Day 119- Going with the Flow
While Monday is usually the day I reserve for radical hygiene, I was asleep for most of yesterday after a red-eye from San Diego. So, today will be our radical hygiene post for the day.
Growing up in Southern California, where we always were in the middle of droughts--or as I like to call it, living in a desert--we were raised with all sorts of swell water saving methods.
These include turning off the water while brushing your teeth or lathering your hands. Or the ever so popular selective flush.
If we are supposed to turn off the water while brushing your teeth or lathering your hands, why not turn off the water while taking a shower?
Low flow shower heads are a great way to save water and money. They will reduce the amount of water used by 70% without sacrificing water pressure. They also restrict the dripping that can occur with older models.
Even better, if you get a model such as this one which has a "pause button". That way, you can heat up your water, get all wet, turn off the water at the head instead of the tap, lather up, shampoo your hair and then turn the water back on, and rinse off with hot water. Also known as a a Navy Shower.
That, or you can get a sun shower. But knowing my neighborhood, that may be a little too radical.
Well, hope you all had a great weekend. Tomorrow will be a cheap-ass hobby day.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Day 119-Going with the Flow
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Regarding the Navy shower, this is really good idea when it is hot outside. You do not get cold during the shower. Reminds me of Camp where there only water in the tank on the hill. The other way to save water is the place a bucket in the shower. When you take a shower, a bunch of water goes in the bucket. I use that gray water in the washing cycle of the washing machine and to water the plants outside.
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