Over at Baz’s blog is a post about ? The Incredible Head Power Shower Showerhead which I thought was interesting. A bit disturbing…but still interesting. Just the name of the shower head sounds a bit weird but hey if he wants to get one then that is his deal. Now I suppose that the navy shower makes sense if you are trying to save water but here is something to think about. In an apartment complex the water is an average of the usage by the entire complex.
Now if you are taking navy showers while Jim Bob in apartment 12c is taking hour showers then what are you really doing to yourself? You will still have a high water bill (and quite possibly a not so fresh feeling). I am all for saving and being frugal but I am not really sure if the navy shower is the way to go. Now I think the shower head that regulates the flow of water may be a good idea…but again we do have to weigh the costs against the benefits of using such an item.
No one said that when you use the Navy Shower you don’t get clean? I don’t think you understand the premise. It’s the exact same thing as turning off the water while you brush your teeth. If you’re not using the water it goes down the drain. Having water drip over your back while you wash your front (and vice versa) isn’t going to get you any cleaner. No one is saying that you should rush, the point is to simply shut off the water when it’s not in use.
On the point of apartment water sharing. It true that your bill is going to be averaged among other apartment dwellers. But what ever you reduce, is going to reduce this average. Every little bit helps. Imagine you’re on your way to pay rent ($600) and you see a $5.00 bill next to a tree. Will you not pick it up and say “Well I’m going to spend $600 right now anyway, so what’s the point?”
In my apartment, I don’t use the dishwasher, I don’t have a washer, so the only obvious place to curb my water usage is in the shower. It’s worked marvels for me so far. Not as great as my electrical frugality however (there were months when my electricity was consistently lower than my gas and water bill).
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Baz L
Day In The Life of Baz
we are always using stainless steel shower heads for our bathroom ::
Absolutely true. But the intention was there and it was good. Probably everybody in the apartment (if this is the case) has to agree on conserving water. This is true in the world we live in as well. If I would think like everybody pollutes the air and it will be no good if I will do my part not to pollute the air, then we’re all going to have serious problems down the road.