Did you know that if a tap drips at 1 drip per second, it will take just over 5 hours to collect 1 litre. Multiply that by just one tap per household and you’ve got thousands of litres of lost water 
In October 2025, this was a “trifling” (sarcasm on) 18.8% - there’s certainly some work to do there !
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I live like this anyway! Once you start thinking about it almost all water can be recycled.
My washing up water goes on the lavender plant as it seems to love washing up liquid in the water I’m vaguely thinking of giving it a try on tbe tomatoes too as I believe they love alkali (eg potash) which I think soap is. Just not sure if washing up liquid is alkali like soap.
Bonus that washing up liquid also seems to have some effect in keeping pests off leaves.
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I’m pretty sure it is recycled anyway in our commune. We have large reed beds as part of the waste water treatment plant and it all feeds into a reservoir which I assume is then treated and fed back. I’m doing it now mainly because we are now forbidden from using any potable water on our plants, with the exception of the potager. I’m using the waste water to keep things alive.
Shame I’m allergic to washing up 
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Next door turned up yesterday, their kids from Paris are here with them. This morning OH saw them Karchering their cars on the driveway. They can hide behind the gates but you can see the water flowing across the pavement to the gutter.
OH saw a report on TV about residents of Antibes complaining about being restricted while tourists are able to use loads of water for showers on the beach. Maybe @larkswood12 knows something about it?
Hi Jennifer, in the voice of presumably many film actors playing criminals, ‘I no nuffink’. (was it Minder, the aficionado of the genre?).
However, I can confidently shop the guardian of our surrounding residence who hoses down all the coursives each week, and report people on the beach are literally queuing to stand under the showers, though whether they are my neighbours, or tourists, I did not ask. Even the lifeguards are dastardly filling up their water bottles using the shower water.
I don’t shower on the beach - too cold! I use the unlimited (though metered) water in the apartment.
We’ll be passing by you on Monday en route to the eclipse, stopping to see our old friend in Perpignan. It’s all a rush, because I still don’t know where to go, the forecasts seem to be moving to cloudy for the coast and partially for Saragossa on the day.
Surprised there’s not a massive thread on SF about it…
edit - just seen it!
I think 'I know nothing could be Manuel in Fawlty Towers.
We used to have showers or taps on the beach here, but the council removed them. I think it was to do with water consumption but I’m not sure.
Bonne route.
Same along here, tourists were taking the mick from free showers when the general residential public had water restrictions imposed.
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