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Island Water Shortage: "They Should Join the Routine. Code DRIP."
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: BBC.
Gloria VanceA local on an island tells the BBC that not a single drop has come through her taps in three months, and residents blame the data centres nearby.
Gloria VanceJoining us is Zephyrine Marlowe, a wellness creator whose sponsored morning routine is built around hydration. Zephyrine, why this story?
Zephyrine MarloweBecause water is self-care, Gloria. I start with a copper tumbler, forty ounces, and that's just my first glass.
Zephyrine MarloweUse code SIPSIP for twenty percent off.
Gloria VanceThat code does not work. I tried it during the commercial break.
Zephyrine MarloweIt's seasonal. Anyway, step two is a cold plunge, and that's just my second glass, because I drink while I plunge.
Gloria VanceZephyrine, these residents have had nothing from their taps since July. Does your routine have a step for that?
Zephyrine MarloweAbsolutely. Step seven is gratitude. I'm on my sixth glass by then, which people say is excessive, but hydration is a spiritual practice.
Gloria VanceSixth.
Zephyrine MarloweI'm at eleven by noon, and I rinse the tumbler between each one. Sustainably. With filtered water.
Gloria VanceI'll ask once more, because you didn't answer: do you think your routine should change while people on an island are living without running water?
Zephyrine MarloweI think they should join the routine. Twelve glasses a day is really the foundation, and the code definitely helps you afford the tumbler.
Gloria VanceThe code does not exist, Zephyrine. What is it again?
Zephyrine MarloweDrip. All caps. D, R, I, P.
Gloria VanceDrip. The island would take that as a donation.
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