By efficiency, the government means “doesn’t work as well as it used to.”

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Rinse, Repeat.

By Kate on January 1, 2017 5:14 PM | 13 Comments



And repeat again.


Even I, who have been writing about terrible American showers for 10 years, was shocked with delight at the shower in Brazil. Now, here we have a socialist country and an entire population that grouses about how hard it is to get ahead. And yet, step into the shower and you have a glorious capitalist experience. Hot water, really hot, pours down on you like a mighty and unending waterfall, sort of like it used to sea to shining sea.

At least the socialists in Brazil knew better than to destroy such an essential of civilized life.

By efficiency, the government means “doesn’t work as well as it used to.”But here we’ve forgotten. We have long lived with regulated showers, plugged up with a stopper imposed by government controls imposed in 1992. There was no public announcement. It just happened gradually. After a few years, you couldn’t buy a decent shower head. They called it a flow restrictor and said it would increase efficiency. By efficiency, the government means “doesn’t work as well as it used to.”

We’ve been acculturated to lame showers, but that’s just the start of it. Anything in your home that involves water has been made pathetic, thanks to government controls.

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https://fee.org/articles/your-shower-is-lame-you-dishwasher-doesn-t-work-and-your-clothes-are-dirty/

 

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Is that the new slogan for Flint?
If you had control of your water you could include the shampoo/etc into the shower-head to be released into the water stream rather than bottles being used. Your kitchen taps would have a different set of chems as would the laundry. The aim is to use the minimum so treatment is easier and for most household water the garden could be used as soap is something greens can tolerate. Pure soap is best.
Smaller more efficient ways to deliver hot water might also be a simple way to eliminate water loss. My bill is 70% admin fees so there isn't much I can do but fork over money for nothing. I hope the city isn't giving out big bonuses as I would start to feel cheated about that time.
Waterproof chalkboard for the shower walls would be cool.