We are lucky. Living within a couple miles of the Potomac makes water fairly
cheap. I have a sprinkler system that I put in a few years ago. It adds a bit to
the water bill, but I like having the nicest lawn in the neighborhood. It's a
pride thing.
Whatever blouses your trousers.
Around here it just identifies you as the one who is ****ing away our
drinking water on grass and polluting the river with nutrients and
chemicals. I don't guess the Chesapeake has any of those problems tho
;-)
Every summer I maintain a nicely mowed lawn of weeds. It's green and
looks good from a distance. :-)