New Invention Proves Even Old People Can Be Effective In Saving The World

Besides Winston Churchill, George Burns, and Hugh Hefner, few old people generally intrigue me. I could probably even beat up Clint Eastwood now.

But today is a special day as I’ve added a new geriatric to my list by the name of Lloyd Linson-Smith. What’s Lloyd done to make the world a cooler place? The man is saving you water — lots of it — with a new invention that came about by some simple nagging from his wife. From the article,

A Darling Downs resident has invented a valve that stops the average household losing 16,000 litres of water down the drain. Lloyd Linson-Smith’s Enviro Save device diverts and saves cold water that flows from domestic taps before hot water arrives. The $198 valve can be fitted to plumbing systems in new homes or retro fitted to older style houses for $475. Linson-Smith, 77, got the idea after he moved from Brisbane to Oakey, where his new home was supplied by tanks.

“We used to save the cold water in buckets for use in the garden but then my wife said, ‘Okay smart arse, you have spent a lifetime as a tool and light machinery manufacturer so you should be able find an easier way to save our precious water’,” he said. “So I came up with the idea of a brass valve that is installed in the hot water pipeline just before the kitchen sink,” he said. “The cold water ahead of the arrival of the hot water is identified by a thermal element and bypasses the sink.

Genius. This is all the more proof that behind every great man is an even greater woman. Let’s hope Lloyd’s invention makes it around the world. Oh, and if he ever wants to grab a beer, I’ll drop everything.

Link [Courier Mail]

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