Who Does What In 30 Minutes!

hi coffeeanyone oh my G why if I stood in a shower for thirty minutes my skin would shrivel up like a prune and wasting water,that is stupid.I never take more than fifteen minutes tops to shampo my hair and clean my body and even moisture it. any more and my bad leg would give out on me. I think its criminal to waste that much water. here in Southern ca we havent had rain in a year and 'it gets much drier they talk of rationing water useage.

Using water doesn't bother me. I do run the water when brushing my teeth. Once I get it adjusted to the right temp., I hate to turn it off and then on again. My showers last between 15 and 20 minutes. I might stay an extra 5 minutes if my back is bothering me and let the very warm to hot water run on my back. The wet heat does help. We haven't watered our lawn in years. Enough rain here throughout the year to take care of the dry grass. Our plants and shrubs are also fine in front of the house without watering. I do only run the dishwasher about once a week. I wait until it's totally full before using it. Only two of us at home and most often we eat out so we have very few dirty dishes.

I do not take thirty minute showers, I would be a prune. I am pretty conscious of my water use, and I like the bills to stay down, and if I water the veggies I do not water the driveway, sidewalks, or street.

I don't know because my home doesn't have a shower. Actually I do have a shower but in these old homes they are in the basement. I don't like having to go downstairs to shower so I just take a bath. Baths probably consume a lot more water but I don't care. I'm the one paying for it.

Hi CoffeeAnyone, I live in an area of water shortage and see the waste of others. Sonetimes I shower for longer than I would like as the pressure is so low it can take ages to get the shampoo out under a trickel. But I am foiled in my want of having many cooling showers on hot nights as there's no water at all then.

Hi Coffee Thanks for the smiles your post gave me..I think I know who the culpret is based on a recent post you made..!! In anycase, I also smile because I too am guilty of the dreded "long shower". When I was young and living at home (the first time!) my Dad used to say to my Mom, "Did she drown in there?" I never could see what the heck his problem was UNTIL I had to start paying the water bill in my own home..Wow,,I had no idea how expensive it is!! Now I find myself saying to my room mates, Do you have to run the water while brushing your teeth?? Can't you just turn it on when it is time to spit? or Fill up the sink when washing dishes, dont run the water the whole time (something I always did) or how about, Can't you give both dogs a bath together?? My brother and I had to bath together when we were children...and the worst thing that has come out of my mouth is "If your just peeing, dont flush but every couple of times...Oh My God..I can't believe myself..how annoying I am..but just ast week on Friday when I had to go to city hall and lay down 150.00, I was cursing everyone in the house and asking then, ARE YOU DROWNING IN THERE???? :)