For those of you who are out of town, you may not know that Georgia is in a serious drought. We are supposed to run out of water in about two months if we don't get some serious rain. Basically, we have been having months and months of really, really, really, really nice weather. It would be great if we could get a torrential downpour for a couple of days. So far we are in a total outdoor water ban, and there is talk of turning the water on in people's houses every THREE DAYS!! We would all be filthy!! Of course there are ways you can conserve water.
1. Only wash full loads of laundry and wait until your clothes are actually dirty to wash them
2. Only wash full loads of dishes
3. Don't rinse your dishes before you load the dishwasher
4. For dishes that have to be washed by hand, fill up your sink with water and use it to wash the dishes instead of letting the water run
5. Shower every other day
6. Don't flush the toilet every time you use it, only when you "have to"
7. Make sure you mend all leaky facets and pipes
8. Turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, washing your face, etc.
~~Hopefully it will rain soon~~
Monday, November 19, 2007
The Drought
Posted by Lauren at 6:20 PM
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3 comments:
That stinks hope you get a down pour soon!
You forgot your favorite way to conserve water: drink Diet Coke.
We've been keeping up to date with the h2o problem down there. If you ever get thristy or need a shower you can always come up to the StL. It's raining outside my window right now.
If things get bad enough we probably will come to STL. I don't want to be guarding my stockpile of Aquafina with a shotgun...
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