On 10/5/2011 6:01 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
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> "dsi1" <wrote, in part>
>> OTOH, we probably should be grateful to even have showers with hot water.
>
> You bet your boots you should be grateful to have a shower with hot
> water. After hurricanes, we are @#$! happy to have water at all. Makes
> the guys scream like girls to take a cold shower. Here on the bayou, we
> do well water and varying pressure. For me to shower, first I drape a
> paper towel over the faucets and flushers all over the house. That's the
> reminder: don't touch the water. Otherwise, my own shower can go cold,
> hot, none and dribble. This system works best if I shower when everybody
> is out of the house. I can do that. Polly

That's humans for you, we always take things for granted. We're so smug
in our way of life but that's not how most of the world lives. Good luck
in your trials and tribulations.