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		jedberg on Jan 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that... We just keep a 5 gallon bucket next to the shower and fill it up with the pre-warm water. Then we use it to water the garden (and sometimes to power flush a stuck toilet).

xyzzyz on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

5 gallons of water is 10 cents at San Francisco prices and more like 3-5 cents in a typical place with normal prices, just FYI.

jedberg on Jan 31, 2023 | [–]

It’s not about the money it’s about the environment. Also we are still in a drought and every bit helps.

I do it to help others, not myself.

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