairly when it reported Wednesday that he was one of 272 water customers to be issued a warning during the first two weeks of the new rules."

good job, irate Wolfpack fans! It's nice that they were made to drag one of their own thru the mud when they try to make a mtn out of a molehill about Sidney... even this consolation (the fact that they had to do it and were covering one of their own)is proof to me that the N&O = enemy of WolfPack nation

7/23/2007 11:16:43 AM

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" His name surfaced as that of the only public figure when the paper matched 30 to 40 addresses to names and phone numbers."

why do they even do that? Does anyone really care if a public figure got a warning for water violations?

7/23/2007 11:19:04 AM

Pack fans are never happier than when there is a perceived "conspiracy."

7/23/2007 11:21:26 AM

^^when that public figure threatens to raise the program that you worked so hard to discredit and ultimately destroy during the JimmyV years, then yes.... they care...

[Edited on July 23, 2007 at 11:24 AM. Reason : ^]

7/23/2007 11:21:32 AM

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"Pack fans are never happier than when there is a perceived "conspiracy.""

agreed. its always us against the world.

7/23/2007 11:23:20 AM

I don't know about "happy" now....but when the media repeatedly misrepresents one party while exonerating the other, its kinda hard to not take notice....

"conspiracy" is taking it a bit too far.... its only human for writers and editors to favor their alma mater and denounce their rivals. How many bigtime writers/editors do you think we put into local media orgs anyways? its only human, but they need to know that we will keep them closely in check...

7/23/2007 11:30:08 AM

the thread over on Prick Pride where i stole this from was so damn funny

several TarHoles came to the defense of Phil DUI Ford

7/23/2007 12:15:18 PM

^^ Perfect example - Stuart Scott!!!

7/23/2007 12:37:37 PM

I just don't see how Michael Jordan can continue to have him associated with the Bobcats organization after these egregious infractions.

7/23/2007 1:20:03 PM

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"Dozens of State fans accused The News & Observer of singling out Lowe unfairly when it reported Wednesday that he was one of 272 water customers to be issued a warning during the first two weeks of the new rules. "

Obviously essential to the article.

7/23/2007 1:24:19 PM

i'd say it is

7/23/2007 1:39:10 PM

when they matched the name of the addresses of those that had been giving warnings, Ford's name did not come up because he was not the owner of the property. Sidney's name came because he owns his property.

Ford is renting the property where he was illegally watering his lawn. That's why his name did not come up initially.

Someone must have tipped the N&O off about him renting the property or someone within CORPUD spilled the beans.

7/23/2007 1:55:56 PM

id like to drop a deuce on phil ford's lawn.... and then write "fuck the N&O" in bleach above it so they cant help but remember it....

[Edited on July 23, 2007 at 1:57 PM. Reason : bleach.... natures permanent lawn marker!]

7/23/2007 1:56:28 PM

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"its still beyond me why people need to water their lawn i just dont get it"

So your grass doesn't die. Maybe one day when you own a home and have a lawn to maintain, you'll understand.

7/23/2007 2:38:08 PM

no our grass doesnt die, it may start to look bad (it hasnt in a long time) but who cares?

ive been cutting grass since i was 11 and worked at a golf course for over a year mowing the grass

places like golf courses need water, the grass is much shorter and delicate in spot (greens and tees) but the course i worked at didn water much if any of the fairway

all the yards I cut when i was younger were never watered and never died (plus we dont have winter grass)

7/23/2007 3:31:03 PM

well if you have a place with a clay underlay...drainage problems

there are numerous reasons why you need to water lawns
if you worked at a golf course and didnt learn that stuff, you prolly wont do well in real life experiences on jobs and stuff

its all in the land and in the type of grass and the area that someone lives in.

7/23/2007 3:33:16 PM