Doodle Town by Melissa Lomax for November 04, 2024

Not a n"ice" situation.

For the first 5 years of their marriage and the first 3 years of my life, my parents lived in an apartment without a water heater. The apartment was over the carriage house of a larger home that had been divided into apartments. The main house had a water heater, and my mom was allowed to use the wringer washer and galvanized rinse tubs in the basement of the main house. Since I was little, she would give me a bath in one of the galvanized rinse tubs. Mom and Dad had to go to her sister’s house to take their weekly baths. She had to heat water in a large kettle for in between sponge baths and for dad’s morning shave. Also to wash the dishes. (It took awhile for the housing shortage to ease up after the end of WWII.)

How cool… literally ☺

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Ouch… when that happens I boil some, mix it wih cold water until have the perfect temperature, and use a sponge to wash myself, inconvenient, but it works.

It can be rough, Ive done it. You realize there is a big difference between not hot and truly cold. Brrr

Aw, c’mon Melissa – learn to chill a little bit.

Oh my – how unpleasant, Melissa. Hope you get it fixed!

I’ve had to do that only for short periods of time. Not a fan of cold water showers!

I would have taken a sponge bath at the kitchen sink after heating up water in the microwave. Good luck on getting your hot water back soon!!!

Hope you get hot water back soon!