Oh, oh right, you're brushing your teeth...that's fine then. (Mild)

[Bear_Nenno]

@GorillaMan

OK, if all water you can still see is unwasted, go and scoop a glassfull out of your toilet.

Thought not.

Why not quote the rest of what I said, dickhead. That water may have to be retreated so it effects your local and present water situation. That’s a valid complaint. But acting like it’s causing the WORLD or NATURE to lose water is ridiculous. The whole “you’re depleting the world of natural resources” argument is old and annoying. More annoying than people who run the tap while they brush their teeth.

[Li_l_Pluck]

@gigi

I also have one of those tongues that shoot out and grab insects.

Niiiice!

Where can I get one of those?

And, oh, does it come with some type of bells/whistles/flashing neon contraption that I can wear on my head or something?*

*This would *really * help with the actual draught that I have going on over here! I assure you–**not ** good times!

[GorillaMan]

@Bear_Nenno

Why not quote the rest of what I said, dickhead.

OK, then.

@Bear_Nenno

Water that goes down the drain is still water. How is it wasted? Even septic tanks are pumped out eventually. When is water ever ‘gone’ simply because it goes down the drain?

Fair point, assuming we’re not just talking about treated drinkable water. But we are talking about that, aren’t we?

You might be making things easier on your current water situation in your local area, but dont think you’re making any kind of difference on “the future” or the “environment”.

A lot of the posts here have been about the local situation. And the local situation can have environmental implications - excessive ground extraction can cause all sorts of local ecological and social impacts, when the supply to rivers dries up, and reservoirs take up rather a lot of land. And money. Not to mention the energy expended both treating the water to make it drinkable, and disposing of it from the sewers.

[Li_l_Pluck]

Crap! :smack: Yes, yes, I realize that it’s actually spelled d-r-o-u-g-h-t. On the plus side, the Malbec that I’m currently drinking (on which I totally lay the blame for my errant spelling) is actually not bad.

Preview is my very best friend…preview is my very best friend… .

[Wile_E]

I know someone already mentioned it but I’ll repeat. If you were close enough to the bathroom to hear what she was doing then she was not brushing her teeth the entire time, she was using the water to cover other sounds.

[GorillaMan]

@Wile E

I know someone already mentioned it but I’ll repeat. If you were close enough to the bathroom to hear what she was doing then she was not brushing her teeth the entire time, she was using the water to cover other sounds.

You need to experience British plumbing. You don’t always even need to be in the same property to know what’s being done.

[Kimstu]

@gigi

I spit multiple times during the process. The toothpaste foams up and fills my mouth to overflowing well before I am done.

Oh, I see. Just a thought: you might be using too much toothpaste? AFAICT, dentists officially recommend putting only a pea-sized blob of toothpaste on the brush.

Of course, toothpaste commercials tend to show folks laying the stuff on like cake frosting, which is good for toothpaste sales if not for teeth or for water conservation.