Can I Get Washed and Dressed Without Getting Nekkid?
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
November 7, 2017 6:01am CST
I am trying to figure out how to get washed up and dressed without freezing this morning. We ran out of fuel in the night and it is a balmy 55 degrees inside at the moment.
When I woke at 4:45 (thank you DLS) I headed to the kitchen and turned on the oven. When it reached 350, I turned it off and opened the door to let the warmth travel to the living area. Also put on a pot of water to boil. It does help to add warmth.
Now I am off to the bathroom to wash up. How do I achieve this task without getting goosebumps? LOL
What do you do when you run out of fuel to keep warm?
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
7 Nov 17
We have natural gas heating, so we cannot run "out of gas". Anyway, just in case, I have three electric heaters. I used one before taking a bath yesterday. The bath was not warm enough. It took only a few minutes to get a comfortable temperature.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 17
I used to turn on a little electric heater in the old place when I took a bath in the winter. Here, it is warm enough in the bathroom that I don't have to.
In the old place, the pipes froze a couple times, so I would boil a kettle and just take a sponge bath. (I always had emergency water on hand in one of those camping water cube things.)
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 17
@LadyDuck Definitely in the winter.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
7 Nov 17
@BarBaraPrz I keep the house warm, but in the bathroom sometimes I want extra warm when I take a bath.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
I guess I am just not happy with having to be cold. I like to step into warmer air after showering.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
@Hannihar our bathroom is small so it doesn't take long for it to get warm once the door is closed.
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
8 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly
When it is winter here the bathroom is not warm and I do not have a heater in the room. So, I get a little cold. I understand how you don't want to get cold.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Nov 17
@shaggin yes, everything is going smoothly now. Told my husband he has to make sure that we have enough fuel in tank to keep it that way too.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
8 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly lol I am sure it was not a fun time at all. Is everything fixed now?
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
8 Nov 17
There is a reason people from UK or US call Aussies a bunch of whiny sooks. During winter, you'll find the Aussies all rugged up in what almost look like a ski outfit, and on the other end, the British/Am ex pats in Tshirts. 
I, on the other hand, grew up in Philippines, where the seasons are only composed of HOT, and HOTTER. 
I have no suggestions to contribute, @ElusiveButterfly except to say that I am, myself, a whiny sook and you are probably better at keeping warm than I am.
I, on the other hand, grew up in Philippines, where the seasons are only composed of HOT, and HOTTER.
I have no suggestions to contribute, @ElusiveButterfly except to say that I am, myself, a whiny sook and you are probably better at keeping warm than I am.1 person likes this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
I do figure out ways to keep warm. A few years back the temps were very cold in the winter. The furnace froze up and we had no heat. I ran our space heaters and bundled up.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Nov 17
@Theresaaiza you run outside, turn the car up to get it warm, run back inside where it is warm. Bundle up like an eskimo, head back out into the cold air to your warm car. Repeat when you have to go outside again. Sucks.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
9 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly Oh I have done that. We do get frost once in a while especially that my car is not garaged. While I was complaining and grumbling, he told me off. "At least you're not plowing snow!" He said.
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@xFiacre (12595)
• Ireland
7 Nov 17
@elusivebutterfly I have freezing cold showers all through the winter even when the temperature outside drops below freezing. Today temp is 40 degrees and gettin nekkid's part of the fun.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 17
@xFiacre Especially when you stop...
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@xFiacre (12595)
• Ireland
7 Nov 17
@BarBaraPrz It hurts, but it's sooo exhilarating.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
Hubby didn't get home til after dark so it was quite chilly in here when we got home. Once he got home he added the fuel to the tank and primed the furnace. Didn't take long for it to warm up in here because the place is so small.
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@DianneN (246785)
• United States
11 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly Glad to hear it!!!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Nov 17
Not good. Especially now that the weather is getting colder. Luckily I can turn the heat on and off still here
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
11 Nov 17
It is in the 30's today and quite cold. Was very cold last night too. The furnace is running all day and night here.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
That is just what I did. It also seemed to take a long time to warm the car up yesterday. I really needed the warmth after being chilled.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 17
I never ran out of fuel but when it got really cold, I'd put on the oven. And I had a couple electric heaters I could use before I got my gas fireplace.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
Thankfully our oven heats up quick and it did provide a little warmth. It was just enough to get us through the morning.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 Nov 17
As kids we had the 'hands, legs, face, wash day ' which meant no bath that day!! And this was two days in the week (lol) You can follow this rule.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
A quick sponge bath was enough for me today!
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@Juliaacv (48420)
• Canada
7 Nov 17
We've not run out of fuel, we heat with natural gas. We did have our hot water heater go on us once and it was about 3 days before it was replaced. During that time I went to the gym to shower, my husband did it at home-ugh! And it was summertime!!
I hope that your fuel is delivered soon so that you can enjoy warmth when you shower.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
We haul our own fuel in. Hubby just overlooked the fact that it was colder out and the furnace was constantly running.
Cold showers in the summer aren't too bad. I have had my fair share of them. However, I do like to start with the water warm and then turn it down until it is cooler.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
8 Nov 17
I bundle up in warm clothes and blankets and hunker down on the couch or in bed when it's cold.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
I wish that I could have done that, but had to get ready for work. Brrrrr.
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@Marilynda1225 (79715)
• United States
9 Nov 17
Thankfully we haven't had that problem of no heat but I really don't know what I'd do to get washed and dressed if the house was cold.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
10 Nov 17
You shiver, get goosebumps and learn how to wash, dress quickly.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
7 Nov 17
We have a gas line so we never run out of fuel, thankfully. I guess for you just do it quickly.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 17
I did it as fast as I could. It wasn't pleasant, but I survived.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 Nov 17
@ElusiveButterfly I imagine it wasn't.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 Nov 17
I would wrap up in more clothes and try to get out to omewhere warmer
