My city is in the middle of the worst drought in recorded history. My showers are typically under 2 minutes and I have to shower with a bucket to catch otherwise wasted water to use to flush the toilet. I also shut the water down when I am wet enough so I can scrub myself without having unneeded water flowing then start it back up to rinse.

Plus, water is damn expensive!

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

  • olafurp@lemmy.world
    13·
    7 days ago

    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.

  • drivepiler@lemmy.world
    7·
    6 days ago

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

  • BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 days ago

    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

  • beebarfbadger@lemmy.world
    102·
    7 days ago

    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.

    • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
      3·
      7 days ago

      I just had a shower and while I was in there I was thinking about how I could become more like you. Could you give me some advice please?

    • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
      11·
      7 days ago

      That’s very astute of you but have you ever had a shower in under two minutes and washed your whole body? There isn’t much time to think past the focus of scrubbing, rinsing and ensuring maximum water goes into the bucket.

      You must be truly exceptional.

      • beebarfbadger@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 days ago

        have you ever had a shower in under two minutes and washed your whole body?

        Yes. My first thought was whether there may be a “best practice” way of showering efficiently and which professions may have suggestions on that (either jobs that are very time-constrained or jobs that are tight on resources?) and whether there were more effective ways of catching the water than a bucket (maybe some elaborate tarp placement? probably not feasible. the ultimate tarp placement would be one just around the body like one of the shields in star trek or star wars. maybe one of those bubble soccer balls upside down filled with water and one showerer? rolling down a hill in a plastic hamster ball full of water would be fun. also terrifying and basically dynamic waterboarding, but fun) and that was when the two minutes ended.

  • Allero@lemmy.today
    61·
    7 days ago

    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.

    • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 days ago

      It’s how dishwashers work: more cycles = more rinsing, then later rinse it all off.

      You could do a quick pre-wash, then a long cycling of water, and lastly a rinse with clean water.

  • thorbot@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 days ago

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

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    55·
    8 days ago

    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

  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
    33·
    8 days ago

    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

    • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
      1·
      7 days ago

      Lucky you. The rising temperature has driven the low pressure systems south and they mostly seem to be bypassing the whole south of australia. I hope this doesn’t mean now we will start getting cyclones where we are at…

  • megane-kun@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    8 days ago

    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.

  • the_third@feddit.de
    151·
    7 days ago

    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.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
      3·
      8 days ago

      We’ve been getting tons of rain here, but we are still in an outdoor water ban.

      Between 8-5, no lawn watering (except golf courses and businesses), no washing your car (except at a car wash), no watering your ornamental plants (except for farms and garden stores). No filling your pool (even a kiddie pool) or running through the sprinkler (except at the water park).

      It’s not because of drought, but because one of our water sources is offline due to elevated PFAS, so they are blending water from other reservoirs, and those sources combined can’t make up the extra demand.

      And also protecting businesses by making sure we can’t wash our own cars or lollygag through our own sprinklers. Gotta pay for that privilege.

      We have to pay…for the privilege…of lollygagging through our sprinklers.

      I get the lawn part. I hate lawns. But my yard is also a barren mud pit. I gotta put something down. Trying for mostly clover and other plants that don’t need a ton of water, but they still need to stay moist to germinate and start off, and that’s real tough to do if you can’t water it during the hottest parts of the day. I don’t really care what grows as long as it holds the dirt together and it’s comfortable to walk on barefoot.

      • Oisteink@feddit.nl
        94·
        8 days ago

        But now you can feel responsible and morally superior to the silly water-wasters

        • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
          31·
          8 days ago

          I envy silly water wasters because I miss my long thoughtful hot showers. But I do admit my newfound superiority is amazing!

  • lurch@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    8 days ago

    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.

      • deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        5·
        7 days ago

        Sometimes i’ll do this in the winter. We try to minimize heat/AC energy usage, and i get cold easily, so once i’m in the nice warm shower it takes a minute to work up the courage to make the mad dash to get my clothes back on lol