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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

MADem

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3. Your postive bathing experience is more important than a gallon saved here or there.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:17 AM

Feb 2012

Some people can get in and out of the shower in moments, and even turn off the water to soap up, then turn it back on. That's no fun, IMO.

I say enjoy that bath--get a good book and have a nice long soak!

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Shower or bath [View all] Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 OP

Well.. if you take a bath with a friend you'll find you need less water in the tub. canoeist52 Feb 2012 #1

LOL. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #2

LOL, although I sure kitty could displace a lot of water all over the bathroom if you attempted it. canoeist52 Feb 2012 #6

After I posted that, I thought the same thing. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #7

I still have my patch from the 60's NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #20

Your postive bathing experience is more important than a gallon saved here or there. MADem Feb 2012 #3

I'm quick in the shower but don't turn off the water maddezmom Feb 2012 #4

That is a definite plus....but I was Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #8

if you turn the water off in the sink as you brush your teeth NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #5

I heard that years ago, and implemented it. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #9

I like your dishwashing idea NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2012 #10

my shower is 4 feet square NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #11

Sweeeeeeet!!!! Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #12

yes seats and jets behind them NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #13

here's my journal entry of the remodel NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #14

Oh, holy shit. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #17

Since I am confined to taking only "military showers" most of the time, I just cbayer Feb 2012 #15

See there, you save water all the rest of the time, Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #16

I shampoo my hair in the sink and scrub my toes fastidiously before even starting the shower Kolesar Feb 2012 #18

I don't shampoo every day, either. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #19

I love to read in the tub, but never feel like I've really gotten really clean with a bath. Adsos Letter Mar 2012 #21