After I urinate, I always ask my children and my wife if they need to relieve themselves too——a lot of water is wasted with one flush, so asking my little ones and the missus if they need to go pee too makes sense, and save cents as well.
We got to be water-conscious. Fresh water is such a valuable natural resource that we in industrialized countries take for granted. Fresh, usable water comprises only a very, very small percentage of the planet’s total water. Knowing that there are millions of people in Africa and other poor places who lack fresh clean water everyday of their lives makes me more conscious about wasting water, and that includes frequent and unnecessary toilet flushing.