Dave has a choice in the issue but he's still living with me and I'm the boss in the household. He rolls his eyes at recycled toilet paper, handkerchiefs, shortening his shower or showering cold - the latter two I have not even seriously tried to sell to him but we ended up with an interesting conversation this morning. He says he'll go back to taking a bath then. Oh no, you'll think, usually it's recommended to shower instead of bathing in order to save water. But Dave bathes in an inch or two of water. So that's potentially less water used than a 15 minute shower. I don't shower for more than 5 minute and I hardly ever take a bath. Dave asked me to plug the bathtub and see how much water I need for my shower. Comparing it to the way he bathes he can then decide what's better, bathing in a puddle or shortening his shower. We'll wait with lowering the water temperature until next summer.
Talking about showering, if you read the news recently you will know that a new trend is emerging - to skip showers. Even business people do not shower daily any more. The article recognized the benefits for the environment such as less water needed, energy savings from heating less water and pointed out that it's better for your skin and hair - yes, your skin and hair have the capability to self-clean! Most of us do not have the patient to wait until this function kicks in though. Having camped in NZ for 6 weeks in 2008 with about 1 shower per week I know it works kind of. Surely my skin and hair would need even more time to redevelop their full potential. Anyway, I like my daily shower but as mentioned I keep it SHORT.
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