Why?

My state is under a 100% mandatory water ban. So, why do I see people leaving grocery stores and places like Home Depot and Lowes with outdoor plants?

For those of you whom have never been hit with a 100% mandatory water ban, allow me to explain. We are not allowed to water any plants or landscaping. I don't know if that pertains to indoor plants as well but, for the purposes of this post, let's just leave indoor plants out of it as I specifically made mention to outdoor plants being purchased at some of the above locations.

If it is literally against the law, in my state right now, to water anything outside of your house. How does one plan to keep said purchased living outdoor plants alive? You certainly can not spit on it enough each and every day to keep it thriving. I really doubt that one would use their own urine to hydrate any outdoor plant life. And, even if they did...which is gross...how does he or she know that our urine wouldn't kill plant life?

And, the reason that we are under such a strict water ban is because we may run out of our water supply by the end of January if we don't get some serious rain or help from elsewhere.

So, to the people that I see still making plant purchases while under this strict water ban, Thank you for being so freaking selfish. You are probably one of the people who consistently broke the law when we were under less severe, but still strict, water restrictions. It is because of you, and people like you, that we are in such dire straights. If you, and those like you, would have obeyed the law, we may have 6 or more months of water supply left instead of just over 3. Way to care about the world around you instead of your selfish need to make your land pretty! What good will your pretty land be to you when we have no water to drink or cook with, nothing to flush our toilets with, and we all smell like a sewer because we can no longer bathe? But, never mind all of that! At least your grass is green and your flowers are colorful and lush!