tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post98908509021685338..comments2024-03-18T20:21:19.356-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: the sourceellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-14409484483871675312010-05-23T15:36:31.858-05:002010-05-23T15:36:31.858-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20590323287927716412010-05-23T15:12:22.687-05:002010-05-23T15:12:22.687-05:00A great post! I always feel guilty about water, at...A great post! I always feel guilty about water, at the same time I want everything to be clean. I think we are spoilt.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-32711270015618769832010-05-23T12:55:00.577-05:002010-05-23T12:55:00.577-05:00Very good piece indeed. Since we went on a water m...Very good piece indeed. Since we went on a water meter, I've been very aware of what we use waterwise. We do try to miminise it, but watch as our neighbours water their gardens with abandon.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-68127165475621769452010-05-23T12:09:28.842-05:002010-05-23T12:09:28.842-05:00Great wake-up call. We waste water horribly in thi...Great wake-up call. We waste water horribly in this country.Diane Laney Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332345732271216536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-18688753993024802492010-05-23T11:59:21.488-05:002010-05-23T11:59:21.488-05:00Yes, what a precious resource. I think of the Kin...Yes, what a precious resource. I think of the King Midas myth. Most want gold and riches until you want to eat. Water is even more important. Our consumer ethic has wasted a lot of water.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-50166333919129142932010-05-23T10:21:18.539-05:002010-05-23T10:21:18.539-05:00Excellent post about a timely subject. We all need...Excellent post about a timely subject. We all need to conserve water and be mindful of waste.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-80079574687811753352010-05-23T05:37:01.547-05:002010-05-23T05:37:01.547-05:00I live in one of the dryest places in the world an...I live in one of the dryest places in the world and it amazes me how they waste water... Education is starting but so many people are totally ignorant to the need for being less wasteful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83796109208004058022010-05-22T18:09:28.554-05:002010-05-22T18:09:28.554-05:00Ellen ~ I have given you the Versatile Blogger Awa...Ellen ~ I have given you the Versatile Blogger Award. Go see ...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434534658681194289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85086476096483143872010-05-22T16:29:42.018-05:002010-05-22T16:29:42.018-05:00I always turn the water off when I'm soaping m...I always turn the water off when I'm soaping myself up & when I'm brushing my teeth - but I keep think how cool & efficient it would be if I had a foot pedal so I could turn the water on & off with that - I would use even LESS water then & be more efficient because I could keep using both hands to do whatever I'm doing.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-75328069469673217452010-05-22T15:41:30.464-05:002010-05-22T15:41:30.464-05:00thank you!
the overall wastefulness of our society...thank you!<br />the overall wastefulness of our society is so dishearteningDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65413562074312000782010-05-22T08:58:59.939-05:002010-05-22T08:58:59.939-05:00Thanks for this. As a lover of nature and the env...Thanks for this. As a lover of nature and the environment, I am constantly horrified by the waste and pollution of our water supply. I wish everyone was as concerned and willing to do their part as you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-25258111021775327562010-05-22T01:57:52.287-05:002010-05-22T01:57:52.287-05:00I was shocked when I read the bit about not being ...I was shocked when I read the bit about not being allowed to collect rain water. That's insane. A lot more new homes could be built with composting toilets. It would save a lot of water.PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-46635121420730790932010-05-22T00:50:22.189-05:002010-05-22T00:50:22.189-05:00Such a lot of sense! Such a lot of good ideas! But...Such a lot of sense! Such a lot of good ideas! But, as usual, I'll be weak!Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56757761525922759662010-05-22T00:45:00.242-05:002010-05-22T00:45:00.242-05:00Hi Ellen
Australians are very conscious of water ...Hi Ellen<br /><br />Australians are very conscious of water and its limited supply. We have tough restrictions. My new home has - by law, two water supplies. Town water for drinking and grey water collected in huge tanks in the basement for washing and toilets. Some areas also drink the recycled water. We do irrigate with the grey water when it is plentiful.<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44511724634277017202010-05-21T22:29:21.259-05:002010-05-21T22:29:21.259-05:00Water is a huge topic in the West. I always refer ...Water is a huge topic in the West. I always refer back to Mark Twain's quote, "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71632074604174207482010-05-21T20:30:30.004-05:002010-05-21T20:30:30.004-05:00This has been a concern of mine for some time. I r...This has been a concern of mine for some time. I read Cadillac Desert back in the 80s, and keep up to date on current conditions around the world. China, obviously, is of particular interest. They are in the process of building what may be the largest public works ever, in an attempt to channel water from the south up to the arid north. Interestingly, the weather patterns are changing so that even the south will be arid. For example, the Mekong river no longer reaches the Pacific. Living in Chicago, drinking Lake Michian water, I'm constantly aware of how fortunate I am. Some of the best drinking water around. The interesting thing is only the top four inches of Lake Michigan is replenished. All water below that is fossil water, left over from the glaciers. There is no word for how valuable it is.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-9468545108644323242010-05-21T19:36:23.987-05:002010-05-21T19:36:23.987-05:00Good points all around. You are right and we do t...Good points all around. You are right and we do the ones you speak of, except for the waste water for the gardens/flowers.<br /><br />What do you do with the water you want to save [running till it gets hot] grey water, etc. when you don't/can't have a garden and don't have flowers/plants.<br /><br />It is good in theory for the most part, but we don't have room for a garden now and I couldn't keep outside flowers or house plants alive if my life depended on it. <br /><br />Any thoughts on how else to use it?SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-86057812635605357132010-05-21T19:20:07.518-05:002010-05-21T19:20:07.518-05:00Ages ago, I mean decades, before my father died, h...Ages ago, I mean decades, before my father died, he said "Water will be the biggest issue in the new millenium." Oh yeah.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-80845097857438112472010-05-21T18:54:14.058-05:002010-05-21T18:54:14.058-05:00Every little bit counts, especially when it's ...Every little bit counts, especially when it's multiplied by the thousands, or millions. It's so important to be aware, and conscious, of how we can and do live, and the impact of those ways.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-37944129873562117392010-05-21T18:06:45.628-05:002010-05-21T18:06:45.628-05:00AMEN....living in the southwest, the importance of...AMEN....living in the southwest, the importance of water has always been addressed but not heeded and so many smaller municipalities are rationing and trucking in water....we're in deep do do and no one wants to admit it. You are so on target.OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-43556866846403520642010-05-21T17:56:59.035-05:002010-05-21T17:56:59.035-05:00Thanks for talking about water. We've had rai...Thanks for talking about water. We've had rain rain rain...and still, people are watering their lawns. It makes me crazy.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338712273383751320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-77051729758625630782010-05-21T17:17:40.146-05:002010-05-21T17:17:40.146-05:00So very true. I think that is why this is such a ...So very true. I think that is why this is such a wonderful place with our springs. How do we prevent pollution from entering our system from another area?Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com