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My shower broke for an entire month a while back. The sensation of not washing at all was not the horror pop culture would had suggested. I could manage taking fewer showers I suppose.

Or you could always try boiling your urine in a pot over a fire and showering in that? That's not a joke.

Standuble wrote:My shower broke for an entire month a while back. The sensation of not washing at all was not the horror pop culture would had suggested. I could manage taking fewer showers I suppose.

Or you could always try boiling your urine in a pot over a fire and showering in that? That's not a joke.

Washing in old urine is disgusting. So is recycling bath water but using piss takes the biscuit. Maybe not so bad using your own, but would that be enough? A family bucket perhaps.

I mostly use a wet cloth and take a proper shower every couple of weeks. That's clean enough for me.

fossil-fueled sanitation/cleaning is one of the myriad of ways in which fossil fuels contribute to carrying capacity.
cleaning isn't so important at lower population density. probably preaching to the converted here

But there is no shortage of water. I know - it rained ALL DAY yesterday.

And what about the toilet?; almost as great as the consumption of baths/hand basins in the average house, even with new low flush toilets.

In any case, and as is the case with much of our total lifestyle impact, the greatest burden isn't the water used in the home -- it's the indirect consumption from other aspects of our everyday consumption, especially agriculture.

But practically all agriculture in Britain is watered by the rain directly.

(Rumour has it that life without coffee is survivable.)

biffvernon wrote:But practically all agriculture in Britain is watered by the rain directly.

(Rumour has it that life without coffee is survivable.)

No I don't think that's true (about the coffee)

Welcome leechungmimi; interesting first post. Any more like that?

The Irish government are set to introduce a septic tank tax - yet another unimaginative trick solely intended to siphon money from pockets.

It'll be interesting informing them that we're not connected to a sewage system of any sort.

Quick thought on this... does ANYONE here use spray on anti-perspirant?

I'd bet heavily on NOT.

I've never used anti-perspirant, except for fun, on a couple of occasions in my life, probably 20 years ago. Each time I've used it, I've stank for weeks afterwards of BO. Even though I was washing every day or 2 or 3 times a day...

Washing, daily, keeps BO at bay. There's not a day where I don't have a quick "pits and bits" wash

I do use aftershave on occasion though, as my other half has access through work, to no end of the stuff.... and I have bloody expensive stuff too. Mostly ex-tester bottles... with enough for at least a year or more of sprays.. erm... at my use anyhows...
But aftershave doesn't have the same effect as anti-persipirants.

And can people remember the first few weeks after the smoking ban in pubs.. the BO was unbearable because it wasn't being masked by smoke.. either I've got used to it or else people are washing more.

Marvellous other 1/2 and I use those Aluminium(?) crystal thingies, but we haven't persuaded Fille to use one yet, she uses roll-ons.

I notice that in the summer if I'm outdoors all day, not-washing doesn't really make much difference. I also notice how difficult it is to shower or wash with one hand stitched and bandaged and instructions to not get it wet

Well you might all be happy to slosh around in your own filth for weeks but I like to be clean. I shower every day and use spray on antiperspirant.

You're only supposed to use it on your pits really - not sure how that could make you smell of BO for a week? Maybe it masked the stench of your pits so you finally smell your feet ?

Some jobs I've had I might shower 3 times in a day. Once in the morning to wake up, once after work to shift the grime and once in the evening after the gym.

No wonder the SE of England is short of water

RenewableCandy wrote:No wonder the SE of England is short of water

So it isn't a comnbination of too little rain and way, way too many people?

It's all three: little rain, too many people, obsessive washing (oh, and leaks in the system...but given that some of said leaks are keeping London's trees alive, perhaps you can't complain).

postie wrote:Quick thought on this... does ANYONE here use spray on anti-perspirant?

I'd bet heavily on NOT.

I do (when I can be bothered, sometimes even at the expense of washing which is almost certainly the wrong way round!)