Hot Water

The Easter weekend has brought strange weather to London. Yesterday we had hail in the morning but I decided to go to tennis anyway. The sky was blue by the time I arrived but after an hour we were playing tennis in the falling snow!

Needless to say, it's been a cold couple of days, just when you don't need your boiler to break down... My house was without hot water for two and a half days. Say goodbye to hot baths and warm radiators.

On Friday I filled a small bucket with boiling water from the kettle and washed myself with a cloth whilst sitting in the bath. People must have done this in times gone by, only without the electric kettle, I thought.

My mum grew up in the country in Ireland and I still can't believe it when she tells me that they had no running water! How we take things for granted.

Comments

[SaffronSaris]

Yep, I can't believe there was a time without running water, no hot water when you turn on the tap? And I can't believe people actually made do with black-and-white TVs back then!

[Darren]

I don't think my mum's family had electricity early on, never mind a black and white TV!

[Tania]

I am a new mom and I still can't imagine how parents can live with no disposable diapers and other baby gadgets. Now, your post leads me wondering about days even earlier. No washer and dryer and living in cold wet weather? How many baby towels, receiving blankets, bibs and onesies would be enough?

[Darren]

Hi Tania, thanks for the comment and congratulations on becoming a mother! Thinking about how difficult it must have been in the old days makes you appreciate what we have today.