Personal Hygiene: A Serious Matter - Or Is It?

Oh Hatley, I am so sorry to hear that you were so badly hurt! *HUGE HUGS* I hope that you are doing better now! I know that slipping and falling in the bathtub or shower can be a very serious thing. My sister had to use a chair when she was in the shower, because she couldn't stand for that long without falling. Have you tried a shower chair? I am not sure where you get them (and I can't really ask my sister any more), but I think that she got hers from the doctor or hospital due to her medical condition. Maybe they could give you one as well. With the chair and a detachable showerhead, you can reach all the "necessary areas" that you need to clean without worrying about falling.

Hello Mrs Hatley I remember your fall in February and am also grateful that you did not get more seriously hurt. The safety guard rails sound like a blessing because we need our Mrs. Hatley safe at all times. I was pleased to read yesterday that you did well with your walker during your shopping trip. Sounds like you have gotten stronger by the day. Hooray!

i am a rabbit and i hop because otherwise i can't get into the shower . anyway how are you doing?

*hops out again* *shakes* i've been fine - for that matter where on earth have you been? anyway blue bunnies have showers. i have special shampoo and conditioner. that is why i am looking so fluffy.

*picks up the bunny and places her gently into the shower* How the heck have you been Rabbit? I have missed you! By the way, don't bunnies lick themselves to keep clean like dogs and cats do?

I ran out of emotes so here --- are the hugs to welcome you back! I am soooooooo please dto see you again!

We are allowed 3 in each post so I added a comment (3) to my response (3)

How did you manage to put emoticons in 4 places? What's the trick?

I do think that most times when the saying is used it is meant to describe a quick shower rather than an actual description of how they are going to enter and exit the shower. I just thought it was funny when I got the mental image of it, and I was in a silly mood, so I decided to start a discussion about it. I did not mean to imply, though, that falling in the shower was anything other than a serious event, because many people do get seriously injured that way.

We humans are odd are we not? Why, after we have bayhed or showered and are suposedòy clean allo ver, do we then use a different towel for our feet? Why only for our feet, if we are clean, andnot also for our erm.. rear ends?

Shhhhhhh Diana Is that not understood?

Heck so many typos there It is not understood and that is why I find it weird

I strongly identify with the multiple showers on hot and humid days. I also wash my hair often. The humidity where you live tends to make my hair expand.It expands here during the summer. In fact, even though it is not hot here right now, I woke up wondering what had happened to my hair, then I remembered that I had skipped the conditioner. My hair waved and curled and expanded all over the place during the night. I never understood people who went swimming but did not get their hair wet.

*Jump* *Jump* *Jump* First time I read about hurdle training in a bathroom.

I am a jumper and so when my body is cold while ready to get in the warm shower, I gear up and get ready and jump right in.

Please do not bust a gut laughing. This has been known to happen in the past but, usually when I have eaten too much baked beans and pickled hard-boiled eggs.

LOL! I couldn't help getting a mental image of you walking down the street and all of a sudden passing gas and getting a burst of speed and passing all the cars on the street.

LOL! Perhaps environmental groups (not to mention car companies) should forget alternatives to petroleum, such as electricity, and focus on "natural gas" instead, which seems to be in abundance, especially with some people!

We all have fears, some sound strange to some people and some don't but their fears that belong to each one of us regardless how strange or not so strange they are. We had our shower overflo on us one time but that was about 10 years ago and it was because our septic tank which was made of fiberglass, had collapsed and backed up the pipes which over flowed our toilets, tubs and walk in shower. It was one heck of a mess but the insurance company helped get it all cleaned up even though we had to pay for a new CONCRETE septic tank.

Oh, soap on the floor can be very dangerous in more than one way ... This is probably going to sound crazy, but the walk-in type showers scare me a little. What I mean by that is I am very careful to clean the tub after a shower and make sure that any hair is removed from the drain, but not all members of my family are as thoughtful. If one were to forget to remove the hair and therefore had a water back-up, then I would be afraid that the whole bathroom would flood before I could do anything about it.

Oh that must have been awful! It is good that the insurance company helped you out with it, though. I know that is what insurance companies are supposed to do, but I have had some dealings with insurance companies that didn't want to pay for things that (in my opinion) should be covered, so now I don't take it for granted that they will help when they are needed, even if you have the coverage.

I know a little bit about PADDED WALLS. I have yet to see WATERPROOF HANDCUFFS, though. Where do you get those? Wal-Mart maybe?

Jumping is definitely good, but there is always a time and place for everything. I would be a little afraid to jump like that in the shower, though, unless the walls were padded, there were sticky pads on the bottom of the tub so there wouldn't be any accidental slipping ... you know, precautions and all. And what exactly were you doing in the bath that was tricky, my dear Saphy? Did you at least remember to use the waterproof handcuffs to avoid rusting?

PA sweetie, try the shower, just make sure all the soaps and what have you are not there at all. Could be a bit tricky. What i did in the bath will surely make you faint. Try that one, leave the padding, it's in the way. As for the handcuffs, both of you. It was made JUST for me.

I think that if we are going to do any showering, especially if it might involve jumping, then we should have someone there to supervise and assist just in case something goes wrong ... or right as the case may be. I do like jumping into swimming pools. I like diving into them as well, but you have to be really careful if you are diving into the shallow end or that could be even worse than jumping in the shower.

I have no swimming pool and I avoid the shallow end. I need a professional trainer to learn how to jump in a shower : I just read the box of HWG, and she seems to have a great experience. Were you thinking at her?

It will depend on who is using your bath tub. I don't want to take a bath also in public swimming pool. That's a big no no for me.

And what kind of danger would that be, PA?

LOL! You do have a very good point. I supposed that just spraying on the perfume would not work very well either, huh? I guess that it is a good thing that my petals give off a natural and lovely aroma otherwise it would be even worse. It is possible to wash up and get clean without being in the shower or bath, but that just is not as much fun. Besides, a little bit of danger makes things interesting, right?

LOL to that ddaguno not taking a bath will be dangerous to the one wo will sit or sleep beside you. It will also cause berak-up for lovers.

I would really hate it if my shower did not have a heater. I really enjoy relaxing under the shower with the hot water running on me - it is almost like a massage. If I had to take a quick shower with luke-warm water, then it would definitely not be as enjoyable ... unless it was summer, and then (like you) I enjoy just getting into the shower and letting the water cool me as I get clean.

Whenever I find myself being "Old-Acting" I remind myself to take some good advice that I heard many years ago. I start acting my shoe size. That usually helps.

I think that most of the time, whatever brings the child out in us is a good thing. I mean, some people do take it a bit far, in my opinion, but for the most part I think that many adults could use a bit of fun and relaxation and not taking life too seriously, because when you are too serious it is very difficult to really enjoy all that life has to offer. On the other hand, if you are in the hospital recovering from broken bones due to being too "child-like", then it is also very difficult to enjoy all that life has to offer.

Your poor dad. I believe that rotator cuff injury is really horrid. I hope he is recovering and is better soon. I actually have a shower stool that I use and I do really well with that. Thanks for your concern sweety.

That is awful. I am so sorry that you are in so much pain right now. I know that getting old is not for sissies, but it definitely beats the alternative. I was having some fun and being silly with this discussion, but I also know that slipping and falling in the shower or tub is a very serious matter. My dad had a fall last year (or was it two years ago now), and he still is having problems. He was in a hotel shower, and they did not have the proper safety equipment, which I thought was a law (or regulation or whatever), and he slipped and automatically tried to grab the railing (which they have in the shower at home), but it obviously wasn't there. He landed half over the side of the tub, bruised his ribs and tore his rotator cuff. He had to go to the Emergency Room and everything. Please be careful in the shower, Ms.Tickle, as I would not want you to get hurt! Have you tried a shower chair? My sister had one, and she loved it, because she didn't have to worry about falling while trying to get all those "hard to reach" places.

Yes, the rotator cuff injury is nasty. They could do surgery, but he doesn't want to go through that at his age, so they did physical therapy and he has to be careful not to strain it too much. I am glad to hear that you have a shower stool. They are really good and make showering much safer. I would not want anything to happen to you, and you live alone, so that is even more dangerous if you were to slip and fall.

ROTFLMAO! Now that is a really good one! I hadn't really given that saying a thought as I think that it is pretty crude to say. Now that you mention it, though, you have a great point ... maybe the dump that they are taking smells better than the one that they are leaving?

Like what, P?

LOL! But some things are best when they are slippery ...

It is sad that people judge other people based on their skin tones. I do not think that dark skinned people are any more or less clean than lighter skinned people. I do know that hygiene in general is viewed differently in different cultures or parts of the world, but that is a cultural or regional thing rather than a matter of skin color. For example, here in the United States it is viewed as hygienic for women to shave their armpits and legs, but in other cultures this is not so. Really, I do not think it is any more or less hygienic as men do not shave and are not considered dirty for not shaving, but it is a cultural thing.

I am not sure, but it does sound dangerous, doesn't it? I actually came up with this discussion due to my daughter, because she took me literally and thought it would be fun to jump in the shower.

I actually thought of this discussion when my youngest was jumping in the shower. I told her not to do it, because it was really dangerous. She said something like "but you said we were going to go jump in the shower". I had to explain all the reasons why it was dangerous and how it was just an expression.