August 20, 201412 yr How much water is being wasted? Someone Actually Calculated How Much Water Has Been Used for All Those ?Ice Bucket Challenges? ? and It?s a Lot More Than You Probably Thought | Video | TheBlaze.com For the record, I'm not saying the challenge is a bad thing. But a good point is raised here. No it's not.
August 20, 201412 yr How much water is being wasted? Someone Actually Calculated How Much Water Has Been Used for All Those ?Ice Bucket Challenges? ? and It?s a Lot More Than You Probably Thought | Video | TheBlaze.com For the record, I'm not saying the challenge is a bad thing. But a good point is raised here. It rained last night, mother nature put all the water back.
August 20, 201412 yr Best article I've read yet in the Ice bucket challenges. http://www.faithit.com/heres-what-an-als-family-really-thinks-about-the-ice-bucket-challenge/#.U_NuQwu-Ux4.facebook
August 20, 201412 yr Best article I've read yet in the Ice bucket challenges. Here?s What an ALS Family REALLY Thinks About the Ice Bucket Challenge | Faithit: Change the World. Share What Matters. Great article. Thanks for posting LRCW. I shared on my FB.
August 20, 201412 yr Best article I've read yet in the Ice bucket challenges. Here?s What an ALS Family REALLY Thinks About the Ice Bucket Challenge | Faithit: Change the World. Share What Matters. Spot on. ALS takes everything in life away piece by piece and day by day leaving its victims nothing. I never thought I would be wishful to see my own father die but it was a horrible existence for him until he passed. As his doctor described it the only thing not affected by the disease was his brain and that is what made it so horrible. You realize everything that is happening over the course of time and can do nothing about it. I suggest you read ALS symptoms and treatments and you get a good idea of what is in store for someone with this disease. It's a 5 year death sentence. Donate and support! If you already have do it again.
August 20, 201412 yr I donated and took the challenge last night. I did it in the grass, so no different than me turning on the sprinkler.
August 21, 201412 yr That's like ummm...your opinion man. Agreed. I'm certain the cat that wrote that article conserves water in every way possible. Classic case of people complaining about everything. I filled up an extra bucket just to tick him off.
August 21, 201412 yr Agreed. I'm certain the cat that wrote that article conserves water in every way possible. Classic case of people complaining about everything. I filled up an extra bucket just to tick him off.This IS a massive amount of water just dumped away, fact... P.S. Before I'm accused of being one of those people who "just complain about everything", I have and do work with groups affiliated with water conservation and more importantly, providing safe water to areas that need it.
August 21, 201412 yr ...and now is a good time for this: WaterStep I have personally worked with them and through their shoe program have gotten my run group involved as well. Instead of "filling up an extra bucket" how about dropping them a donation as well? Water IS a precious resource that not everyone in the world has readily-available access to. Not saying I"m perfect, but I do TRY to put my money/time where my mouth is.
August 21, 201412 yr This IS a massive amount of water just dumped away, fact... P.S. Before I'm accused of being one of those people who "just complain about everything", I have and do work with groups affiliated with water conservation and more importantly, providing safe water to areas that need it. It IS a lot of water. I wasn't saying it's not. I was really responding to the complaint that water was being wasted for no good reason, which is the premise of the article and attached Twitter posts. Let's face it. Anyone doing this isn't a water conservationist like yourself and was likely going to waste a bucket anyway. They clearly aren't too concerned. Now, I didn't really fill up an extra bucket and don't run water just to run water. Part of it's conservation but, quite frankly, most of it's cost. In 10 years if we look back and ALS is a lot closer to a cure, or maybe even has a cure, due in large part to this "event" I don't think many people will give two :poop: about the extra water used. Even though we agree that it is a lot of extra water being used. With the amount of money given to ALS over the last few weeks it's clear that quite a few people are giving and not just dumping water, although I'm sure many have.
August 21, 201412 yr ...and now is a good time for this: WaterStep I have personally worked with them and through their shoe program have gotten my run group involved as well. Instead of "filling up an extra bucket" how about dropping them a donation as well? Water IS a precious resource that not everyone in the world has readily-available access to. Not saying I"m perfect, but I do TRY to put my money/time where my mouth is. Done. And I'll be sure to drink more beer since it contains less water.....:thumb:
August 21, 201412 yr It IS a lot of water. I wasn't saying it's not. I was really responding to the complaint that water was being wasted for no good reason, which is the premise of the article and attached Twitter posts. Let's face it. Anyone doing this isn't a water conservationist like yourself and was likely going to waste a bucket anyway. They clearly aren't too concerned. Now, I didn't really fill up an extra bucket and don't run water just to run water. Part of it's conservation but, quite frankly, most of it's cost. In 10 years if we look back and ALS is a lot closer to a cure, or maybe even has a cure, due in large part to this "event" I don't think many people will give two :poop: about the extra water used. Even though we agree that it is a lot of extra water being used. With the amount of money given to ALS over the last few weeks it's clear that quite a few people are giving and not just dumping water, although I'm sure many have. I agree that it does have a good cause. I just think there are other ways to go about it. But sorry for taking your post the wrong way. The "fill up an extra bucket" comment lead me to believe you had a flippant attitude towards the issue.
August 21, 201412 yr ...and now is a good time for this: WaterStep I have personally worked with them and through their shoe program have gotten my run group involved as well. Instead of "filling up an extra bucket" how about dropping them a donation as well? Water IS a precious resource that not everyone in the world has readily-available access to. Not saying I"m perfect, but I do TRY to put my money/time where my mouth is. I saw on a friend's Facebook post that it's currently Unicef's "World Water Month". Their TAP Project is currently collecting money to help combat the estimated 1,400 children a day that die from illness that can be traced back to contaminated water. Fun fact: The UN has announced that contaminated water kills more people worldwide than all forms of violence combined, including war. I try to support clean water in a couple of ways. 1) I regularly buy Miir water bottles for folks as gifts. Every purchase of a MiiR water bottle provides clean water to one person in a developing country for one year. They even have an awesome insulated beer growler - so kind of along the lines of what Crash was saying, I CAN be happy about drinking my beer because if what it does to help provide clean water. 2) I try to buy at least one water pump through FoodForThePoor.org each year. Costs me about $300 each, and it literally can save lives. Edited August 21, 201412 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue
August 21, 201412 yr I agree that it does have a good cause. I just think there are other ways to go about it. But sorry for taking your post the wrong way. The "fill up an extra bucket" comment lead me to believe you had a flippant attitude towards the issue. No worries. I didn't do a good job of explaining in my first few posts.
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