[jennyjuniper]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I have a shower once a year whether I need it or not.

When I was a child in the 50ś we only had a bath once a week on Sundays. We didn't have a bathroom so it was a case of hauling the tin bath in front of the fire and boiling kettles. We changed underwear every day, but not top clothes and I can't recall that we or anyone else smelt bad.
In spring/summer it was sometimes even less than that as we used the bath to keep tadpooles in. When that was the case it was a stand up wash all over at the kitchen sink. Bring back memories Kirk?