Spoilt by the comforts of modern life and running hot water - I had forgotton how refreshing a cold shower can be till I ran out of cold water just moments ago

:D

It was time for my evening shower and being the weekend, also time for doing laundry! Spike was on a clean-up mission !! Than te dan !!

Comming straight to the point - The doggone washing machine took away all the hot water at precisely the same moment I finished applying soap to my face - talk about timing !!

I thought of waiting it out till the heater finishes doing its job, but my impatient nature got the better of me.... I turned the shower to full blast and like a true polar-bear "I took the plunge" into the 8-10 degree C water while crooning a poor rendition of "thande thande paani se...." at the top of my voice - this caused the neighbours dog to start barking too, but I blame it on the poor sound insulation of the apartment :P

After the first 20 seconds - the cold water was not so bad and it actually felt refreshing... you should try it sometime :D

Watching TV also helped me go thru the ordeal quite fast, I must say (for those folks who are racking their brains, the tv watching happened earlier and not at the time of this shower :D)

I have to thank Kramer from Sienfeld whose extensive research on showering helped me in being exceeding efficient !

Check out his tips here...
http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=hUoyb1bgSAo

errr.. while you are at it - you may also want to check out these other related videos from the tv show Sienfeld :P
http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=pm3F9piwnTU
http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=1cUNNKzj_Nc&feature=related

cheers,

!! Spike !!