Do you leave the tap running?

i usually turn the water off but sometimes i get to dealing with my kids and don't turn it off

I leave the water running. I know that this may not be the best thing to do, but I can't help it. I have a very very weak stomach. I think it looks gross if, when I spit while brushing my teeth, it just sits there in a gob in the sink. I can't stand to look at that, so I leave the water running so that when I spit, it gets rinsed away quickly and I don't have to see it.

no i dont. i am very conscious about it as to not leave or waste water. i hate it when someone does that i would really them not to do that.

Hello dear cellophane. I do not leave the tap running when I brush my teeth. I think that it is quite a waste of water if I leave it running. Besides, we have to pay for the water as well. You know, there are still so many places in the world where there is not enough water for them to use. And I don't think that we have the right to waste water out of this very reason. Thanks.

No, I don't. I don't wanna waste any water. Why not use a cup? =/

No i turn off the water while i brush my teeth.

I used to leave the water running as a kid, but now that i'm an adult i dont. I understand that that is wasting the water and we shouldnt do that.. afterall even if you rent.. someones gotta pay the waterbill! lol. Sometimes in the summer here if tis really dry, we are told to conserve water. i always take REALLY REALLY longs showers when ever i can though!! So i guess that's my contribution to leaving the water running.

nope, I do not keep the water running when I brush my teeth. I turn it off after wetting the brush and paste, brush my teeth, turn it back on rinse my toothbrush, turn it back off - then I will follow up with some astringent mouthwash, or turn the water back on for rinsing my mouth.

Oh... i always turn the tap water off after wetting my toothbrush... this saves more on the water bill and kinda saves the environment in a little way... my teacher in grade school told this to use... so it kinda got stuck in me... and when my daughter is old enough to brush her teeth... she will be taught not to keep the tap water running...

I am really bad for leaving the water running the whole time I am brushing my teeth. I just don't think to turn it off and my hubby gets mad at me for leaving it running. I put my tooth brush under the water often while I am brushing and then back into my mouth to brush some more. This way when I rinse I don't have much toothpaste left in my mouth to rinse. I know all of the stuff about water shortage and wasting but I just like it that way, so I guess I'm not a good citizen by turning it off inbetween.

i'm the same as you. if i leave it running, i'll just be wasting water and that's not good here. we need to pay the bills and although they're cut off automatically from my hubby's salary, it still makes a difference. in fact, i also 'scold' my hubby and son if i feel that they're wasting a tad too much water. grins we must ingrain good behaviour from young. if not, it'll be tough for them when they grow older.

I am totally guilty of leaving the tap running when I brush my teeth. I often think that I should do like you do and shut it off and then turn it back on when I need to rinse my mouth, but... I think it's just a habit that I can't break. With today's environmental issues I guess that I should try harder to break it.

Like you, I turn the water on to wet my brush. Then turn it off. When I'm ready to rinse turn it back on. No need to waste the water and run up the water bill.

I don't let the faucet running while brushing my teeth. Water is too precious to be wasted. As shown in various tv information campaign, there is too much water wasted through this practice of letting water run while brushing teeth. As a way of helping the environment and make a little savings as well, I never let the water run while brushing and keep the all faucets closed when not in use.

I do turn it off for a while, it's also consuming our bills so I have to close the faucet. But worrying about the bills or not, I guess that's one way of conserving natural resources. I don't use any cup or glass when brushing my teeth, I just put my hands and gather water straight from the running faucet then rinse my mouth..

Not usually. I turn it on to wet my toothbrush, turn it off and put the paste on my brush. Then, I start brushing my teeth and don't pay attention to the faucet until it comes time to rinse. Sometimes I'll leave the faucet on for a few seconds when I'm rinsing, but otherwise I do not leave it on. Wastes too much water.

hey same here. I always turn off the tap after wetting my brush and then turn the tap on when i'm done brushing my teeth and want to rinse my mouth and wash my toothbrush.

yes i have kept it quite a few times.....

I usually don't turn the water on until I need to rinse. I can't see wasting all that water. I don't have to pay any more if I use a lot or not, but there are some places that don't have enough so I don't waste it either way.

I usually leave it running. Leaving water running in general is sometimes an issue for me...I'll turn it on full blast on hot so it'll heat up before I wash up and I'll get distracted by something and leave steaming hot water running for ages...oops!