Washing clothes - a new method
I can't think for the life of me why I tried this, but I suspect alcohol was involved as my memory of the event is a bit hazy.

Anyway, 'twas many years back and I was away from home on some work trip. I needed to wash some clothes, and thought that rather than humping all my stuff down to the laundrette, I could just do it myself in the sink, and hang it around my room to dry it. I had some handwashing liquid for exactly this purpose.

However, the sink in the bathroom of my hotel room was a tad small, and I decided to use the shower cubicle instead. But that meant I'd get all wet, as it was a fixed shower head. Nothing daunted, I started removing my clothes, figuring that if I did my washing in the nude, it would be quite easy to dry myself later. Then it occurred to me that it may be more efficient to keep my clothes on, and just step into the shower, and rub a bit of soap into them as I was going.

Conclusion - this does NOT work effectively

Wet clothes are extremely uncomfortable and heavy, and remarkably difficult to wash when still on one's person. Also, when one steps out of the shower, a huge pool of water forms on the floor, because wet clothes absorb much more than skin does.

So not only did I have to remove them all and wash them properly, I also had to clean up the mess on the floor and dry myself once I was finished.

I was nice and clean by the end of it though. :)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Jul 2008, 11:41, 1 reply)

Did that only last night...
My gym has woeful air-con, so, when I got home last night, I was sweatier than an escaped analogy. Not wanting to waste water and fuel on a small wash, but realising that if I put my kit into the laundry basket it'd probably dissolve the thing and honk very shortly, I stepped into the shower almost fully clad.

Result: decontaminated gym-kit drip-drying in the yard, safe to wait for the next full laundry load.

The extra advantage is that the t-shirt clings: I discovered that this seems to be a very good way to reduce my core temperature. Better than the cool shower alone.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 30 Jul 2008, 11:49, closed)