I love to take loooooooong leisurely showers in piping hot water. Even as a child my father's rants that I was running up his water bill and threatening me with bodily harm when I turned on the water heater fell on deaf ears. I continued to take long, hot showers...that was until a few days ago when I caught part of a documentary about a village in Africa. I saw the "community" stream where people were drinking water that I wouldn't even wash my dirty shoes in, and I was ashamed of myself.
Sometimes we take the privileges that we've grown up with for granted, and every once in a while, it's good to make a little personal sacrifice to remind us just how much we have.
The Idea: Commit to taking shorter showers every day, and once a week try to take a cold shower.
The Cost: $0...just a little personal sacrifice.
The Benefit: By taking a shorter shower, you're conserving both water and energy. A cold shower minimizes the demand for energy to heat the water. You will be doing your own little part in conserving energy (and lowering your bills!). And for the vainer ones among us, cold water actually revitalises the skin and gives it a great glow!
Just imagine if each of us could get 10 people to implement this idea.
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So my first cold shower day was this morning...the key is to take the shower, then hop back under the covers for another 5 minutes. It works wonders. LOL. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...my heart was beating pretty fast though, so maybe lukewarm water if you have a heart condition. LOL.
i was with you until the cold shower idea, sorry got to draw the line somewhere
"...so maybe lukewarm water if you have a heart condition."
LMAO
Looking forward to tomorrow's idea.
But my having a cold shower is not going to gaurantee improvished people a better supply world......i think its a good idea in theory, but honestly, I don't think it makes an impact....ofcourse i will commit to taking shorter showers, and I recycle....but cold showers. no no my friend.
CP, the cold shower idea wasn't so much about helping impoverished people...more about conserving energy.
If you and 9 of your friends decided to take a cold shower one day and they each told another 10 friends, consider what a impact that would have on energy conservation.
Well, my goal is not to convince anyone. I just like to share what I'm doing, and in doing so, I feel better knowing that I've made my impact even if it's a grain of sand on the beach. :)
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