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Posted on 05/11/2021 6:52:11 AM PDT by JV3MRC
The New York Times recently argued that abandoning the bathtub and ditching social hygiene can save the planet. Unfortunately, that’s no joke.
The deranged Times story was headlined “See Fewer People. Take Fewer Showers.” Times “breaking news” reporter Maria Cramer propagandized how a preschool administrative assistant named Robin Harper allegedly has only “shower[ed] once a week” since the pandemic. In Cramer’s estimation, “The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing. And it has stuck.” Cramer cheered how “[t]here are now indications that [showering less] has caused some Americans to become more spartan when it comes to ablutions.” Cramer’s story made as much sense as a 2020 Times op-ed headlined: “Stop Using Toilet Paper.”
Cramer even lambasted the practice of “wash[ing] more frequently” as an “American obsession with cleaning.” She blamed Americans' “obsession” on “[p]lumbing and upward mobility.” How dare Americans seek cleanliness, right Cramer?
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While? Do people do that? My father would have kicked my butt for wasting water if I ran it during rather than just rinsing the brush and sink when I finished. But then he also installed a water valve in the showerhead so you could turn off the water while sudsing up. That rarely got used.
The New York Times is biased, not only because they're stark raving mad Leftists but because they smell New York City all the time; a combination of urine, garbage, discarded food, and homeless people.
The order and severity of the odors change depending on where you are in the city. The New York Times, since they're located right near the Port Authority bus station smells more like urine and homeless people and not so much like discarded food (eaten by the homeless people).
Be more like the French in your hygiene habits.
A bath once a month, whether you need it or not! Just throw on a little more perfume and you are good to go!
When I was living in Japan and dated a French gals, the first stop of the evening was always a bath house!
Correction: dated French gals,
I was thinking of the water you take in and spit out, not keeping the tap running. I didn’t word it right.
But think of all the millions of mouthfuls of water wasted just wetting your teeth at the start and rinsing at the end. Horrible. Save the earth. Stop brushing!
"Every drop of water wasted is a drop less of a wild and scenic river. We'd better double up in the shower, Jennifer."
What you say is true, the most expensive appliances in your house is the hot water heater. A 200 watt size water heater panel produces 1300 watts worth of heat. An average sized efficient water heater tank uses $75 bucks of electricity a month.
Solar water heating systems are way more efficient than solar electric systems.
But air conditioning is the gorilla in the room. If the NYT would simply turn off the air conditioning they would quickly abandon the shower once a week lifestyle.
Perhaps the most energy efficient lifestyle is underground housing as it is temperature balanced throughout the year. Though the lack of indoor plumbing did help the Neanderthal people to abandon living in caves. It seems like the New York Times progressives yearn to return to their roots.
should help with social distancing
a twofer!
As a woke deplorable Neanderthal, I take a shower pretty much every month, whether I need it or not.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Let it be observed, that slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. “Cleanliness is, indeed, next to Godliness.”
John Wesley
Sermon: On Dress 1791
Cleanness of body was ever esteemed to proceed from a due reverence to God, to society, and to ourselves.
Sir Francis Bacon
Advancement of Learning 1605
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That whole setup cost $13,000. It provided 100% of our hot water needs from March to September and offset the need for natural gas from September to March. It all went to hell when the very hard water destroyed the storage tank. The system had a 20 year warranty. The manufacturer was out of business 7 years after installation. The system was removed at the 8 year point when I re-roofed the house. A local solar installer was happy to take the panels off my hands. Nobody really wanted them and they were useless absent the storage tank. The "payback" was supposed to be derived from avoiding what was projected to be very high natural gas prices. That never materialized. Another huge green fail.
As a child I took everything I was told as important and true, we need water conservation. And I now know it is all about imposing control over others.
But just for a moment lets think rationally. In most populated areas there is no lack of water, only clean drinkable water. Therefore, rationally, there is little need for water conservation. Remember we were taught in school the natural water cycle involving evaporation- clouds- rain- rivers/oceans!
Now that is something I can get on board with. When I got out of the USN and came home back around 1979-1980, my brother was involved with selling and installing solar hot water systems.
My parents bought one from him and installed it at the family homestead, and that thing was so ruggedly built is it still operating today with no problems, and does a pretty good job of heating the water, too...and I am one who likes it hot.
This crap about buying solar panels to put on your house is BS. Sure, it might drop your electricity bills, but I am not buying it unless I can store and use that electrical energy when the grid is down.
I’d like to see some of these city idiots go without indoor plumbing for about 2 months. Taking a dump in the outhouse with a nice supply of bees is not all that special.
Mine too, it’s bad enough it takes 2 flushes to get more than P to flush.
Hubby took them for 20 yrs, when he had sea duty. Likes his very hot.
LOL, they used to have a guy whose job it was to go around and bang on the shower of people he thought were in there too long. Hah, what a scut job...
Everyone hates you!
I know how he feels...my wife laughs at me, because if we are staying somewhere, one of the first things I do is turn on the shower, see how strong the flow is, and see how hot the water gets.
I also check the emergency routes out. And sleep with a flashlight beside me...:)
Ah well. I hope that flashlight thing never has to pay off!
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