Yesterday the media was ready to crucify Tom Selleck for water theft...

[davesl708]

Tom is a target cause he believes that the constitution means what it says.

He was a member of the board of the NRA. Always stands for the constitution. Definitely makes him a target for the biased news media.

I remember a story about Randolf Hearst during the Spanish American war. He sent a reporter to Cuba to cover the war. The reporter told him nothing much was going on. Hearst responded "just send me the pictures I will write the war" Nothing has changed in the news media since.

 

[oosik]

The media is always out for the sensational - if it bleeds, it leads - right or wrong. They could care less if the story is correct or not - - they know we will forget it in less that two days and look for other "sensational" news.

 

[polo1665]

I wonder where this company gets their water from? The foundry I work at goes through a lot of bottled water from this company. Packaging says it's bottled in Ontario California. Seems strange that they are shipping water all over the U.S. from a drought stricken state.

403 Forbidden

 

[mjarrels]

Bet the PI was a family member of the water district?

mark

 

[oosik]

Polo - This is maybe just one of many reasons that CA is short on water.

 

[ultrarunner]

Media has been strangely silent since the admission all water was legally paid for at the time the tankers were filled.

Just prior... one could not watch a newscast without seeing Tom's picture and water thief...

Guilty until proven innocent.

I wonder if there will be a defamation payout???

 

[Jstpssng]

Although it was implied, the article I read didn't state that he had been stealing the water; it merely said that he had been taking it. He always seemed like a straight shooter to me so I wondered what would turn up.
And now we know;
the REST of the stor-ey.

 

[ultrarunner]

Official: Water Tom Selleck Accused of Stealing Was Paid For - ABC News

 

[Bird]

Just received my water bill... 58 days at 64 gpd for the household and yard... $151.29

For 3712, or even 3740, gallons of water in nearly 2 months? WOW! And what is included in the water bill? Our last monthly "water" bill was $78.92 for 5660 gallons, but that's $30.64 for water, $33.49 for sewer, $8.12 for weekly garbage and/or recycling collection, $6.00 drainage fee, and $.67 for garbage sales tax. Now we do get a little bit of a "senior citizen discount", but it really isn't a lot.

So for 2 months, our bill is close to yours, but the amount of water consumed is much greater in our case.

 

[zzvyb6]

I'd be happy to have my septic tank pumped and sent to california. It would probably pull a premium price as the energy drink: "Brown Bull". I'd give Hollywood first crack at it. They could serve it up at a bar named "Floaters".