Comments on: National Public Health Week: Water http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/ Majoring in Domestic Engineering Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Crystal http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36174 Crystal Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:10 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36174 Awsome post. I will be looking at my tap a bit more lovingly than usual. :) Awsome post. I will be looking at my tap a bit more lovingly than usual. :)

]]> By: Colleen http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36112 Colleen Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:55 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36112 You can also support the tap project by paying for what would normally be a free glass of water at a participating restaurant or donating money to this UNICEF based charity. I'm pretty sure that every dollar equals ten days of clean drinking water. Simple and practical! www.tapproject.org You can also support the tap project by paying for what would normally be a free glass of water at a participating restaurant or donating money to this UNICEF based charity. I’m pretty sure that every dollar equals ten days of clean drinking water. Simple and practical!

http://www.tapproject.org

]]> By: KBG http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36106 KBG Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:24:12 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36106 I live in Ukraine and our water is not safe to drink from the tap. Not even for the people who were raised here. In St. Petersburg, Russia, you can't even brush your teeth with the water, much less drink it. I do not take clean water for granted! I live in Ukraine and our water is not safe to drink from the tap. Not even for the people who were raised here. In St. Petersburg, Russia, you can’t even brush your teeth with the water, much less drink it.

I do not take clean water for granted!

]]> By: Thursday Thirteen at Aimee’s Petite Maison http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36101 Thursday Thirteen at Aimee’s Petite Maison Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:28:40 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36101 [...] Being able to drink water right from the tap. Kelli’s post, along with transferring my video from Russia, have both reminded me of what a luxe thing fresh water really is. [...] [...] Being able to drink water right from the tap. Kelli’s post, along with transferring my video from Russia, have both reminded me of what a luxe thing fresh water really is. [...]

]]> By: Piecake http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36058 Piecake Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:16:02 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36058 When I visited Arizona I was surprised at how many golf courses there were. All that green lawn isn't natural and is going to be a BIG problem. Another thing gardeners should do is catch the rain water. A trash barrell or two of rain water is a lot for a home garden. When I visited Arizona I was surprised at how many golf courses there were. All that green lawn isn’t natural and is going to be a BIG problem.

Another thing gardeners should do is catch the rain water. A trash barrell or two of rain water is a lot for a home garden.

]]> By: finnyknits http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36050 finnyknits Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:03:05 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36050 Good call on the shower bucket. Granted, I'll need to get a shower big enough to accommodate myself AND a bucket, but that's ok, when I can I will. Meanwhile, huge proponent of the personal water bottle (covered in random stickers of course) and drought resistant landscaping. This is the year we're getting rid of the front lawn. Bye bye water sucker! Good call on the shower bucket. Granted, I’ll need to get a shower big enough to accommodate myself AND a bucket, but that’s ok, when I can I will.

Meanwhile, huge proponent of the personal water bottle (covered in random stickers of course) and drought resistant landscaping.

This is the year we’re getting rid of the front lawn. Bye bye water sucker!

]]> By: Leatitia http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36049 Leatitia Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:57:29 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36049 My water experience in cameroon has been similar to yours. The plumbing in cities was made quickly with limited budget causing very limited water pression. I had to use buckets to wash myself and my clothes. There's not enough pression in toilets, so we have to pour a bucket a water in the toilet after we're done so that it flushes down. And they were lucky to have water coming directly in their house. My first shower in a hotel after 3 weeks with buckets is something I still remember today. I feel blessed everytime I shower or start the washing machine. The bucket in the shower to water plants is a great idea! My water experience in cameroon has been similar to yours. The plumbing in cities was made quickly with limited budget causing very limited water pression.

I had to use buckets to wash myself and my clothes. There’s not enough pression in toilets, so we have to pour a bucket a water in the toilet after we’re done so that it flushes down. And they were lucky to have water coming directly in their house.

My first shower in a hotel after 3 weeks with buckets is something I still remember today. I feel blessed everytime I shower or start the washing machine.

The bucket in the shower to water plants is a great idea!

]]> By: Julie http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36048 Julie Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:46:06 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36048 It amazes me in this day and age that it's hard for people to have the luxury of water. It amazes me in this day and age that it’s hard for people to have the luxury of water.

]]> By: April http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36044 April Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:21:55 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36044 Great eye opening post for me. I realize how lucky I am to have fresh drinking water, and to think I've not always "liked" water. Thanks for the post Kelli. Great eye opening post for me. I realize how lucky I am to have fresh drinking water, and to think I’ve not always “liked” water. Thanks for the post Kelli.

]]> By: Aimee http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36043 Aimee Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36043 I have always cherished being able to drink right from the tap, but especially after traveling to places where this wasn't possible. Great post! I have always cherished being able to drink right from the tap, but especially after traveling to places where this wasn’t possible.

Great post!

]]> By: June http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36038 June Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:29:22 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36038 We do tend to take our amenities for granted, completely forgetting that they are indeed life-giving blessings. We do tend to take our amenities for granted, completely forgetting that they are indeed life-giving blessings.

]]> By: bill http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36018 bill Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:01:46 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36018 Pharmacies. New board http://onlybest.us/ Drugstore: discussion of medication, pills, mixtures, etc. What to buy? How to cure the disease? - Answers to these questions can be found on the site and much more. Pharmacies. New board http://onlybest.us/
Drugstore: discussion of medication, pills, mixtures, etc. What to buy? How to cure the disease? – Answers to these questions can be found on the site and much more.

]]> By: Kim Covell http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36016 Kim Covell Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:29:04 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36016 I am trying to do what I can. I take my coffee to work. When I am done I refill it with ice and water form our machine at work. We even reuse our coffee grounds for another pot of coffee. I have also been trying to buy Christmas gifts from The Hunger Site and handmade from etsy. We are also "using what we have". Things I have purchased but never used. SO wasteful! I am slowly turning this bad habit around. I am trying to do what I can. I take my coffee to work. When I am done I refill it with ice and water form our machine at work. We even reuse our coffee grounds for another pot of coffee.

I have also been trying to buy Christmas gifts from The Hunger Site and handmade from etsy. We are also “using what we have”. Things I have purchased but never used. SO wasteful! I am slowly turning this bad habit around.

]]> By: Tiff@Three Peas http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36014 Tiff@Three Peas Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:12:35 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36014 I remember i had my first taste of living off of rain water when I visited Jamaica. Showers were cold and we had to turn off the water suds up turn it on to rinse off. They cooked with it too and it was used sparingly so that it would not run out. Especially since there was a drought that summer. That was 20 years ago and I learned alot that summer. Althought in the winter i tend to take longer showers because it's cold. But for the most part i have tried to instill in my kids that water is precious. I remember i had my first taste of living off of rain water when I visited Jamaica. Showers were cold and we had to turn off the water suds up turn it on to rinse off. They cooked with it too and it was used sparingly so that it would not run out. Especially since there was a drought that summer. That was 20 years ago and I learned alot that summer. Althought in the winter i tend to take longer showers because it’s cold. But for the most part i have tried to instill in my kids that water is precious.

]]> By: Dee http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/comment-page-1/#comment-36010 Dee Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:55:43 +0000 http://www.africankelli.com/2008/04/08/national-public-health-week-water/#comment-36010 Wonderful! I try not to waste, and am reminded how lucky I am to live here. I will be grateful tonight when I turn on my faucet.(To add my 2 cents, I'm all for desert landscapes here. Do we need those lush lawns in AZ?!) Wonderful! I try not to waste, and am reminded how lucky I am to live here. I will be grateful tonight when I turn on my faucet.(To add my 2 cents, I’m all for desert landscapes here. Do we need those lush lawns in AZ?!)

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