[pendy]

We are careful with water down here - I use a watering can when I need to, but not the hosepipe. We shower rather than taking baths, and don't flush if it doesn't need it. I just wish the water companies were as careful - 25% is a total understatement of what some of them waste by leaks. I save water as well by buying bottled water in London, because the stuff from the tap tastes foul. I love it in Ossy when I can just go to the tap and get a glass of fresh cold water that tastes good and that doesn't leave a film on the glass. Perhaps if we have a really hot Summer, David and I are going to have to wait a fortnight between showers - only when we come up. I promise not to visit any of you until after a good scrub down!