"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>>> Yes, I have completely given up my deep baths, and have been doing the
>>>> short showers. Also saving the water for potted plants, using small
>>>> containers for washing dishes, instead of dishwasher, and cutting down
>>>> with the washing machine,
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>> Fully loaded, a dishwasher uses less water than other methods.
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> I remember many years ago in England when we had a very hot summer and
> water was rationed, a friend was shown in the local newspaper because she
> had hooked up a pipe to channel her bath water down into her garden

Some people do that here.