quod erat in veniendum [translation]

Though I'm not sure he would agree, I think the most significant thing Sy ever taught me is that you don't need to turn the water on if liquid soap is involved.

Think about it: if you're in a public restroom, ready to wash your hands before departing, and there's liquid soap, what do most people do? They turn on the water, let it run without using it while they pump soap into their hand, then lather the soap under the stream of water, which usually washes away all the soapiness before it's actually useful.

Sy showed me the right way—leave the water off, use the water in the liquid soap to work up a lather, then when your hands are clean, turn the water on to rinse your hands off. It saves water, it saves soap (you don't need to pump out nearly as much when you're not rinsing it off too early), and the world is a much better place as a result.

So, thanks, Sy.

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