[Raptor235]

Today it rained heavily for over six hours and as I looked outside my window watching the rain temporarily flood the streets I wondered why I wasn’t doing more to conserve water considering that many areas in the country and around the world are suffering with drought.

I conserve water where I can. The water I boil my vegetables in, once it’s cooled, is used to water my plants out front. In addition each toilet in my home has a bottle of water in the tank to conserve water there. I encourage my family to turn the water off while brushing their teeth. Last but not least, I let the rain water my plants, as there has been plenty of rain to do so recently.

I’m lucky enough to live in an area where there is sufficient rain to do this (sometimes to much, hence the flood warning). Still there have been days were rain didn’t come around for a few weeks, leaving the soil dry and my plants and lawn thirsty until I had no choice but to water them from the water-hose. I thought then and I think now that I should have had a rain barrel. You can find the entire article here http://aboutmyplanet.com/daily-green-tips/build-barrel