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Showerthoughts

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Shower thoughts are wasting water. (aussie.zone)
submitted 4 months ago by Gnugit@aussie.zone to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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My city is in the middle of the worst drought in recorded history. My showers are typically under 2 minutes and I have to shower with a bucket to catch otherwise wasted water to use to flush the toilet. I also shut the water down when I am wet enough so I can scrub myself without having unneeded water flowing then start it back up to rinse.

Plus, water is damn expensive!

Who here really has the time to stand, think and waste in the shower?

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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I did the math for Socal the last major drought, and normal people using water was like 2-5% of the water usage. And that includes lawns and stuff. Farming was the vast majority of water usage.

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are there any Nestle water extraction plants in SoCal?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

They typically over extract and under report too I heard.