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@GrahamDowns@mastodon.africa

2026-02-19 06:21 UTC

@maxleibman@beige.party I must be honest, I know that's common advice, but it has simply *never* occurred to me to leave the tap running while I brush my teeth. Who would do such a thing? It takes two minutes to brush my teeth. Put toothpaste on the toothbrush, turn on the tap to quickly moisten it (half a second or so), brush to completion, turn the tap back on, rinse mouth, turn the tap off again. I just don't see how it would be in any way helpful to leave the tap running. Or have I just been brushing my teeth wrong my whole life? :P @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party

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  • @ClickyMcTicker@hachyderm.io 2026-02-19 08:26

    @GrahamDowns@mastodon.africa @maxleibman@beige.party @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party Some people just like the sound of rushing water, I guess. Or maybe they don’t want to go through the effort of turning the tap off then back on. I must confess that I will occasionally zone out while standing in the shower. Sometimes I’m deep in thought, while at other times I have orange cat energy. It seems that I should not do this, that way I can save water for an AI to think for me instead.

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  • @the_wub@mastodon.social 2026-02-19 10:11

    @GrahamDowns@mastodon.africa @maxleibman@beige.party @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party People can have sensory sensitivities to things like cold water. Especially those in one or other of the ND spectra. There are two storeys between our loft bathroom and where our hot water is produced. It takes some time, a minute or two, depending on the time of day for the warm water to make it from the cellar to the tap in the loft. So I can brush your teeth, running the tap waiting for warm water for my shower to make it to the bathroom.

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  • @hub@cosocial.ca 2026-02-19 17:53

    @GrahamDowns@mastodon.africa @maxleibman@beige.party @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party lot of places in North America don't have water metering. While in most Europe there is. So when you are raised on abundance you don't see it any other way.

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