It’s not about conservation. It’s just, why have the water running when you brush your teeth? I wet the toothbrush, brush my teeth, then rise the toothbrush. What do you need water for while you’re brushing?
Flip the script. Why bother turning the water off? I’ve never lived in a place where water conservation makes any difference at all. My ex-wife and I would drain and fill the 30,000 gallon pool for an extra $10 a month.
If you’re in the American West, conservation is a big deal. Here in NW Florida, no one gives a shit because we have all the water we can use for damned near free.
Because I don’t need it. Electricity is very cheap where I live… doesn’t mean I leave the lights on when I’m not in a room.
I don’t leave the oven on all the time in case I want to bake something quickly, either. And that would actually save time, unlike running water while brushing teeth.
You don’t need water while brushing your teeth, do you? By your logic, why not keep the tap running all the time? I seriously don’t understand what you’re trying to say.
The reasoning I’ve heard from those who do, is to keep the sink clean. They have no answer to why not rinse the sink once at the end. I guess they don’t like seeing it during?
My reasoning is that it’s silly to worry about a half gallon of water. There are plenty of places in the world where such worry would make sense, but even in those places, a half gallon makes zero difference.
Probably not hard to blow given you’re apparently too fucking stupid to turn your wrist twice a day in a way a toddler can figure out and too fragile to not lash out about it when people are surprised.
This isn’t even a conservation thing; the sensible default is to turn off the water.
About 52% of the Colorado River’s water is used for irrigated agriculture, while 18% is consumed in urban areas. The rest supports natural vegetation (19%) and evaporates from reservoirs (11%). No water reaches the ocean.
This one was so crazy to learn about as a kid, because I genuinely couldn’t believe people needed to be taught this.
You’d be surprised how ignorant some people are about things that should be common sense.
I lived most of my life near a huge river (it spans 3 countries) and when I wasted water, my mother beat the shit out of me.
Like what countries though, spanning the Vatican, Italy, and San Marino is very different from spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
I don’t want to give away more info about me, but it’s in the Middle East. lol
Oh I wasn’t actually trying to get ya, just being a smart ass.
No worries then. It flew over my head. Lol
I mean I’m surrounded by Arab neighbours on my street and I’m only just now grasping the habibi in your name so we’re both just missing things.
😂. Ok habeebi. I hope they feed you. We make great food
Let’s just say I’m pretty sure I’m half garlic at this point I’ve had so much toum.
Are you on Arrakis?! You’re recycling your pee, aren’t you? Tie your stillsuit boots in slip-fashion like Muad’dib.
This whole thread is blowing my mind. The Colorado River is drying up, using 26% of it’s water for alfalfa, largely for export, and here we are,
“Doesn’t everyone know to conserve that extra 1/2 gallon when brushing their teeth!?”
I never think about it in terms of conserving water. It’s just plain stupid to keep the water running when you don’t need it.
It’s not about conservation. It’s just, why have the water running when you brush your teeth? I wet the toothbrush, brush my teeth, then rise the toothbrush. What do you need water for while you’re brushing?
To attract beavers.
Flip the script. Why bother turning the water off? I’ve never lived in a place where water conservation makes any difference at all. My ex-wife and I would drain and fill the 30,000 gallon pool for an extra $10 a month.
If you’re in the American West, conservation is a big deal. Here in NW Florida, no one gives a shit because we have all the water we can use for damned near free.
Because I don’t need it. Electricity is very cheap where I live… doesn’t mean I leave the lights on when I’m not in a room.
I don’t leave the oven on all the time in case I want to bake something quickly, either. And that would actually save time, unlike running water while brushing teeth.
You don’t need water while brushing your teeth, do you? By your logic, why not keep the tap running all the time? I seriously don’t understand what you’re trying to say.
The reasoning I’ve heard from those who do, is to keep the sink clean. They have no answer to why not rinse the sink once at the end. I guess they don’t like seeing it during?
My reasoning is that it’s silly to worry about a half gallon of water. There are plenty of places in the world where such worry would make sense, but even in those places, a half gallon makes zero difference.
Probably not hard to blow given you’re apparently too fucking stupid to turn your wrist twice a day in a way a toddler can figure out and too fragile to not lash out about it when people are surprised.
This isn’t even a conservation thing; the sensible default is to turn off the water.
It’s the same as bringing back your shopping cart just FAR easier. I see it as a litmus test for people
97% of its water for agriculture in general. In deserts. Home water usage, all homes, including watering a lawn, use less than a percent.
https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/021925rivers
Looks like ag usage has dropped to 70-74%, been a couple of years since I read that stat.
https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/
https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/who-actually-uses-colorado-river-water.html
Definitely not 52%.
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