Mel (& Paul) Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Ok So (& Paul) really has got into the green living! it is POURING with rain (and I mean TIPPING it down!) and he is outside cleaning the cars - use the rainwater What a Star! Another reason to love him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Great tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Especially amusing to see a loved one out in the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 You're meant to clean cars....... Doesn't the layer of dirt protect it from rust???! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Mel do you have a hose pipe ban then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I'm with Shona on this, are you supposed to clean cars then? I thought that was what rain was for. So, I'm cleaning the car today, without leaving the forum. Also, I think clean water is such a precious resource, I don't like to use it wastefully whether there is a ban or not. Even when it's raining......our rivers take years to be affected by the rainfall. Oh look, I've cleaned the Eglus too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Mel do you have a hose pipe ban then? The idea is that he has chosen to save on water by using rain instead of a hosepipe. I'm guessing there is soap or something involved and he's not just standing in the rain watching the rain fall on the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I have thought of doing that many times - waiting for it to rain - soaping up the car - and letting the rain rinse it off... but it's never got past a thought... My worry is that what would actually happen is that it would stop raining as soon as I had stopped the soaping.. when it gets really bad - maybe we should all go out on the driveway and do the same with ourselves.... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I have thought of doing that many times - waiting for it to rain - soaping up the car - and letting the rain rinse it off... but it's never got past a thought... My worry is that what would actually happen is that it would stop raining as soon as I had stopped the soaping.. when it gets really bad - maybe we should all go out on the driveway and do the same with ourselves.... Phil Now would the neighbours be shocked or would they just think you're up to something funny again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I though of washing the van when it was peeing down last night, but then I though 'Nahhhhhhh' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 You're meant to clean cars....... Doesn't the layer of dirt protect it from rust???! With you there Shona in fact I learned in Chemistry at school if you mix water and metal you can actually grow rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 Mel do you have a hose pipe ban then? The idea is that he has chosen to save on water by using rain instead of a hosepipe. I'm guessing there is soap or something involved and he's not just standing in the rain watching the rain fall on the car! No hosepipe ban here but, yes, we are saving on water by using the rain and also using ecover products (cant you see my halo from here!) Every little helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 No hosepipe ban here either and we are not likely to get one this year as water levels are up on last year but during the week I used the car cleaning trick on my windows and was stood out in the rain with my squeegie (sp?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 No hosepipe ban here either and we are not likely to get one this year as water levels are up on last year but during the week I used the car cleaning trick on my windows and was stood out in the rain with my squeegie (sp?). You ought to be careful standing in the rain with your squeegie. You could get arrested for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 wow, you lucky people...........our hosepipe ban never got lifted from last year.............my mum disconnected our hose back then and it hasn't been re-attached since.............she likes her car to have the *natural* look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 Shame you cant use the sea for your water needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 if you saw the colour of the sea round here most of the time you wouldn't be saying that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 I do visit S-by-S occasionally for work - but never have time to visit the seaside - possibily not a bad thing then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I have always been surprised that desalination plants are not used in this country. I haven't looked into why though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 I think (and I am no expert) that they are very expensive - they are used a lot in the Middle East - Saudi etc., but I guess they have very few other options - whereas we, to some extent do (i.e. limiting our water use / reporting leaks asap to the water companies etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 yup - always the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 My sister lived for 4 years in Grand Cayman and they have big storage tanks for water. I don't think it was all desalination though - I think some of it was shipped from the US like everything else The worst thing was that they didn't collect any rainwater - and there was no proper drainage for rainwater. A tropical storm just caused all the roads to be flooded. For an island with no natural resources at all, it was most strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
