# Do you pee in the shower?(May be TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower-may-be-tmi/262030>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 29, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower-may-be-tmi/262030 "2004-08-29T01:23:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower-may-be-tmi/262030/61 "2004-08-31T11:42:30Z")

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> [@t-keela](#):
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> I have some of my gray water run through a system of leech lines in the flower beds at home. The soapy water from the washing machine keeps the flowers watered and the bugs off.

[HIJACK]

I wanted to do this with our bath water because I like green stuff outside, and hate wasting otherwise usable water. But doesn’t the soap mess with the soil pH or something? Or do you use nature-lover’s soap for this particular application? (I think I’m gonna have to take a GQ pretty soon.)

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**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower-may-be-tmi/262030/62 "2004-08-31T12:22:41Z")

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> [@](#):
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> _Originally posted by mynn_  
> for those of you who pee in the shower … city sewer or are you messing up the balance of your septic tank?

I live in a (heh) city. However, other comments about a septic system makes me aware that when we finally find that house on acreage, I’m going to have to pay attention to what kind of septic system it is, so I _don’t_ mess it up. I’ve been peeing in the shower for so many years, I dunno how much luck I’d have trying to change.

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**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower-may-be-tmi/262030/63 "2004-08-31T12:53:43Z")

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> [@Inigo Montoya](#):
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> I wanted to do this…

check it  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5220854#post5220854](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5220854#post5220854)

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