"My name is Robbie, and I'll be your waitroid this evening ... "
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And while I'm being totally impertinent and out of place, here's an environmental message for y'all to start your day off mindful of what you consume:
Australians told to stop singing in the shower
Sydney, Australia | 23 October 2006
Australians should stop singing and daydreaming in the shower because they are wasting money on hot water, one of the country's largest power suppliers said on Sunday.
Energy Australia has conducted research showing that the average Australian showers for seven minutes, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
The time is taken up by activities such as shaving, playing with toys, singing, daydreaming and brushing teeth, spokesperson Anthony O'Brien said.
"That's an activity that perhaps people can look at whether they need to do that in the shower or whether they can just do it over the sink," he told ABC.
O'Brien said half-a-million shower timers have been sent to families in the country's biggest city, Sydney, and surrounding areas to remind them to be more energy efficient.
Families could save Aus$100 ($75) a year on their electricity bills if they cut back their shower times, he said.
Australia is also in the grip of the worst drought in living memory and some upmarket Sydney suburbs have recently been "outed" in the media as using more water than most -- but big gardens are the suspects, rather than long showers. -- AFP |
