Peeing In The Sink To Save Water?

[skychief]

I do it when I can. Drives Ms skychief up the wall! But the drought in California is reaching record levels and we need to to do something. By using the sink, the "flush" is 4 or 5 cups of water vs. the 1.7 GALLONS of a toilet flush.

I hand-water the plants in the front yard. Ripped out the lawn in the back yard and laid down pavers. In the back yard we have only ONE plant that needs water, a sapling pear tree.

We are TIER 1 water usage (the lowest), yet we still get nasty-grams from Golden State Water Company telling us to reduce our water usage!

Meanwhile, our neighbor cheerfully waves to me while he and his kids wash his giant SUV with 40 or 50 gallons of water sloshing down his driveway.


It aint fair, i tells ya.





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[slobake]

There are a lot of things you can do. When you take a shower get wet, turn off the water, soap up and scrub then turn the shower back on and rinse. Save laundry until you can wash full loads. Here at work I watch people washing their dishes. They leave the water running the whole time while they scrub their dish. If we pay attention there a lot of things we can do to cut back. Turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth. Take your car to a car wash where they recycle the water or park your car in the street and pray for rain. That is how mine got washed earlier this week.
I don't pee in the sink though. If the Mrs. slobake or I know someone else is going to be making a deposit right after us we send the whole thing down with one flush. Any clean water that is left behind by guests or otherwise we use to water our house plants.
You can also check you faucets for leaks.
Back in the 70's we had a saying. "If it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down." We are at that point again.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Why not just pee in the back yard and same the 4 or 5 cups?
Or get a stillsuit

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

If it's yellow let it mellow...

Just to be clear, if it's brown flush it down.

 

[NWB]

Eeww. I think that a good deal of water would be used to clean the sink.

Yeah, I'd just go in the toilet and let it stew until the next crap comes along.

Your neighbor washing his SUV may be in for a rude awakening since hefty tickets for that might be in the near future. Could end up being a very expensive car wash.

 

[macaroni tony]

I pee in the shower when I can. Not telling the wife...she would freak out

 

[RED J]

Only flush every three pees. Sorry, poo must go every time.

 

[slobake]

Only flush every three pees. Sorry, poo must go every time.

The three P's for saving water.

 

[slobake]

Back in 70's we also recommended showering with a friend.

 

[RED J]

Do like the old timers did pee in a can and dump it in the morning. I am sitting here chuckling, I've heard some bogus ideas in my time but peeing in the sink takes the cake.

 

[slobake]

Lenny Bruce used to pee in the sink.

 

[RED J]

Lenny Bruce used to pee in the sink.

Thank you for strengthening my case.

 

[slobake]

Thank you for strengthening my case.

You're welcome. He got in trouble for talking about it in public. Look how far we have come.

 

[Funky Ghost]

A big back yard is conducive to evening tree watering.

They have said that water metering is going to go a step further in my area. There will be extra charges for going over an imposed water limit by the water company ( for me it's Golden State Water Co. ) I'm not sure what the criteria will be for said amount to be given. I'm also not sure that's a better idea than tickets for water abuse. The poor would take the brunt as those more well off would simply use an overage and count the extra cost like any other bill.

 

[RED J]

On a serious note, If you have ever lived off the grid, had a slow well or gone camping or to summer camp, it becomes evident how much city water we waste really fast. Just being aware and taking a few practical measures can make a big difference. my guess is that lawn/garden waterers are much bigger offenders than normal users. Just like making a separate trip in a vehicle for every little thing rather than planning and making one trip. When we have a bottomless cup at our disposal, it's very easy to waste.

 

[Stilettoprefer]

I'd rather just make a trip to the back yard... Or out the window onto passersby, if you live in an apartment

I do feel fortunate to not be in a drought area, but I personally do my best to conserve water whenever possible. Same with gas. If someone needs to make a trip into town at some point in the week, we wait until someone else in the house needs to go, and just take one car to take care of everything in one trip.

 

[skychief]

Do like the old timers did pee in a can and dump it in the morning. I am sitting here chuckling, I've heard some bogus ideas in my time but peeing in the sink takes the cake.

Well, at least i pee in MY sink. Mrs. skychief has her own sink. I wouldn't think of peeing in hers.

 

[skychief]

Some scary images:

 

[Gaolee]

Is that Shasta? The last time my wife and I drove to LA to see our son, Shasta was down by a whole lot, but it wouldn't surprise me if that's what it looks like now.

I have a solution - pee on the neighbor's giant SUV. He will be grateful to you for washing it, and your wife won't be upset about peeing in the sink. Two problems solved with one elegantly simple solution.

 

[2.6kHz]

Urine is good for your plants, lots of nitrogen. Also good for keeping away pest animals, gotta keep your territory marked. Whizzing in the yard is just full of win.

I'm glad we're on a well here, we also use rain barrels for gardening. You could always look into one of those killer vapor condensers that Luke had on Tatooine, that would be awesome. The maintenance droids might get expensive though.