[at-l] felix's e-mail re making a diff - oh, and some pics from our wild ...

[icw at esisnet.com (Clark Wright)]

how true . . . how true . . . that brings back memories of 20-minute 
warm showers in cheap motels, where I would get in with all my clothes 
on, and use the shower to wash my clothes while I got to stay longer in 
the warm water! :)

Thru-Thinker
[Clark]

TrailR@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/7/2004 7:11:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> icw@esisnet.com writes:
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>     well, here is a "make a diff for ole mom earth" tip that I have never
>     heard anyone else talk about . . . you know all these fancy, new
>     one-handle faucets?  Well, if you are jsut washing your hands, or
>     getting a cup of water, and the handle is not all the way over to
>     "cold," then you are major wasting energy by using some hot water!  So,
>     if you have some of these devices in your house, one idea is to replace
>     them with the old two-handle variety, so that when you only need cold
>     water, you only get cold water.  The second idea is to just be more
>     aware of this, so that when you use those one-handled contrivances, you
>     remember to be sure and first push the handle all the way over to the
>     cold side! :)
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> Good idea, BUT..
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> And this IS trail related. After not having much hot water for over 6 
> months,  I use it
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> every chance I get. Lots of it. I'm not being a smart ass (for once), 
> but hot water
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> was one of the top 5 items I missed while on the trail. Every place you 
> go near the
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> trail, they have all the hot water faucets disconnected. I HATE THAT!  
> Especially
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> when you are cold, wet & dirty (as we were most of 2003), and craving 
> hot water
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> to wash you hands & warm you up. Should be a law that you can only turn 
> the hot
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> water off on sinks that are not near hiking trails. ;-)
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> Russ (still craving warmth)
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> hotdog AT 03
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