I managed with a mug of water
@allknowing (136089)
India
July 15, 2024 1:55am CST
We never have shortage of water as we have a well that provides us with enough and more.
But this morning our taps went dry as we forgot to fill the tank. To add to that misery there was no current I had to brush my teeth and for that I always use loads of water with the tap running - may be 50 mugs.
But today I collected a mug of water from drops drippping from the tap and managed to brush my teeth.
Moral of the story. One does not need loads of water if only one is sensible to use just enough.
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
16 Jul
(lol) Not really. It was the need of the hour. As I have written in my post the conditions were such that I had to.
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@grenery8 (10273)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
18 Jul
@allknowing sorry, i understand it better.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
15 Jul
That sounds like quite a morning! It's impressive how resourceful you were in using water efficiently, especially in a pinch like that. It's a good reminder of how important it is to be mindful of our water usage every day.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
16 Jul
@allknowing That's a common challenge! It's easy to be mindful of water use when it's limited, but when there's plenty, it can be tempting to use more than necessary.
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
I can cut down a bit without effort but when there is plenty there is this tendency to waste.
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
It got back, tank is filled up and all is well
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
Not when I am brushing my teeth but use water generously to complete the process
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@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
15 Jul
@allknowing I also rinse my mouth generously and then I use a mouthwash.
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
16 Jul
When there is plenty and more there is the tendency to be careless
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@RevivedWarrior (2191)
• India
16 Jul
Conserving water is an important activity given today's climate change and heatwave problems. I too manage my brushing with a mug of water . I do turn off the knob of the shower while applying soap to conserve water. The principle has been use water when it has to be and to be fully utilized. Also , we do face water problems like you and well . Thanks for sharing!
@allknowing (136089)
• India
16 Jul
We have no water problem as we have a well that provides us with enough and more water. It is only on that day when we forgot to fill our water tank and at the same time the current went off that we had that problem only for a few hours.
Since we have enough water there is the tendency to use more than is required.
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@jstory07 (139579)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Jul
You did got with the water that you got .from the drips.
@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
We always have enough and more and I just noticed how I managed when there was little
@sathviksouvik (19430)
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15 Jul
In North Calcutta there is no water shortage. But in many other parts of bengal there is water problem
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@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
We too do not have water shortage and what we experienced was temporary
@allknowing (136089)
• India
15 Jul
When there is plenty we tend to use more than our needs.
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