| | I am a hideous, wasteful, sloth of a manA few years ago, I found myself in a classroom in Mexico surrounded by a large group of college students from Paris. I didn't get along with the majority of them, mostly since I had trouble with their suspiciously French-sounding Spanish (not that I speak proper Castillian by any means). Anywho, we had a group discussion on social issues in Mexico and the teacher, MaLu, listened to us debate and philosophize for an hour before stopping us, shaking her head, and saying, in Spanish, "You are all obviously not from the 3rd world." The Frenchies hated being lumped in with a Texan!
I thought about that last week when I opened my water bill. Eleven Dollars! One month of water was eleven dollars! I have NEVER spent 11 dollars on water! I know that is normal for most people, but I don't waste water! At least I didn't think I did! My normal water bill is between 4 and 6 bucks. I could hear Señora Malu shaking her head and saying, "wasteful, gluttonous American! Que lastima!"
So I am now on Day 3 of water conservation. I am determined to get a $5 or less water bill this month.
The biggest change is that I switched back to Mexican-style showers. This means I get in the shower, get all wet, and then turn the water off. Then I soap up, shampoo, Noxema, whatever, and turn myself into a walking bubble bath. Then I turn back on the water and rinse everything off. This is what we did in Mexico City because you never know when the water will stop coming out of the tap.
I timed it and I spend an average of eight minutes in the shower. With the new water use, I use about two minutes worth of water. This means i can get four showers for the price of one! Now, if I can find someone to shower with me, we can get 8 showers for the price of one!
And then he invites a friend who invites a friend who invites a friend.....
So I am going to set aside any amount I spend less than 11 dollars. If it's five, I will set aside six, and so on.
Any savings will go to this charity:
Drop in the Bucket, which builds wells in Africa to bring clean drinking water.
http://www.dropinthebucket.org/Welcome.html
Save a drop, Save a life!
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| | Posted 5/6/2008 8:32 PM - 12 comments
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i dont know what the crap that is all about.
makes me want to move out.
my friend gwen lives in a very cheap apt. on the east side. i might go live with her when my lease is up. it would be a couple of steps down but hey, what am i doing in pflugerville?? 8 plungers.