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More Water Saving Tips

Here are some water saving tips I haven’t seen anywhere else:

- Turn the water down *under* the sink. This will prevent the little’uns from using so much water while they’re singing the ABCs-washing-song.

- Drink imported beer instead of your usual beverages. Doesn’t have to be European or anything, Milwaukee’s finest will do. (May cause caffeine withdrawal as well as other side effects.)

- Pee outside. No flushing! Flushing takes up a lot of water. This is probably not okay if you have a HOA.

- Save a glass; drink milk out of the carton. C’mon, your housemates share your germs already. This also works for ice cream.

- Save a pot and a plate. That new Trader Joe’s has some tasty freezer meals, and you can eat those out of the carton-box, too!

- Get out of town for the holidays. Really, go away! Use some other city’s water for a while. And bring some back with you.

8 Comments to More Water Saving Tips

1. 

   We keep a bucket in the kitchen sink. Every time the kitchen faucet runs, the bucket catches the water (especially when waiting for the hot water tap). About six times a day, I use that bucket to flush toilets. I’d never realized how much water I use in the kitchen.
Bob S-K on December 20th, 2007
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   I like the idea of drinking imported beers to save water, except doesn’t that pinch the local brewer’s economy? Sounds like a double edged sword.
Ginny on December 20th, 2007
3. 

   We’re already killing trees with all the paper plates. My values hang in the balance.
Valerie on December 20th, 2007
4. 

   I’m drinking a cold Duvel at this very moment. It’s the least I can do.
Bob S-K on December 20th, 2007
5. 

   peeing outside is genius… that’s when my penis-envy comes into play… squatting in this winter weather just won’t work for me. I guess I could try, just to do my part. :)
Ashley Sue on December 21st, 2007
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Gargantuan Green | genius water tips on December 22nd, 2007
7. 

   Even with all the rain we’ve had this week, Falls Lake still looked like a pitiful little snake-y creek yesterday.

   I like the idea of turning down the sink pressure. Why our school waited for a drought to emphasize proper hand-washing (a ‘minimum of sixty seconds’ turns into about twice that with a first-grader) is beyond me.

   I did go out of town to get my oil changed and fluids topped off. I let that 1/2 inch of water in the kettle continue to steam for thirty seconds to boost the humidity in the house without a humidifier. What’s left is allowed to cool and then top off the fish tank or house plants. My kids have taken a number of birdbaths over the holiday, and have learned to bathe in substantially less than armpit-level water in the tub.

   Here’s an idea: find a way to cut back on the amount of water in the hot water tank. Showers will become thirty seconds long. And if we could get all our men to switch to cheap, crummy electric razors, they’d - ooh! - all run around looking like House, MD. LOL
Aimee on December 29th, 2007
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   Ah, good idea! You can set a timer on your hot water heater so it’s only on long enough to fill up once. That last person in the family to shower will surely institute some pressure for shorter showers.

   ;) I’m all for the unshaven look. It IS the holidays after all.

   My kiddos are used to 3″ baths (2″ baths now) and I’ve been known to heat up the water from the first bath for the second kid. Shhh, don’t tell!
Valerie on December 30th, 2007

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