I have no idea what I would do if one day there was no access to fresh water. For one thing I would rush to the grocery stores and buy as many water bottles as I could. After watching the movie, “American Future: American Plenty”, it really made me think about my water usage, and hopefully it did to others as well. I am usually water conscience when I am using water, except for when I am in the shower. I am just like Mr. Bolos when it comes to wanting the water at a certain temperature. I will then take a long shower. Ironically yesterday, while I was in the shower, our hot water stopped working. I was just thinking, if I had actually listened to the movie in class, I would have been done already and I wouldn’t be in cold water right now. But it is not even close to not having water at all.
Luckily the water crises probably won’t hit home completely with our generation because there are enough resources, hopefully, for us to outlast but it is the future generations to worry about. One of the main topics in class was about watering lawns and being obsessive over it. The water being used to water the lawns, in my mind, is useless and should be used for more important things. One of the main questions is if new technology should be made for desalinization and use the salt water rather than the already fresh water, once it runs out. When should the process start?
What do you do or don’t do to save water? Did the video and discussions in class change your view?
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Its pretty scary to think that we are running low on water. Like yourself and Mr. Solob, I often finding myself leaving the fosset on and taking long showers. For me, it is really hard to break these habbits. As I continue to work on them, I feel that the greater majority of America is still oblivious to this crisis. I think our government needs to do something to show Americans that we don't have an endless abundance of water. In addition, I think a lot of people are forgetting about the issue because it won't affect their generation. Though we can't be sure about this. We need to stop brushing the issue back and focus on it in the present.
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