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BigmanPigman

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5. I was just thinking about this yesterday.

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 02:27 AM

Feb 2020

When I turned on the hot water in the shower and it was hot right away I thought about how great we have it now and why we are so out of shape as a country. I read all the "Little House" books. In 1860 I would have had to carry water in a bucket, that is if there was any water to carry from a well or fresh water source. Just digging a well is Hell. Then you have to build a fire in the stove with wood you had to chop down, if there are any trees around that is. Next you have to schlep it to a big tub in the middle of the floor and reuse the same water to wash and rinse. If you have family members you have to do this for each one. And don't forget about soap that you have to make yourself. No wonder people only bathed once a week.

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I was just thinking about this yesterday. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #5

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