Posted by Fetch Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:26:00 GMT
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Thanks so much from the “What You Can Do” team!
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Posted by Fetch Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:40:00 GMT
To finish our Water Conservation week, we are featuring another guest blog written by Karen T. Hartline.
Enjoy - Shout outs
Yesterday, while in my son’s bathroom, I noticed that there was a razor on the shelf (don’t worry, it was high above my three year old’s reach). Of course, at first, I rolled my eyes, thinking, (begin reading in a fast, high pitched, whiny ramble for the sake of authenticity) “What is this doing here? So ridiculous how I’m the one that has to put everything back in its rightful…” Then I realized something: my husband has been remembering to shave in the second bathroom. Why? Because it has a pluggable drain. This way he doesn’t wast water letting it run and run while he shaves ten years off his face (no beard makes him look younger… heheheh). Ohhhh… Awesome honey!
I also want to do a shout out to my kid’s teacher, who told me that they will start watering the class plant with the water left in their cups. I don’t know that this will keep the kids from actually turning off or turning down the faucet, but I think that it’s important just to have the expression “save water” in their heads. I mean, my kid knows that when he comes in the house, he has to take off his shoes and put them in the closet. He knows that if he wants something, he has to say please. Of course, we’re still working on a few things – say, getting a tissue when you’ve got snot running down your face… why aren’t kids bothered by a stream of mucus above their lip??? But the point is that these are all things that we started him doing early. So why not water conservation? Maybe, since it hasn’t been on my generation’s agenda our whole lives, that we don’t necessarily think to make it a priority for our kids. But we have to get them ready for the world that they live in, where water shortages are becoming more and more common. So from now on, it’s look both ways before you cross, don’t talk to strangers and SAVE WATER!
To read more from Karen T. Hartline’s blog – Every Last Drip, please visit – Karen’s blog – www.everylastdrip.blogspot.com
Posted by Fetch Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:14:00 GMT
Small Changes make a Big Difference
Starring: Damion Fitz
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: the EPA, www.epa.gov
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:53:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to conserve water in your kitchen in 1 minute?
Starring: Jack Halaby
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: the EPA, www.epa.gov
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:31:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to conserve water in your bathroom in 1 minute?
Starring: Julie Tortorici
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: the EPA, www.epa.gov
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:53:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to conserve water in your bathroom in 1 minute?
Starring: Matt Wadja
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: the EPA, www.epa.gov
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:47:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to conserve water in 1 Minute?
Starring – Mary Kate Funaro, Karen Funaro and Danny Funaro
Written by – Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by – Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Statistical Information provided by – The Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov
Special Thanks – Joan Halaby Funaro, Maureen Halaby and Dennis Arinella.
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:43:00 GMT
To kick of Water Conservation Week, we are featuring a guest blog entry written by Karen T. Hartline.
Enjoy – Potty Mouth
This isn’t the first time that I’ve felt like a big fat dummy, but I would say that this is one of the most memorable ones. While staying with my sister in NYC, we were invited to her very close friend’s place for dinner. As we’re getting ready, my sis turns to me and says, “Hey, you’ll be interested to talk to this guy, because he knows how to make the water go down the toilet without flushing it.” Okay… So after everyone scrapes the last of this delicious meal off the plate, I turn to the husband and say, “Hey… can you tell me about how you flush the toilet?” I should mention I had spent the evening up to this point making normal dinner-conversation to build everyone’s confidence in me as a completely non-psychotic houseguest, which may be the only reason that that this guy graciously let me follow him into his bathroom to demonstrate how to flush the toilet without, uh… well, flushing the toilet.
Here’s the answer – get a pad an paper and write this down: pour water in the bowl.
Am I the only one that didn’t know that if you pour a gob of water in the toilet bowl that the toilet will flush itself in order to not overflow? Am I? Come on, I can’t be. Anyway, I looked at this guy the way the Munchkins looked at Dorothy when she dropped her house on the Wicked Witch.
Now, for those of you just joining us, (and for those of you who forgot), I’ve been wondering how to feel better about the gallons of grey water that gets sucked down the drain every other night when my son takes a bath. Ta-dah! I finally know what to do with it. I was a bit ambitious at first and insisted that my husband not drain the water in the bath, but as we were going to bed, I freaked out about the slimmest possibility of my son falling in the tub in the middle of the night (the bathroom is attached to his room with no lock on the outside). I know it’s a longshot, but I’m a worrier and pictured him doing a jackknife off the soap dish while I was asleep. So, my latest venture is to collect the water in gallon milk cartons one by one and use it to flush the toilets.
Well, I may be the only one to not have known this trick already, but I’m glad I learned this easy way to save gallons and gallons of water. Thank you to my toilet genius friends!
To read more from Karen T. Hartline’s blog – Every Last Drip, please visit – Karen’s blog – www.everylastdrip.blogspot.com
