Watching people use water straight out of tap to wash their cars really bothers me. The world is so short on h2o, and it's only going to get worse.
Please consider using recycled water from dishes (washed with vegetable-based soap).
@dangoodin Look at this lawn. Turdf grass is a non-native species that needs constant life support to keep it green in our climate. How many cars could you wash with the water it takes to keep it alive?
@ambulocetus This is a classic case of whataboutism. Yes, of course watering lawns is a huge waste of precious resources and should be curtailed. What does that have to do with what I said?
@dangoodin It may look that way to you, but to me it feels like Victim Blaming. I didn't even have a car that was worthy of being washed until I turned 50, but I have to forgo the tiny sense of pride in my car or else the water shortage is my fault? Meanwhile corporate tax dodgers with acres of lawn are flying around the world in private jets, but I have to worry about my minuscule footprint.
Yea, it just seems like the same kind of thing as when as when workers ask for minimum wage to be raised, and the media tells them to stop eating avocado toast. Sorry, I know you probably didn't mean it that way, but living in poverty for decades has made me sensitive.
@ambulocetus Whatever your socio-economic circumstances and motivations, car washing with fresh water harms the environment.