tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post3385759832261672438..comments2021-05-02T10:17:11.657-07:00Comments on Webby ~ by P'cess: WaterP'cesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415797747259254688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post-1753221165776515172012-06-18T19:26:35.730-07:002012-06-18T19:26:35.730-07:00You bring up some really interesting points here. ...You bring up some really interesting points here. I just had a similar conversation the other day with someone. They were telling me about an experiment where these kids were only given a gallon of water a day to live off of. Cook, clean, shower, drink etc! I would fail miserably since I probably nearly drink that in a day! All of us in the western world take this for granted. My water comes directly from a spring out of a mountain about 100 meters away from me. I'm pretty darn lucky. Since that conversation, I do not run the water freely. I shut it off while I brush my teeth, I take slightly less time in the shower, and am just generally more appreciative of it!<br /><br />Your comment about how we had to ask to get a drink of water in school... so true! Why did we not have water bottles with us back then? There's no way I could sit in a class all day today and NOT have a water bottle!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934940735877511077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post-65786064447209551122012-06-12T14:27:38.832-07:002012-06-12T14:27:38.832-07:00In the UK there is a really great organization tha...In the UK there is a really great organization that is working to bring clean water and proper sanitation to the world's poorest communities. You can find out more about them at wateraid.org<br /><br />In 2006 they did this great campaign called 'Knit a River' (http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/campaigns/take_action_now/knit_a_river/default.asp), where they collected over 100,000 blue knit squares and sewed them together into a giant river. The river has been used in a number of their different marches and events.<br /><br />I'm not sure if there is a more local chapter, but it might be a good place to start looking for ways to get involved.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817818892746996019noreply@blogger.com