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?

    • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
      5·
      4 days ago

      In my city the water comes from underground too. The problem arises when there is no rain and cleared land produces more runoff than absorbtion.

      Coupled with heavy use by people ground water levels are reduced. This not only affects us but trees and plants that rely on these water levels will die off.

      However, as the other commenter mentioned, normal citizen use and its affect on this is negligible. It’s when you have industrial water extraction that is the real problem.

    • Gnugit@aussie.zoneOP
      2·
      4 days ago

      We just had our dishwasher connected to our rainwater tank so maybe I could justify a few minutes for c/showerthoughts now.

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
      32·
      4 days ago

      Yeah that’s like saying the gas in your car comes from a hole in the ground.

      Resource extraction is never free.

      • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        21·
        4 days ago

        It would cost around $0.0025 to pump enough water for a shower. It’s not free but it’s a negligible cost.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
          3·
          4 days ago

          The cost is that you deplete the aquifer. Generally speaking, water pumped out of the ground doesn’t replenish (except on geologic time scales). That’s what I meant by the fossil fuel comparison. It’s not like taking water from a stream or a lake replenished by snowmelt. Once that aquifer is dry, it’s dry, and the land becomes dead.