tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post8551603792938791550..comments2023-12-06T14:39:25.446+05:30Comments on of this and that: The Elixir of Life-Part IIdipalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-57500733272865400452008-03-14T20:21:00.000+05:302008-03-14T20:21:00.000+05:30@Choxbox: Nice to know that your daughter is alrea...@Choxbox: Nice to know that your daughter is already aware of how precious water is. Keep it up, N3!<BR/>@gettingtherenow: Wonderful! On rare occasions one has had to bathe with half of a small bucket of water, which is definitely better than not bathing at all! I'm sure you would never waste water after those childhood experiences.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-60949333763448562572008-03-14T02:08:00.000+05:302008-03-14T02:08:00.000+05:30I grew up in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and remember clear...I grew up in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and remember clearly all those years when we would get drinking water supply on every third day. People actually planned their social calendars around water-supply days!! We stored water in two underground tanks and one overhead tank, my father rationed everyone's bathing water to two buckets a day plus one for washing our clothes and my mother recycled water like nobody's business. She would save every single drop of water used for washing vegetables, dal and rice etc. and the water used for "Pochha" and water her plants with that water. She even had the kitchen drain open into her kitchen garden. She had a flourishing flower garden AND a kitchen garden despite the water shortage! And I learnt to wash my clothes (an entire day's lot) in 3/4th bucket of water (a BIG bucket, though!)! If we needed only half a glass of water to drink, we filled only half a glass and so on. Taught me a lot about water conservation at an early age. Your post brought back all those memories :)Cee Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337348099202456358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-92109518864985320262008-03-04T15:29:00.000+05:302008-03-04T15:29:00.000+05:30one time there was awater shortage in hyd and we h...one time there was awater shortage in hyd and we had water tankers too (albeit only for drinking water).<BR/><BR/>here in the UK so far folks have no clue abt what water shortages are. however interestingly its my daughter who cribs if i ever leave the tap running :)Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-83606164414838798182008-03-01T07:40:00.000+05:302008-03-01T07:40:00.000+05:30@nat: the Japanese family would traditionally rins...@nat: the Japanese family would traditionally rinse off outside the tub and then soak, turn by turn, in the same tub of hot water, which would be less than hot by the time the least privileged family member got into it. Does sound yuck, but....<BR/>@sundar: nice to know I'm not alone!<BR/>@banno: it's a horrifying scenario(:<BR/>@lekhni: loved it:)<BR/>@anamika: Good work!<BR/>@suki: it's important to conserve resources.<BR/>@indiequill: my son's will be so pleased! Yes, it is a grossing out , extreme story, but the message comes through loud and clear! Let's not even start on the irrigation department.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-26344448952906584182008-02-29T09:26:00.000+05:302008-02-29T09:26:00.000+05:30hahahah, my mom has this disease too! and my dad's...hahahah, my mom has this disease too! and my dad's exactly like your dad. and while the story about the man in rajasthan is no doubt very educational, it also grossed me out. and made me sad that our irrigation systems after 60 years are still so dismal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-47516208633415666552008-02-28T23:09:00.000+05:302008-02-28T23:09:00.000+05:30My folks and I are totally paranoid about water. E...My folks and I are totally paranoid about water. Even in Kolkata, the water from laundry gets recycled, leaving taps dripping results in a shouting match... I guess living in Delhi will make us allergic to water waste. I remember a day when we had guests, we couldn't even offer them tea, and had to buy Bisleri for them to drink!<BR/>Water is precious.Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-49902521181309028222008-02-28T22:03:00.000+05:302008-02-28T22:03:00.000+05:30Read some news article about a month ago on how Hr...Read some news article about a month ago on how Hrithik Roshan's tap was spurting out yellow water. Cannot find the link though.<BR/>Regarding water conservation, here in the U.S, I have a hard time explaining to my kids the value of water preservation because of the excesses everywhere. So now I have started showing her the water bill every month (she is 7) and everytime it is less than a certain amount...the acceptable ceiling so to say, I reward her by letting her choose the restaurant we go out the next time, whenever that is. It is working so far and shower times are averaging 10 minutes now, 7 would be perfect:)Anamikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690656175070188212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-86338403956732369462008-02-28T20:26:00.000+05:302008-02-28T20:26:00.000+05:30Tag done!Tag done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-81444699222345270082008-02-28T12:21:00.000+05:302008-02-28T12:21:00.000+05:30I've seen the water scarcity first-hand in village...I've seen the water scarcity first-hand in villages in Kutchch. Will post some video clips soon.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-35061367552353923402008-02-28T11:12:00.000+05:302008-02-28T11:12:00.000+05:30my mom has this exact disease:)we call her thadaag...my mom has this exact disease<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>we call her thadaagamoorthy.. a nickname we gave her.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322876905912345804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-10219139020672332162008-02-28T04:56:00.000+05:302008-02-28T04:56:00.000+05:30Drank a lot of water while reading this post. Simp...Drank a lot of water while reading this post. Simply bcos it was in front of me and reading about it becoming a scarcity..... My water intake is shameful and scary/unhealthy, even though I love the taste.<BR/>I think a similiar story albeit it being a real one - where westerners in the olden days used to save water by re-using it led to the phrase - dont throw the baby out with the bathwater. Since the baby was the last to have a bath with the man of the house being the first and by the time it was the baby's turn, the water was gray and hence....yuck!Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698772298245110817noreply@blogger.com