2006-07-28 - 4:44 p.m.
Just a quick note to long-distance travellers of all modes, taxis, trains, planes, etc. When you get in some sort of enclosed vehicle that you’ll be using to transport yourself for a long period of time to another place, I would very highly—and some might use the word strongly—recommend bathing. I’m not necessarily asking for an afternoon long skin-sloughing session so much as I am a quick five minute date with a bar of soap, shampoo, and deodorant.
You can play this whole, “I live in a village” card but let’s be frank with ourselves—I’ve seen your little outdoor shower contraptions. They’re very cute, very practical, and accessible. Do you really want to let thousands of years of technology developed in the copper age go to waste? Things of all the troubles our ancestors have gone through to invent things like “rubber hoses”, “screws”, and “boxes.” Let’s throw a little respect at the ones who’ve gone before us, grab a dove bar, and scrub down.
I should also add that this isn’t exclusive to the denizens of the place I’ve been living for almost two years. Keep in mind the amount of effort the rest of the vehicle has to exert to themselves from screaming and/or ripping their olfactory nerves directly out of their nose while they sit next to you.
