Showers or Bucket ???????
By mnsrwt123
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
India
27 responses
@paid2write (5201)
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10 Mar 08
I don't have any choice as I only have a shower room where I live. I use to love taking a long bath, but now I am more used to a quick shower, which is better for the environment because it saves water.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
24 Mar 08
You must be living in a poorer country than I do because I haven't ever heard of anyone ever using a bucket for bathing. At least not since my parent's younger days and I am 51 and my mother is 73 years old. So do you use a bucket? I take showers most of the time but I also like to take a hot bubble bath now and then, just to relax and read a book. I take a shower about every second day and a bath about once a week. It would be pretty hard to shower with using a bucket and I don't think I would like to use one. How to get the shampoo out of my hair, would be my biggest concern.
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
25 Mar 08
Well, its not about poor country, Chrislotz, its about wasting Water, and may be now a days there's no shortage of water in your country but when it will be then you might have to think about taking bath using Bucket rather than Shower...Maybe you never heard about how to take bath using bucket thats why you are wondering that its a bit difficult task, but its not that difficult.
Thanks for your Response,,,
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@saivenkaat802003 (4823)
• India
27 Mar 08
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Ohh, really Darkshakk
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@cr0ssf41r13 (866)
• Philippines
28 Mar 08
Here in the Philippines, every average Filipino uses a bucket for bathing. It's like a tradition here and we conserve water through the usage of a pail and a bucket. Showering is an impractical way of bathing because it wastes money. Moreover, you can't control your water consumption if you use shower.
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
28 Mar 08
Yeah, crossf, its waste money as well as water too, your country people do right thing to use bucket and in India, most of the people use bucket rather than using showers.
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@livinghell01 (398)
• Pakistan
27 Mar 08
You are right in the sense that buckets usually dont waste much water but I use shower because I think it is easier to stand under the water than to lift the water and pour it over your body...what do you say
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
yup, buckets usually do conserve more water and waste a lil bit. Thanks for responding and sharing your thoughts...
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
yeah, but i am asking about shower or bucket, and bath is different thing... usually bucket is small and we need a mug to take out the water from it and then the rest is you know...lol
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
18 Apr 08
I like to take a bath but not with buckets. Here we let some water run into the bathtub and then get in. I agree we are wasting too much water but our bathrooms are not set up for buckets. I also have a shower and use it if I am in a hurry to get a quick wash.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
Well, bathtubs do waste a lots and lots of water and I didn't ever take a bath in bathtubs, all i have seen in some movies...
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
25 Mar 08
I see that many of your responder use a bucket to bath with which is interesting. Here in the United States we are encouraged to use water conserving shower heads and showers use less water then tubs.
When I was a young girl and came to live with my grandmother were would heat the water in the stove and use a large tub to bath in. We all used the same water and the dirtiest person bathed last. This was some 50 years ago.
some here say that they use showers but with the shortage of water in some places I'm sure that we might all learn to use buckets to bath someday. I turn the shower on as low as possible and get in and out as quickly as possible. I would like to have a shower handle that I can turn off and on while soaping up then turn on the water to rinse off.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
25 Mar 08
The tub was a round tub about 3 ft across. We heated about 2 3 or 4 gallon buckets on the stove. When the water got hot we would pour it into the stove that was set beside the heating stove. You would set in it with your feet over the side. There were only 3 of us using the tub of water. WE only did this once a week unless we did some really dirty work. During the rest of the week we did a sponge bath. I really don't remember how it felt. It was what we had to do so we coped.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
25 Mar 08
Thats even better way to conserve water,,, and your story is very interesting Deebomb, did you ever bathed last in that Tub,,,lol if yes how you feel,,,??
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I used to grow up using bucket since we don't have any shower!you just have to be patient pouring your entire body! hahahahaha...for convenience sake, I will love to take a bath using shower! fast, easy and less effort!
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
21 Apr 08
not very comfortable as compared to shower but, if you have no choice, like me before, have to do it! plus, It's not a waste since, you have limited amount of water that you can just pour in your body!
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
Well, its bucket I still think to take quick and efficient bath, as we need to just pour some mugs of water onto ourself and that done...LOL isntn' it a shortcut...
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
28 Mar 08
I have had bucket showers when there have been water shortages in Samoa. Even having a shower with the hose. It was the normal thing for families to have them readily available if they didn't have a built in shower in or outside the home.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
Well, if there's a shortage of water, but why we just have to wait for shortage of water, why not just conserve it right from this moment my friend...
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
yeah, thats what we are talking about jason, and all we need to conserve water for future use and thats why we recommend to use buckets instead of water...
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@heart143 (1202)
• Philippines
25 Mar 08
It's a common practice here in the Philippines to take a bath using a bucket and dipper. I have both a shower and a bucket in my room. I usually take showers during hot days or summer days. It's more refreshing and enjoyable. I don't have a heater on my shower so during cold seasons, I use the bucket.
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
25 Mar 08
Yeah, its enjoyable to take showers but its not so efficient as it waste a lots of water, and you did right to atleast take bath using bucket at winter.
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@rakeshchander (145)
• India
18 Apr 08
ya in my house the showers is fail than default i am use bucket
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
ohh, thats even better news for some Indians that your showers got failed although I don't think you need to take bath even, you just goto bath at HOLI isn't it Rakesh...hehehe
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@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
18 Apr 08
i use bucket most of the time especially if i'm in a hurry. i can also wash my hair properly if i use a bucket and in that case i don't get a dandruff
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
21 Apr 08
yeah, its eassy to use bucket and fast too, and I also have some dandruff problems so might be you are right its useful to bath using bucket...
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
yeah, you are absolutely correct that taking bath using buckets is time saving... but do you think that i bath daily by seeing my profile Awtar photo...lol![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
25 Mar 08
In terms of wastage I think a bathtub is the worst. I often use showers but sometimes the water pressure is so weak I have to resort to using a bucket.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Ohh, this problem is everywhere and the only cause is shortage of water. If there is shortage of water then where's the pressure came...lol
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Yeah, its more fun as you said... and also conserve a lot of water.
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@mishastar (734)
• United States
25 Mar 08
I did used to use a bucket to bath when I was younger so my family can save money. I have a lot of brothers and sisters and our water bill used to be unnecessarily high. Now that we are older we(my parents)have set up a system in home that temporarily shuts off the water after 10 minutes of showering. It's a pain but it helps save water and lower monthly water bills.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Yup, we all should atleast conserve the water by this way. And side by side, its also save the monthly bill as you explain above...
Thanks for your valuable response...
@2btrueinu (700)
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
We use bucket when taking a bath my children love to play when they take a bath the like to spray water and that a lot of waste so I ask them to use bucket and I stop them to play with water. Now I save water and to my bills also.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Ohh, yeah i also used to have more fun when it comes to bath using bucket...lol and my mum always ask me to stop that..
And you did absolutely right to stop them play using water...
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@janujennifer (664)
• Philippines
26 Mar 08
Here, we always use the shower, but whenever we're in any of our parents' hometowns located in the countryside, we have no choice but to use buckets. It is true, showers waste more water, but it's far much better to use shower because both your hands are free to clean yourself. Wheras with bucket, one of your hand holds the dipper.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
27 Mar 08
Yeah, you are absolutely correct in that point that our hands are free so we can clean our self, but i also don't have any problem with bucket as only one hand is enough for me to clean my self...lol
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