Submitted 13 hours ago by wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone to australia@aussie.zone
Our dams are barely 50% full, the heat has begun, how long is an acceptable shower? How often do you bathe?
I think the water corp in WA still say they want everybody over here having 4 minute showers. So… yeah…
All these east coasters bragging about their dam levels. Yes 4 minutes for a normal shower but with hair washing, eh.
Over 97% full in the Canberra region. But not more than 10 mins, usually less
Much longer than I should, although they are shorter in summer. Ignoring those short, extra showers after exercise or before going out, usually I just shower once in the morning. When I was younger I got into the habit of short showers due to the drought and water restrictions, but it has crept back up in adult life.
Speak for yourself, we’re at 99% lol
Currently 82% in SEQ.
We are? Better then I expected, that’s good!
Down here in Tassie we seem pretty well stocked for water as well. My family will likely be reining in our showers once it stops raining and the tanks are no longer covering our needs though. Right now the more we use the less strain it puts on our storm water drains. We might lean on the landlord to upgrade to a solar hot water system at some stage so our showers are closer to genuinely free.
TBF we don’t pull from dams unless river levels drop
I do cold showers for maybe 6 months a year centred on summer.
It sure makes you operate at maximum efficiency at either end of that period.
TimePencil@infosec.exchange 2 hours ago
@wildwhitehorses
Yeah, right. Any water shortages are likely due to personal hygiene requirements of people, and nothing to do with new b.s. AI data processing centres using gigalitres to cool equipment and maintain humidity levels.
Got it.
notgold@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Agreed they all DC’s are and will be a problem but agriculture has everything beat with water usage. Still doesn’t hurt to conserve drinking water by shorter showering. I’m not going to do it but I can’t fault people that do.
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ABS usage study from decade ago. Old but shows my point.