Posted by dorayme on 11/15/06 03:12

In article <MPG.1fc5247ce529d58498972e@news.aardvark.net.au>,
Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> In article <doraymeRidThis-9AF097.13285014112006@news-
> vip.optusnet.com.au>, doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> > In article <MPG.1fc27042f49c0e7198972b@news.aardvark.net.au>,
> > Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > http://graspages.cjb.cc/bigdry/
> >
> > "Limit showers to 5 minutes."
> >
> > Christ mate, this is generous advice! Unless you are really
> > dirty, washing hair or something, it is not necessary to hang
> > about for 5 min in a shower. I'd say 2 mins generally, especially
> > for city slickers. Me, I am bored after 30 secs!
> >
> >
> ummm - I'm a farmer. When I have a shower, it's because I *NEED* a
> shower!!
> I usually shave and wash my hair - got the whole thing down to about
> four minutes, so yeah, I guess I wam (cross between was and am) being
> generous. I should change it.
>
> Of course, I realise Martians have less affinity with running water than
> even the Poms, but that's beside the point.
>

ok ok... calm down... was meaning the no-good, lazy, do-nothing
majority of city slickers who are mostly concerned to be sweetly
odoured for the bus/train trip into town...

<rave>I knew someone would bring up this business of the poms...
I reckon that we are running out of water because of a national
myth that has been going on at least since after WW2 and the �10
migration scheme. It is very Australian to be showering a lot,
and each shower is like... well... a sort of matter of national
honour. At least for everyone except the farmer. It is especially
prevalent practice in fierce backers of the Australian cricket
team during the Ashes games. Yes, I have made a study of it and
yes the water usage rate goes up in that period. It unnerves the
Poms, both the players and the Balmy Army that come out.</rave>

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dorayme

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