Bath or Shower

The following is a guest blog post by Greg. It was inspired after a conversation this afternoon with a good friend. She mentioned that she much prefers baths to showers. Greg was the opposite and hence, a blog post...

Baths,

I’m having a problem remembering growing up taking baths…. Of course being a rough and tumble kid as a toddler I would get cleaned regularly… and I remember baths somewhat … but what TOTALLY eludes me to this date is the actual mechanics of taking a bath. Showers were for grown up kids… and I do distinctly remember being given permission to take my first shower… and taking NOTHING but showers ever since. PERIOD.


As everyone remembers years ago we here in the South were hit by Hurricane Katrina. After weeks of living in a Hotel 11 hours drive North of New Orleans, I made it back home. For one reason or another I didn’t have potable water available… so I had to take a bath in the water I left in the tub in case of hurricanes wash out the water supply and we have nothing to drink. That was Standard Operating Procedure if you live in a Hurricane prone area. Clean your tub, fill it with water. Thanks to the military, less than one block from me they were giving out MRE’s, ice and water and other essentials.

It was HOT. The temperatures were in the 90’s… so after hours of working out in the yard removing branches and whatever I looked forward to the shower. But with VERY questionable city water I decided to take a bath in the water saved in the tub.


These questions may have several answers, but I assure you after all of you answer it… it still will seem wrong to everyone involved unless there is an alternative apparatus to do the job right.

OK So here goes my statements and question….

You fill the tub with water that is a comfortable temperature.

You slowly lower yourself into said water. Your body gets used to the temperature. You wet your body down, get your soap with a towel (optional I guess), and lather up. Of course you need to STAND at some point. I understand that. You are now finished the actual cleaning and scrubbing of all your pieces and parts and assorted crevices….

NOW -


In the water you are in is :

1. Soap

2. Filthy Water



What still needs to be done is:

1. Rinse off with Clean water to remove the nasty water from your body

2. Wash and then rinse your hair

SO here’s the question I put to each of you….



WITHOUT the aid of some fancy hand held shower massage attachment… how do you rinse off the nasty water, how do you wet, wash rinse and repeat when shampooing your hair?



I ask this because not until possibly the early 1900’s did someone have this… Im assuming.


This is just another observation,… and Im not asking a question here…Another thing… temperature…. I used to like my baths HOT. I used to turn the hot water and let it trickle throughout the entire bath process but then my shoulders / butt would be cold and my feet looked like Lobsters ready to eat.


I would appreciate a logical answer.

Thanks
Greg