3 minute showers to conserve water

[Amby 490]

CARACAS (Reuters) - Leftist President Hugo Chavez called on Venezuelans on Wednesday to stop singing in the shower and to wash in three minutes because the oil-exporting nation is having problems supplying water and electricity.

Venezuela has suffered several serious blackouts in the past year because of rapidly growing demand and under-investment, which has been aggravated by a drop in water levels in hydroelectric dams that provide most of its energy.

Chavez announced energy-saving measures and said he would create a ministry to deal with the electricity shortages, which have affected the image of his socialist revolution before legislative elections due in 2010.

Calling for water conservation, he said low rainfall caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon meant water levels were critically low in the El Guri reservoir, one of the world's largest dams.

"Some people sing in the shower, in the shower half an hour. No kids, three minutes is more than enough. I've counted, three minutes, and I don't stink," he said during a televised Cabinet meeting.

"If you are going to lie back, in the bath, with the soap and you turn on the what's it called, the Jacuzzi ... imagine that, what kind of communism is that? We're not in times of Jacuzzi," he said, to laughter from his ministers.

He mentioned using airplanes to try to force rain from clouds and said the government would soon publish a decree prohibiting imports of low-efficiency electrical appliances. He called on ministries and state-run companies to cut energy consumption by 20 percent immediately.

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnough...E59L57420091022

errrr....this is something I could never do. I love long showers. They're one thing I couldn't give up for more than a few days.

[Nagishkaw 510]

GTFO!

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

GTFO!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Navy shower

wet yourself

turn off water

suds up

rinse off

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Navy shower

wet yourself

turn off water

suds up

rinse off

I think the Marines can get it done faster

[anya-D 8]

used to have to clean myself with just half a bucket of water since we had no water pressure and the water driped instead of running.

I rather conserve water so I have drinking water than feels good while shower.

[jundp 191]

I don't see the problem with short showers...

[SMR 368]

Navy shower

wet yourself

turn off water

suds up

rinse off

This is also a shower in the summer in Russia. They turn the hot water off, so you don't really want to sit under the shower.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I'm surprised that Chavez's speech wasn't completely blaming the U.S. for their water shortage

[HAL 9000 96]

I'm surprised that Chavez's speech wasn't completely blaming the U.S. for their water shortage

That's b/c this speech had to be kept under 3 hours.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Conserve water, shower with a friend.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Conserve water, shower with a friend.

Does the chop Chavez have any?

(no question he'll exempt himself for the 3-minute shower anyway)

[lucyrich 20]

I'm surprised that Chavez's speech wasn't completely blaming the U.S. for their water shortage

That's b/c this speech had to be kept under 3 hours.

I don't think he's ever kept a speech under 3 hours in his life.

I think the reason the US blame wasn't reported in this story is because the reporter fell asleep after the first three hours of Hugo's speech, and the talk about the imperialist yankees who are to blame was confined to the latter five hours.

Aló presidente!

[mawilson 2,133]

CARACAS (Reuters) - Leftist President Hugo Chavez called on Venezuelans on Wednesday to stop singing in the shower and to wash in three minutes because the oil-exporting nation is having problems supplying water and electricity.

They should take baths and shower in oil.

[Jasman0717 9]

I remember when I was visiting my friend in the Philippines of taking a nice cold shower out of a bucket. burrrrrrr