How often do you have a bath?

[Wongo]

Make it too expensive to waste. Everyone would fill in their pools and stop washing their Beamers. They might start valuing the stuff instead of wasting it.

Exactly brother. That's what I have been talking for years.

[Bleedin Thumb]

:eek: That's exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about

Had to get some gunk off that the kids smeared on.

[Wongo]

I think watering the garden is more of a habit to a lot of people. I cannot remember the last time I hosed my garden and it looks just as good as anyone else’s.

[Bleedin Thumb]

My philosophy that if it needs any attention it doesnt deserve to be in my garden/jungle.

I never water unless I'm establishing somethink new except for a couple of large pots that is. The only thing I've lost are 4 tree ferns - must be the shalow roots.

All those years never watering, never having a swimming pool ( never even owned a Beamer) you think I would have some water use coupons for being a good boy.

[silentC]

I'm disappointed that no-one has asked about the "Navy shower"

I might get one of those badges made up, you know "Ask me about Nutrimetics" "Ask me why someone as odd looking as me thinks anyone would want to come up and ask me the time, let alone why I use Amway". That sort of thing....

[Andy Mac]

Introduced garden plants dieing is one thing, but Eucalypts carking it too!!:eek:

BTW, our bath gets used by kids only. I've used it once since we moved in 3yrs ago, wife maybe 3-4times a year.

Cheers,

[Wongo]

Silent what is a navy shower?

[Bleedin Thumb]

It did pique my interest but it sounded too much like the village people thing, you know "In the Navy"

Alright tell us about your Navy Shower Silent.

[Driver]

Alright tell us about your Navy Shower Silent.

But not if it has anything to do with naked sailors! :eek:

[jmk89]

Of course the best way for water to be saved would be for the water authorities to fix the leaky pipes - last time I saw any numbers on this, "the system" lost about 20% of the water that left the dams in leakages. If that was fixed (or even halved) there would be no shortage.

[craigb]

Well not to steal Darren's thunder, but I think it goes.

1. Turn on shower, get wet.
2. Turn off shower
3. Soap yourself
4. Turn on shower, rinse off
5. Shower over.

[silentC]

I tried to get my wife to do it. She just laughed at me. I think it's time I sent her that "How to be a good wife" article again.

[silentC]

Of course the best way for water to be saved would be for the water authorities to fix the leaky pipes

That would help a bit but I don't think it's the best way. It really just addresses the problems of supply, not of demand.

Face it, Sydney is too big for it's catchment area and it's getting bigger. Add to that the fact that the majority of city people have no connection to the natural resources that they consume, there is no incentive to be conservative. What does it matter? The guy next door washes his car every weekend, so why the hell shouldn't I? If you live on tank water, you think about every drop you use.

Regarding the leaking pipelines, I once walked along the pipeline that runs through the bush below Heathcote/Waterfall. It carries water from that dam down there (forget the name). There were many leaks in it. The trouble is, the last big fire down there was caused by sparks from someone fixing one of the leaks. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Wongo]

Well not to steal Darren's thunder, but I think it goes.

1. Turn on shower, get wet.
2. Turn off shower
3. Soap yourself
4. Turn on shower, rinse off
5. Shower over.

I do that all the time.

[silentC]

I installed a PBMV in our shower, so it's easy. You just turn it on and off with a single valve and the temp/pressure is always the same. A bit harder if you're using one of the old two-valve set ups, or even a flick mixer. Wife still wont do it though.