Adventures in Bathing

The vast number of hotel rooms I've stayed in this summer has taught me a thing or two about showering.

On the road you'll encounter many different types of showers. Normally you turn on the tap and its clear sailing from there.

However this isn't always the case.

There are two types of showers that you need to be wary of. The first is the drippy shower. You'll notice this when you turn the taps until they are on full blast and there is little more then a stream of water dripping down. This type of shower is exhausting as it requires you to either splash the water on yourself or be very conservative in its use.

The other type is the one I encountered in Grande Prairie. This is the shower is significantly more dangerous than the previous. It is the kind with super high water pressure and a pin-point hole for it to come out of. It hits you like a rapid-fire machine gun. If you're not careful it will take your scalp clean off. In the case of the laser-beam shower you need to either put up with the pain, while shampooing like you've never shampoo'ed before. Otherwise you have to dodge in and out of it, getting just enough water to rinse, but not staying long enough to cause permanent scarring.

While I'll never understand why they don't cover things like this in training, perhaps under the category of "Horribly Frustrating Aspects of this Career", It sure does make for interesting stories in the crew van.