Thursday, February 21, 2008

How to save water

Kohelet - Ecclesiastes already said:

"What has been, is what will be and what has been done, is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. "(Ecc. 1:9)
In Hebrew:
מַה-שֶּׁהָיָה, הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה, וּמַה-שֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂה, הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה; וְאֵין כָּל-חָדָשׁ, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ



During the War in 1948, water was scarce in Jerusalem. People had to manage with a little of it.

The government published a poster explaining how to live with 10 litres of water a day:
  • Drinking water (2 litres)
  • Cooking water
  • Water to clean vegetables and fruit
  • Water to wash the dishes and cutlery
  • Water to clean yourself
  • Water to clean laundry
  • Water flush the toilet and if the water is not enough use caustic soda - NaOH 2%
I found this poster in a museum in Jerusalem and hung it to remind us of saving water, which is also now scarce.

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