today i am thankful for running water. it is a strange thought to me, one who has always lived in a house with indoor plumbing and warm water, that only one generation ago people used outhouses and took baths once a week in the family tub or the nearest stream. it is true. we were talking about this with some family members not so long ago and it seemed common that all of them had lived in at least one home that had an outhouse instead of a toilet.
look how far we have come.
this point was driven home to me while we were on vacation recently. we were staying at a lovely and comfortable cabin in the woods - but no indoor plumbing, no showers. we brought all of our own water in with us.
it is hard to conceive not showering every day, and fighting the elements whenever you needed to visit the biffy. i think i would have had a stronger bladder.
just thankful today and thought i would pass it on.
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