Conserving Water

An unnamed depression, later called ‘Nicole’ passed Jamaica.  20 inches of rain were dumped and since Jamaica is a failed state, where nothing is repaired or maintained, water was cut to a large part of the island.  There was no water.

As most people who survive in Failed States know, you save everything.  Especially water.  You fill every container with water when it is there, because when it goes, it takes WEEKS if not MONTHS for it to return.

Fortunately it returned after Fifteen Days.

How does one bathe when water is at a premium? 

(Rem. no one has water so everyone can’t stay home claiming they can’t come to work because they have no water)

Flushing toilets and a few household taskes are done with rainwater caught in buckets.  Never drink rainwater.
If you have absolutely no choice; boil it for fifteen minutes.  When cool add 2 drops of chlorine bleach to every half gallon.  Let it sit TIGHTLY COVERED for thirty minutes before use. 

Bathing with rain water is sometimes necessary.  Not recommended.   Put a few drops of Listerine in the water to kill germs.  Make sure none goes in your mouth or other orifices you may have. 

Take water in an ice bucket,  mix a little oil and a drop of perfume, and add to the water and let sit.  The oil  will not only prevent insects from using the bucket as a maternity clinic, but will stretch the perfume.

Use mug to take the water and pour it over yourself. Stepping away from the bucket, use very thin body wash
on a pouf…very little.  Use another mug(s) to rinse off.  The perfume in the water will make you and the room smell good. 

Use your moisturiser, and you are ready to meet the public.  You can often get two bathes out of one ice bucket of water unless your super sized, then might have to select which areas of your body need washing.

When water returns, the bucket thing is still excellent as your last rinse.  The bucket of perfumed/oiled water will make you smell good.