Shower thoughts are wasting water.

Well I live in a rainy part of the UK, and we basically had rain all month, so longer showers are probably more likely helping avoid the reservoir flooding over here

I guess the one upside to this situation is our water isn't even metered, we just pay a flat rate every quarter

Who here really has the time to stand, think and waste in the shower?

People not in a drought. It's been quite wet here in Switzerland recently :-D

I believe you're looking for thoughtsaboutshowers.

I don't use a shower, rather, I have a bucket (or two) of water and a dipper. I can ruminate and think about things while giving myself a thorough scrubbing, and not consume any water.

I can take as much time as I need (much to the irritation of people I live with) without consuming any more water.

Who here really has the time to stand, think and waste in the shower?

Me, my village gets its water from a spring in the mountains above that provides many times what we consume. Water is just a flatrate utility. The energy to heat it comes exclusively from photovoltaics and solar thermal panels between April and October. Standing under the hot shower is literally free for me in those months.

Rest of the year, eh, okay I either pay for electricity or stuff four more pieces of wood into the stove for half an hour worth of hot shower water, so, basically free as well.

To absolutely minimise the water usage you could do a more old school "shower" by just putting some water in a bucket with a sponge.

1. Put some water on your body with a quick sponge rinse.
2. Apply soap.
3. Use sponge to rinse off soap.

Then later use the bucket as toilet refill.

All of our dams are at 100% and overflowing, if anything we need to use more water to reduce overflowing

depends on region. my region has enough water. still, most people try to not waste it. water has to be treated before it goes back into nature and people understand it helps to minimize this process.

but it's more about the routine anyway. you get used to the movements you make in the shower, so the brain starts to trail off. doesn't mean you just stop moving and think. that usually only happens when you're traumatized or so.

If you enjoyed it, is it really wasted?

Bro, I freaking feel you, I am in the same situation as yours, it has been better these days, thanks to a fucking cyclone lol (Alberto).

We literally had no water for 2 weeks, and the longest I remember to be without water since I have memory is no more than a day or two.

Lots of blocks were waterless and my dad (and many other persons) started to hunt for water in regions where they had (water was disgusting and with very low pressure though), so it was normal to watch lots of vehicles with "Rotoplas" attached to them, very very Mad Max like.

I fucking laugh when I read people recommending a bidet instead of toilet paper all around here on Lemmy or Reddit, like dude, I was taking a fucking shower for two weeks (I know this might sound like rookie numbers in some other places) with a freaking Carl's Jr plastic glass of "The Batman" movie LMAO (Batman to the rescue), also with not so good quality water too, I'd rather keep with toilet paper and wipes.

Nowadays the city is kinda flooded thanks to the storm, and the lagoons have gained some of the level they lost (they were almost dry) which is kinda dystopic to me to have these extreme changes in a matter of several weeks (talking about climate change huh).

So, when you take a shower, all you think is "scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse"?

When I shower, it's all pretty automatic and muscle memory kinds of actions. My mind wanders all over the place, usually while listening to music /podcasts /audio books, but rarely do I think about the actual act of bathing.

To be honest, most of my shower thoughts are actually "shitting on the toilet" thoughts.

My city has more water than we can ever use, so I'm going to continue having shower thoughts, tyvm.

Are you limited to either having a thought or moving your body at any given time? I hope you don't drive cars or perform other activities that require more than zero thoughts at once.

I'm blessed in this regard by living in the rainiest city in Europe. It has it's downsides, but hey... free water.

I want you to know that individual water use is essentially negligible compared to industrial and farm use, neither of which tend to have any limits or restrictions, not even have any self-regulation.

I guess what I'm getting at is that the rich are the ones burning down the planet and any sacrifice you make in the meantime is meaningless. Take long, hot showers. As many as you want. Enjoy them. Because there will come a day soon where they'll be a luxury no longer offered, and it will not be your fault.

My water comes from a hole in the backyard and it's free.

My city is nestled between a rain forrest and lots of natural springs. If we put our water through the normal cleaning process it would come out dirtier then it went it. We also have a few damned lakes we are having to release water from because we got so much damned rain this past winter.

We have a flat rate we pay for water, sewage, recycling, and garbage pickup and are only charged more if we use a certain amount of water. Mostly just people who water their yard or have a personal pool have to pay the higher fee.

Dad?

Depends on the definition of "wasting"

There's always a way to spend less water, even less than you currently do.

But normally spending more water translates to comfort, as well as better washing.

I still have trauma from growing up during a drought. Technically I still live in a dry climate but it isn't as bad now.

Take care

Water isn't that expensive right? Heating the water is what makes it expensive.

I’m the problem. I take 30 min+ showers. It’s my best place to cry and think about my life.

One way to avoid wasting water is to turn off the water while scrubbing. Only use it to rince yourself before putting on soap or to get rid of soap!

Maybe true but water is essentially free around here apartment doesn't charge we have plenty of water. 30 min showers are minimum for me

I live somewhere with modern infrastructure