Saving Water is a Bit Ridiculous Actually

You are right, they are only annoying us with this continuous reminder to save water. Here in Switzerland we have plenty of water.

On the farm, as the dams dried and tanks emptied, then lack of water was something to worry about. Maybe there was no less water in the world but if you didn't have it where you were, then the situation could be dire.

Jim, you are very informed. Thanks for the info.

It is important to conserve water if you live somewhere that is impacted by drought. You're right it isn't leaving the planet but it is a serious issue in places like the west coast.

Ah, if only it were so simple for everyone. The drought areas need to conserve water. Have a good weekend.

I'm trying to save water because here in my country the water bill is in high price. Good Day!

the only difference is that some places have water that is bad and not suitable for drinking.

Unless it gets back to the reservoirs that water is not available for you.

In my country, we are saving water consumption because water here is expensive.

Just another issue that is debatable.

It's not ridiculous, but it is mis-named. Because what we really need to do is to keep enough water stored where it is accessible to us. Sure, when we've used it it returns to the river or sea and thence to the sky, but we can't drink the clouds very easily

An interesting take on water. I think people in general frown upon those who deliberately waste things, water included. In your argument it's "perception vs reality." One for debate, but a point well taken!

I agree with you, the planet is more than 75% water maybe we should focus more on saving processed, clean water only.

I've travelled a bit around areas with seasonal water availability, some years a lot, other years not so much. But always enough and it is always there. I did live in a town which had water restrictions for many years and the council there charged penalties for over-use. I drove up to the reservoir one day and it was flooding. I had a devil of a time convincing people that there was enough water, that the water restrictions were not at all needed and that the council was making money off their ignorance. I was sworn at many times for pointing out this obvious truth. I've found that for many people the pain of admitting to ignorance is far greater than the joy of not being hoodwinked by a politician. Access to clean drinking water is not the same thing as availability of water. I've travelled in places where children walk miles everyday to get water for household use (and they definitely do not flush it down a toilet). People in those countries use water better. I've also been in countries where piped water is probably cheap all things compared, but a lot of money is flushed down the toilet. There might be an economic need to save it, but that is a personal issue. A cynical money making need to imagine a shortage coming soon, is perhaps more the social issue, if one can actually call it a social issue to begin with.

Nice to hear some common sense. I've been talking about this for years but no one outside my family and friends thinks it's a valid point. My dad commented years ago that soon water will be the new oil, not for lack of it but for a manufactured shortage of it. He was pretty smart but he'd lived 90 years and had seen a lot of deception. The only reason I save water is to save money. But I do make an effort not to waste it since I live in the desert, a totally self-serving motivation.

What happens to the toilet water with poop in it that we flush? We may not need to save water but we should use less of it (meaning don't run the faucet when you don't need to) because otherwise that will drive up the water bill. I hate it when hubby rinses the dishes in the sink and he blasts the water. You can effectively rinse dishes with less of a flow. Or he will stand there rubbing the dishes with a soapy sponge and have the water running at a pretty high flow. Why do that? If you are soaping the dishes there is no need to run the water at all.