squarebaggle:

polks:

anderjak:

So, for many people in California, water is literally going to run out for them before the end of the year, which is a completely ridiculous thing to ever have happen. Bottled water companies and various companies who use excessive water for extracurricular activities are not really taking into consideration the environment surrounding their area, and are pretty much bleeding California dry.

I don’t really have much in the way of helping, but not supporting those companies is always a great idea, which is why I personally recommend Bobbles.

They’re reusable plastic bottles that are fairly cheap and utilize a carbon filter that usually runs you less than $5 per filter and typically come two filters to a pack, and lasts you a good couple of months. You can buy them on Amazon, and I’ve seen them in places like Best Buy and Walgreens, so they’re bound to be in all sorts of places outside of that.

Tap water in most areas has been found to basically not be any more dangerous to your health than bottled water, but if you’re really unsure or paranoid like me, these filters do a great job without having to buy an attachment filter for your sink faucet.

There are TONS of short term solutions to help you guys out, but I figure having a reference or two drop on your dash might make the decision to jump to filters as opposed to traditional bottled water a little simpler to make.

Here’s a handy-dandy link to the Amazon search page if you’re interested.

bottled water is a SCAM and one that literally is endangering the environment and contributing to the horrific wildfires CA experiences every year. Get a filtered bottle like this, or something similar. Way cheaper and better for the environment! Remember, water, like any other resource, is valuable. Don’t waste it!

also!!! a few easy things you can do to save water are:
•don’t leave the sink running while you brush your teeth! just wait until you need to rinse. if you’re really worried about the spit in the sink, just close the sink stopper and fill it with a tiny bit of water
•shorten showers as much as you can!!! if you can stand it, wet your hair and body and then turn the water off while you apply body soap and shampoo, then turn it back on to rinse (this is especially easy now since it gets so damn hot during the summer)
•don’t run the water continuously while washing dishes. you can use a bucket or tub of some kind and put soapy water in it to scrub dishes, and then another tub with clean water for rinsing. this can be reused for multiple loads of dishes throughout the day (it still works if it’s cooled down)

please do your best to help conserve water!!!! this is a very serious issue for all of us!