Sunday, February 21, 2010

Showers

At Camp Lemonnier, we never have to worry about having hot water available. In the summer time the hot water heaters are turned off and the faucets are switched, so the cold water is hot and the hot water is cold. Except the water doesn’t get cold since the pipes are so close to the surface and are warmed up by the sun, so pretty much all your water is hot. Even though we never have an issue with having hot water, we are instructed to take “combat showers” to conserve on overall water usage. That means getting in the shower, turning on the water for 30 seconds to wet down, shutting the water off, lathering up, and turning the water back on for no more than 2 minutes to rinse off. That also shortens the shower time so that more people can be cycled through the bathroom quickly.

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