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golf was invented in Scotland, instead of adapting the game to other locales they try to turn other places into Scotland.
and even in the correct climate the labour involved in making and maintaining a golf course is mindboggling
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Can't wait to have my water usage severely rationed while pistachio companies continue to gobble up a disproportionate amount of the water supply.
Pistachios are a scapegoat for the actual consumer of the majority of agricultural water in the southwest: alfalfa for livestock feed.
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Growing up my dad went through a phase of wanting me to limit showers to 7 minutes and I'm still not sure whether it was to save money or prevent jerking it.
They have billboards like these in my city, meanwhile alfalfa farmers are literally draining aquifers and creeks dry in a dang desert
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sorry kids im 800 years old and momma needs a shower/sauna hybrid to function as a living being. maybe pull yourself up by your bootstraps and stop using water on your golf course thats the size of the moon?
This is why I take baths. If Iβm gonna sit depressed in water for 2 hours, Iβm gonna lay down and itβs gonna be quiet.
the noise of showers are also somewhat relaxing though. they need to invent noisier baths
"Water saving baths" are all so pointless because they're too small for me to sit in without impaling myself on a faucet, they may as well not exist but they're becoming the norm here. The rare treat of being in a house with an actually large-sized bath is lovely.
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Four minutes does sound rough. I think I can work with 10...maybe 8 but anything less would barley feel worth it. Unless you are rationing water for environmental reasons (fair enough in that case)
A little switch on the shower head that turns the water off while you donβt directly need it can bring the total water running time way down. It keeps the temp constant so you donβt have to fiddle with the knobs every time. Lathering, conditioner leaving in time, shaving, exfoliating, teeth brushing, they donβt need water constantly running.
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If you're really concerned with water conservation, only turn the shower on when you need the water:
- Step in, turn the water on to rinse/wet your body
- Turn water off, apply shampoo
- Turn water on to rinse off shampoo
- Turn water off, apply conditioner
- Turn water on to rinse off conditioner
- You can probably wash your face without turning it off because that shit takes like a second
- Turn water off, apply soap to your body (including genitals and anus)
- Turn water on to rinse soap off
- Turn water off, exit shower
It's not at all relaxing, but it cleans your body and minimizes water usage.
Or, we could have built homes to conserve water in the first place by using grey water multiple times before using it to flush our toilets.
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I am forced to use too much water because it takes 3+ minutes for the water to heat up in my shitty apartment.
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Or: Don't live in a single family home, but use efficiency from modern apt. complexes. Those can also re-use gray water to some degree and have a much higher efficiency over building lifetime and inhibitor than single homes. You also need less material.
If you're going this far to save on water, you'll probably be better not using conditioner at least.
I'd also normally say soaping your body is unnecessary, but with so little water it probably is needed.
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sorry, not gonna happen, I need my thirty minute hot showers to compensate for another eight hours of sleep in a cold and lonely bed
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why not 29 minutes? that too would save water, energy and time compared to a 30-minute shower. how did they land on 4? i think β19 minutesβ would have looked nice too.
How much hair do you have and what texture?
This is definitely not doable for me. Iβm closer to 10 min for a normal shower, could probably do it in 6 if I tried to be speedy.
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I turn off the water when I lather up with soap, and turn it on again to rinse before getting out. So that hopefully saves some water.
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Tough luck, bucko. My lawn patch in the middle of the desert that I use solely for ostentatious display of wealth and not to cultivate isn't going to stay green by itself.
In Chicago landlords pay for water. I'm doing praxis by putting it on hot and mist mode and relaxing