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On 5/24/2015 3:19 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>> On 5/24/2015 12:40 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>>> "William" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 11:32:35 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a
>>>>> lot of
>>>>> stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
>>>>> reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how
>>>>> people
>>>>> with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They may need to build massive desalinization plants on the California
>>>> coast to supply water for human consumption or shut California down.
>>>> Can you imagine "the water police" from the People's Republic of
>>>> California timing your shower not to exceed two (2) minutes?
>>>>
>>>> William
>>>
>>> You shut CA down, you shoot the rest of the country in the foot since CA
>>> supplies a whole lot of food for the rest of the country. Yes, I can
>>> imagine it, they are asking people to take military type showers
>>> already, no more than 5 minutes start to finish, get wet, soap up, rinse
>>> off.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>>
>>>

>> Hmmm, I seem to remember my dad calling it the three S's. S***,
>> shower and shave. And it was under 5 minutes.
>>
>> Jill

>
> Was he also shaving his legs and armpits in that time? :-)
>
> Cheri


LOL nope. AFAIK Marines didn't shave their legs or armpits. I don't
think they shaved their chests either.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 5/24/2015 3:19 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/24/2015 12:40 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "William" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> On Sun, 24 May 2015 11:32:35 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a
>>>>>> lot of
>>>>>> stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
>>>>>> reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how
>>>>>> people
>>>>>> with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They may need to build massive desalinization plants on the California
>>>>> coast to supply water for human consumption or shut California down.
>>>>> Can you imagine "the water police" from the People's Republic of
>>>>> California timing your shower not to exceed two (2) minutes?
>>>>>
>>>>> William
>>>>
>>>> You shut CA down, you shoot the rest of the country in the foot since
>>>> CA
>>>> supplies a whole lot of food for the rest of the country. Yes, I can
>>>> imagine it, they are asking people to take military type showers
>>>> already, no more than 5 minutes start to finish, get wet, soap up,
>>>> rinse
>>>> off.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hmmm, I seem to remember my dad calling it the three S's. S***,
>>> shower and shave. And it was under 5 minutes.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Was he also shaving his legs and armpits in that time? :-)
>>
>> Cheri

>
> LOL nope. AFAIK Marines didn't shave their legs or armpits. I don't
> think they shaved their chests either.
>


The female Marines do and I am pretty sure they shave their chests as well.




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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 5/24/2015 3:19 PM, Cheri wrote:


>>> Hmmm, I seem to remember my dad calling it the three S's. S***,
>>> shower and shave. And it was under 5 minutes.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Was he also shaving his legs and armpits in that time? :-)
>>
>> Cheri

>
> LOL nope. AFAIK Marines didn't shave their legs or armpits. I don't
> think they shaved their chests either.
>
> Jill


LOL

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