Honestly, I've never seen the point of watering lawns in the first place. When it gets hot and dry enough for the grass to turn yellow or brown, that means you don't have to mow it. But IF you feel compelled to water a plant that gives no sustenance and scant beauty, please don't do this. Watering the pavement is worse than a waste of water. Spraying water on to roads and parking lots is a good way to shunt toxic runoff down the storm drains. It's also a good way to encourage an accident as people happen upon puddles and slick spots that shouldn't be there.
If you can't manage to go a week without fighting the lawn wars, please consider investing in a drip irrigation system. It uses less water. It doesn't soak the sidewalk.
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