Drought

[kyptin]

NC (and much of the Eastern US, I'm told) is suffering from a drought. As a practical implication of this, my water bill, which is normally about $5, was like $25 this past month. As a result, I'm doubly encouraged to save water. To this end, I took a "submarine shower" this morning. I got the idea from Tom Clancy's first book, "The Hunt for

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[mrsmalkav]

in vietnam (and elsewhere), we'd fill a large paint bucket full of water, then use a large ladle (think small sauce pot) to wet ourselves, then soap separately, then use the water to rinse. you use a lot less water.

(this was on a daily basis, and if we wanted hot water, we'd have to boil some and mix it in the bucket.)

[mrsmalkav]

oh, and this isn't done while standing. it's inefficient and cold. you crouch to bathe.

[kyptin]

It's sad how extreme that sounds to my American sensibilities. Thanks for opening my eyes a little bit more to how great I have it here. :-/

[decidedlyodd]

I did the same thing when I was in Nicaragua. Still, after a hard day of working in the fields under the hot sun, they were of the best (and most needed) showers of my life.

[mrsmalkav]

You could also just turn the water pressure down on your shower while making sure to turn it off in between 'tasks'. I've gotten used to a really low pressure shower in my crazy old Japanese apartment. I wouldn't take water management cues from the Japanese however but that's a separate thing...

Dylan

[kyptin]

Actually, unfortunately, I don't have that option. My shower knob only twists, and the only thing I can control is the temperature, not the pressure. But that would be a good idea, otherwise. :-)

I am looking forward to reading your new post. I won't get to it 'til Sunday, probably (long story), but I am looking forward to it, and I'm glad you finally updated your blog! :-)