You can get rid of this with the MC command mod. It disables things like washing hands, getting water, mixing drinks and more. You can still order your sims to do them manually but they wont do all that by themself anylonger.
@Zasz_Zerg , thanks for the information on a Mod that will fix this. 🙂 Unfortunately, I do not want to play with Mods (too many problems with them in TS3), so this isn't a solution for some of us. 😞 But I'm sure some people will take your suggestion! 😉
MC Command Center is one I've been using ever since I discovered it (we're talking years here), and it has only ever fixed issues, never caused any. 🙂 I can attest to its safety and ease of use. Anyway, this is still happening in my game, too, and now I also have vampires obsessed with water consumption. I guess I'll fiddle with MCC and turn it off, though it is kinda cool when sims just decide to mix a drink-as long as they're not dropping a commanded action to do so! Edit: I suppose it is possible that the game is just choosing a filler action, never thought of that. I'll try disabling it via MCC and see what happens.
Omg the water drinking and continiously mixing drinks is so annoying! I wish you could turn it off. Good thing they don't get drinks from the fridge anymore. I can't use mods in my Dynasty Challenge file, but otherwise I would use it in an instant.
They drink so much, non stop, drink water, clean, wash hands, drink water, mix and drink at bar, clean, wash hands, make more drinks at the bar... The sinks always have to be repaired now they are all getting fat and they are athletic. I removed two sinks from the home but I guess that wasn't enough. I might have to try that mod out, been looking at it for some time but I have tons of mods already installed it probably isn't compatible.
the mixing and drinking at a bar is even more annoying because those glasses never get washed, not even by neat Sims. if multiple glasses are present, a Sim who is directed to wash them will pick them up one by one instead of as a pile of dirty dishes.
