My city is in the middle of the worst drought in recorded history. My showers are typically under 2 minutes and I have to shower with a bucket to catch otherwise wasted water to use to flush the toilet. I also shut the water down when I am wet enough so I can scrub myself without having unneeded water flowing then start it back up to rinse.
Plus, water is damn expensive!
Who here really has the time to stand, think and waste in the shower?
Well I live in a rainy part of the UK, and we basically had rain all month, so longer showers are probably more likely helping avoid the reservoir flooding over here
I guess the one upside to this situation is our water isn’t even metered, we just pay a flat rate every quarter
I live in the wettest region of south west australia nearby the historically coldest, wettest town in the state. We normally get 9 wet months a year but we’re are half way through the season and so far only had 1.5 wet months.
Who here really has the time to stand, think and waste in the shower?
People not in a drought. It’s been quite wet here in Switzerland recently :-D
I believe you’re looking for thoughtsaboutshowers.
Only if they happen in the shower, and there’s no way you had time to think about all that during a drought.
I don’t use a shower, rather, I have a bucket (or two) of water and a dipper. I can ruminate and think about things while giving myself a thorough scrubbing, and not consume any water.
I can take as much time as I need (much to the irritation of people I live with) without consuming any more water.
To absolutely minimise the water usage you could do a more old school “shower” by just putting some water in a bucket with a sponge.
- Put some water on your body with a quick sponge rinse.
- Apply soap.
- Use sponge to rinse off soap.
Then later use the bucket as toilet refill.