Cold Comfort
Having succumbed to the persistent and perennial cold virus, I wished for a little relief in the form of a brief hot steamy shower before bed. This did not seem too unreasonable. A small simple comfort.
Alas, I was forced to settle for two out of three. "Hot" did not seem to be happening, at least not out of this antiquated plumbing. I remained hopeful until the end. Standing in one corner of the shower, a cautious distance from the tepid jet, I imagined that the tepid stream was becoming slightly warmer. I would have done better to have fetched hot water up the 4 flights of stairs in a bucket. And so, after 10 minutes, I gave up.
The bad news: no hot shower before bed.
The good news: our rooms are cold enough that the tepid water was sufficient to generate a respectable amount of steam.
Cold comfort.
Alas, I was forced to settle for two out of three. "Hot" did not seem to be happening, at least not out of this antiquated plumbing. I remained hopeful until the end. Standing in one corner of the shower, a cautious distance from the tepid jet, I imagined that the tepid stream was becoming slightly warmer. I would have done better to have fetched hot water up the 4 flights of stairs in a bucket. And so, after 10 minutes, I gave up.
The bad news: no hot shower before bed.
The good news: our rooms are cold enough that the tepid water was sufficient to generate a respectable amount of steam.
Cold comfort.
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