And in the interim, people don't have to skip baths or forego laundry necessarily, but just try to conserve water where possible.
Like there is a huge difference between the water restrictions when the last line failed (e.g. changing how you do life on a daily basis) to these restrictions (try to be quick with your showers, put off laundry, don't flush as often), to what could easily be just ongoing restrictions going forward (try to keep showers short, don't let the tap run the whole time while you're brushing your teeth or shaving, don't run dishwashers / laundry until they're full loads, don't wash your car until it's necessary) that shouldn't make anyone's life more difficult in observing them.
How did the restrictions the last time change how you do life on a daily basis? Weren't they basically the same? The only difference I remember was don't water your lawn but other than that it was short showers, if it's yellow let it mellow, don't run the washing machine until it's full, etc.
How did the restrictions the last time change how you do life on a daily basis? Weren't they basically the same? The only difference I remember was don't water your lawn but other than that it was short showers, don't run the washing machine until it's full, etc.
I dunno about you, but for my place we have a vegetable garden I really wanted to survive, so we were capturing grey water everywhere we could including in the shower and kitchen sink. We tried to do more BBQing instead of dishes that needed more water, worked from home full time, and wore clothes a little longer than normal to reduce the loads of laundry we did. With it being winter, this time it's only the last one we're doing right now.
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I dunno about you, but for my place we have a vegetable garden I really wanted to survive, so we were capturing grey water everywhere we could including in the shower and kitchen sink. We tried to do more BBQing instead of dishes that needed more water, worked from home full time, and wore clothes a little longer than normal to reduce the loads of laundry we did. With it being winter, this time it's only the last one we're doing right now.
I think you can water your little vegetable garden. I approve.
I dunno about you, but for my place we have a vegetable garden I really wanted to survive, so we were capturing grey water everywhere we could including in the shower and kitchen sink. We tried to do more BBQing instead of dishes that needed more water, worked from home full time, and wore clothes a little longer than normal to reduce the loads of laundry we did. With it being winter, this time it's only the last one we're doing right now.
We also have a garden but already had rain barrels, but I see your point.
Either way, I don't see how the restrictions which are the same were "changing how you do life on a daily basis" during the last break and this time they're reasonable small steps. Suspect that probably has more to do with their thoughts on the mayor lol.
While we're on this point, I have never understood the "run your dishwasher/washing machine only when full" messaging.
Who is out there running only a few dishes or clothes per load?
Isn't running full loads something all functional adults just know??
I know some family who gotta run it once a day no matter how empty it is, so you'd sometimes see it running "half" full (you can call it "half" if you're being generous).
Both appliances work much better (i.e. get your stuff much cleaner) when they're not super full. I'll run 3/4 loads of laundry a lot, especially on weekends, so that I've got everything cleaned and dry for the following week. Dishwasher, I don't want dishes just sitting in there and since I don't have kids and wash some stuff by hand it takes a while to fill up so I'll generally run that on the weekend too even if it's half full.
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Both appliances work much better (i.e. get your stuff much cleaner) when they're not super full. I'll run 3/4 loads of laundry a lot, especially on weekends, so that I've got everything cleaned and dry for the following week. Dishwasher, I don't want dishes just sitting in there and since I don't have kids and wash some stuff by hand it takes a while to fill up so I'll generally run that on the weekend too even if it's half full.
If your dishwasher or laundry is less than ~ 10 years old, fully / half empty loads shouldn't make a huge difference on water usage. They have weight/soil sensors running the load until things are clean. Bigger load typical = longer load with sensors, same water usage per unit clean.
Obviously there are expectations, throw 3 forks in and run it you'll use more water. But 3/4 loads aren't using a bunch of extra water.
While we're on this point, I have never understood the "run your dishwasher/washing machine only when full" messaging.
Who is out there running only a few dishes or clothes per load?
Isn't running full loads something all functional adults just know??
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RIGHT??? Who's out there running their dishwasher with one plate? I'm making sure that thing is FULL.
I'll chime in on this since this is an argument I've had on numerous occasions with my wife. At times we have had kids living in our basement, kids coming home from University and even the In-laws lived with us for a bit.
We were running our dishwasher sometimes 2-3 times PER DAY and the kids or in-laws would run it.
"It's full though!"
No. It isnt. I dont know who taught you how to load a dishwasher, but you have NO IDEA what you're doing.
And of course...I'm the bad guy...because they all learned how to load a dishwasher from my wife. They just throw dishes in haphazardly and now its miraculously FULL. Run it!
If you load it like a thinking human being who can reasonably pretend to load it like they have done this before you can fit a lot more dishes into it and run it fewer times.
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While we're on this point, I have never understood the "run your dishwasher/washing machine only when full" messaging.
Who is out there running only a few dishes or clothes per load?
Isn't running full loads something all functional adults just know??
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I know some family who gotta run it once a day no matter how empty it is, so you'd sometimes see it running "half" full (you can call it "half" if you're being generous).
And in a family with multiple adults or older kids, people often do their own laundry and the capacity isn't full.
Oh, and to follow that up. Obviously the in-laws taught my wife how to cook, she subsequently taught the kids how to cook and lo and behold...they use a stupid amount of dishes and cookware while cooking.
"I used this spoon once! In the dishwasher! I boiled water in this pot! In the dishwasher! I made pasta in this pot, used the strainer to get it into another pot all in the dishwasher!!"
Multiply that by all of the people in the house and it gets ridiculous in a hurry. Drives me crazy.
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Oh, and to follow that up. Obviously the in-laws taught my wife how to cook, she subsequently taught the kids how to cook and lo and behold...they use a stupid amount of dishes and cookware while cooking.
"I used this spoon once! In the dishwasher! I boiled water in this pot! In the dishwasher! I made pasta in this pot, used the strainer to get it into another pot all in the dishwasher!!"
Multiply that by all of the people in the house and it gets ridiculous in a hurry. Drives me crazy.
Time to invest in a second dishwasher. Once that one maxes out as well, it'll be time for a third. And so on.
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Oh, and to follow that up. Obviously the in-laws taught my wife how to cook, she subsequently taught the kids how to cook and lo and behold...they use a stupid amount of dishes and cookware while cooking.
"I used this spoon once! Doesn't matter how many times you used it, you can't just put it back in the drawer, tell me you know that. In the dishwasher! I boiled water in this pot! Yeah that's silly. In the dishwasher! I made pasta in this pot, used the strainer to get it into another pot all in the dishwasher!! Where else would they go?"
Multiply that by all of the people in the house and it gets ridiculous in a hurry. Drives me crazy.
Oh, and to follow that up. Obviously the in-laws taught my wife how to cook, she subsequently taught the kids how to cook and lo and behold...they use a stupid amount of dishes and cookware while cooking.
"I used this spoon once! In the dishwasher! I boiled water in this pot! In the dishwasher! I made pasta in this pot, used the strainer to get it into another pot all in the dishwasher!!"
Multiply that by all of the people in the house and it gets ridiculous in a hurry. Drives me crazy.
Look at the bright side, my mother in law didnt teach your wife to cook.
Stir the pasta sauce in a Teflon pan with a metal spook.
Throw the 1 year old pot out because stuff sticks to it.
Dripping wet pot list on the counter making rings of starchy water.
Don't use a spoon holder on the stove.
Complain that nobody helps you keep the kitchen clean when the next morning the spoon is welded to the counter with pasta sauce.
My wife doesn't like my cooking because it's top salty, fatty... I don't like her cooking, because if I cook the kitchen gets cleaner, if she cooks it gets messier, but he food is fine, usually could use a little salt.
My wife is a great cook, but I tend to stay out if the way. She likes to get everything out she might need before starting, which includes every measuring cup and spoon we own, just in case. I like to grab stuff as I need it, and put stuff away as I go. So if I have a side salad, I get all the salad stuff out, do that, clean up a bit, then on to the next.
She gets the whole meal out and works on everything at the same time. Still gets it all done and delicious, but my need for order has trouble hanging out while it happens.
In the dishwasher! I boiled water in this pot! Yeah that's silly. In the dishwasher! I made pasta in this pot, used the strainer to get it into another pot all in the dishwasher!! Where else would they go?"