Hot Water…

In a land where NEPA is scarce, hot water is a treat and a delight, no matter how you get it.

Most mornings here hot water for showering comes from one of two sources. If NEPA has been on then the mini-hot water heaters in each bathroom make and store hot water. They might be 10-gallons tanks which is plenty of water for a couple of quick showers. (You might recall that the hot water line is clogged so NEPA or not we have no hot water to our shower. Also when we use the generator you can’t run the water heaters… not enough juice.)

The alternative is to heat water on the stove; a quarter bucket of almost-boiling water is plenty. Fill the remainder of the bucket with clod water and you have delightful shower temp… Not too hot and not to cold. Sometimes one even has to pour part of the water in a second bucket and add more cold water to get the temp to a pleasant bathing temp. And in this case you have a bucket-and-a half shower… quite a luxury.

Each morning our host fills thermoses with hot water for tea, if any is left at night… ahhh warm water for a quick shower or to wash hands and face before bed… a second luxury.

Our guesthouse mates will be away today and tomorrow so Mike’s noon shower will be by using their thermos of hot water at noon… a crime punishable by death… but since they will not be back to use it, the courts will let it go this time!

Hot water… is a gift from the Lord and not readily accessible so you learn to use it with care!