[Event] Cape Town Cycle Tour 2018

[duringd]

So new water restriction measures announced today (quite severe). Whilst I understand the tourist value of the event is it not a bit "selfish" of the organisers to forge ahead with such an event when capetonians, cyclists included, are staring down the barrel of a gun with severe water shortages? Surely both organisers and participants need to understand the direct and indirect effect this event can have on the already stretched resources........

 

Not wanting to stir a fight, just putting some rational thinking out there!

[Wannabe]

Aai aai aai!!!!

[babse]

wonder if the World cup in stellies the day before is also in danger 

[Duane_Bosch]

So new water restriction measures announced today (quite severe). Whilst I understand the tourist value of the event is it not a bit "selfish" of the organisers to forge ahead with such an event when capetonians, cyclists included, are staring down the barrel of a gun with severe water shortages? Surely both organisers and participants need to understand the direct and indirect effect this event can have on the already stretched resources........

 

Not wanting to stir a fight, just putting some rational thinking out there!

Yeah. Good thought but just a few things.

 

It's the single biggest tourism event for Cape Town for the year. It's the last bonanza before most businesses reliant on tourism hunker down for the winter storms (literal & financial). taking that away would likely trigger massive job losses. Just visually from the traffic I can see that tourism is already down from last year.

 

After last year's non event calling it off would probably trigger a downward trend that the event might never recover from. The fact that there are still entries available to racetec chip owners (pretty much every cyclist in the country) tells me that they struggled to fill the event.  

Edited January 18, 2018 by Duane_Bosch

[Guest Trivium T]

So new water restriction measures announced today (quite severe). Whilst I understand the tourist value of the event is it not a bit "selfish" of the organisers to forge ahead with such an event when capetonians, cyclists included, are staring down the barrel of a gun with severe water shortages? Surely both organisers and participants need to understand the direct and indirect effect this event can have on the already stretched resources........

 

Not wanting to stir a fight, just putting some rational thinking out there!

 

Tourism and any events that attract tourists should have been halted before Dec 2017 at the latest. It seems harsh but we will have Day 0 soon, CPT can`t afford to have visitors tap into tap water, this is a disaster area.

[HdB]

Which large events are currently being held, or were recently held in CPT?

 

As I understand it, Day 0 has been moved forward due to a big increase in water usage recently. At this rate, Day 0 will arrive long before the Cape Town Cycle Tour, with little help from visitors from elsewhere...

[BigDL]

Tourism and any events that attract tourists should have been halted before Dec 2017 at the latest. It seems harsh but we will have Day 0 soon, CPT can`t afford to have visitors tap into tap water, this is a disaster area.

Welcome back X

[DJR]

It sounded to me that all was under control and the city did their best to reassure people that there was no cause for panic. Then the DA started pushing Auntie Patricia, trying to bump her as mayor and throw her off the water crisis management team, repudiated her water tax ideas...... and all of a sudden, she makes all kinds of alarmist statements, which looks all to much like it is designed to cause chaos and instability, suspicion, rumours, damage and discontent. I wonder whether the water shortage has not been ramped up into being a real political football? 

[Skubarra]

It sounded to me that all was under control and the city did their best to reassure people that there was no cause for panic. Then the DA started pushing Auntie Patricia, trying to bump her as mayor and throw her off the water crisis management team, repudiated her water tax ideas...... and all of a sudden, she makes all kinds of alarmist statements, which looks all to much like it is designed to cause chaos and instability, suspicion, rumours, damage and discontent. I wonder whether the water shortage has not been ramped up into being a real political football? 

 

There might just be some truth in that observation, the reality though is that seemingly 60% of people in the suburbs are not taking the threat particularly seriously, maybe taps running dry are the only thing that will change habits?

[Jase619]

There might just be some truth in that observation, the reality though is that seemingly 60% of people in the suburbs are not taking the threat particularly seriously, maybe taps running dry are the only thing that will change habits?

 

Didn't want to point it out yesterday when Trivium/Mr X started blaming tourists, but if the reports are too be believed, it seems that the residents of Cape Town are doing a fine job of running out of water all on there own.

 

That's if the reports are to be believed, I have no doubt that most people are making a concerted effort to save water, but unfortunately there are alot of people that think the rules don't apply to them. I saw it in Bloem a few years ago when we had water restriction, no watering of gardens with sprinklers were allowed, so people just did it at 2am when they thought no one would notice.

 

Easy to point fingers at someone else when the blame should be shared. There is some old saying that goes: "Don't point a finger at someone as there is 3 pointing back" or something like that. . .

[Duane_Bosch]

Tourism and any events that attract tourists should have been halted before Dec 2017 at the latest. It seems harsh but we will have Day 0 soon, CPT can`t afford to have visitors tap into tap water, this is a disaster area.

Despite huge efforts from a multitude of individuals.

 

This is without doubt the single most idiotic comment I've ever read on the internet.

 

Congratulations.

[Tim Brink]

Despite huge efforts from a multitude of individuals.

 

This is without doubt the single most idiotic comment I've ever read on the internet.

 

Congratulations.

Don't water the troll.

[Icycling]

Tourism and any events that attract tourists should have been halted before Dec 2017 at the latest. It seems harsh but we will have Day 0 soon, CPT can`t afford to have visitors tap into tap water, this is a disaster area.

If Cape Town cant afford visitors - how the hell can Cape Town afford new housing development while water has not been secure for the housing that has been developed over the past 15 years?

 

A number of family and friend of mine returned to CPT over Xmas and in our area Southern subs - they could not help but say how green it looks for drought. Maybe the rain has been a bit less but has it been that much less or was the infrastructure designed for a far smaller CPT population. It would not supersize me at all if the population of Cape Town has more than doubled since the last dam was built!

[Pulse]

If Cape Town cant afford visitors - how the hell can Cape Town afford new housing development while water has not been secure for the housing that has been developed over the past 15 years?

 

A number of family and friend of mine returned to CPT over Xmas and in our area Southern subs - they could not help but say how green it looks for drought. Maybe the rain has been a bit less but has it been that much less or was the infrastructure designed for a far smaller CPT population. It would not supersize me at all if the population of Cape Town has more than doubled since the last dam was built!

 

I agree with your sentiment, but also think that rain has been falling in the wrong areas.  CT is green because of local rain which perhaps aids in creating the false sense of security that the drought is not that severe.  But rain has not been plentiful in the catchment areas, so dam levels cannot recover.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Pulse

[Icycling]

I agree with your sentiment, but also think that rain has been falling in the wrong areas.  CT is green because of local rain which perhaps aids in creating the false sense of security that the drought is not that severe.  But rain has not been plentiful in the catchment areas, so dam levels cannot recover.

Or possible Dam usage is just very high (too many people) compared to what they were designed for.

 

There is also an argument that the fruit / veg farms are doing so well and a lot of produce is been exported so yes we are kind of via fruit / wine exports exporting our water!

 

Possibly the Vaal dam is 100% full not only because of good rain but many people have relocated to the Cape - so the DA running a good province - may be a partial cause of this crisis. The water security falls under National government and not Provincial government so ... quite a complex's political situation even if water should not be politicized!

['Dale]

Any reason why I cannot open Trivium's profile?

 

100 percent working with other profiles here in Hubland.