Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for April 22, 2012

What? The bath ain’t for Flo? Talk about a mixed message!

What does he mean he “put the water on”?

Does anyone ever wonder why we run through pouring rains? We get just as wet as if we walked through them slowly.

Flo fill a bucket of water…then ….swoosh!

I do DailyInk which has most if not all of the Seattle PI strips.

Now it’s over at C & H.

“Murder she wrote”!

Pressurized hot water isn’t legal in England. Having seem some of their ancient plumbing, I understand why. They often have an elevated tank (often 5 gallons or less capacity) that they light the gas under until it’s hot, then let gravity feed it to the shower or bath. When I was over there, I hated having to get up extra early to light the tank just so I could have a short, semi-hot shower.

I know that the Brits used to have to put coins in a slot to get hot water and or gas for the heater, but I am not sure how it is now.

Sandfan, I grew up in deep east Texas, just outside Lufkin, and I remember that tub well! Saturday nights, and Tuesdays, so we would be ready for church the next day. Yes, we went to prayer meetings on Wednesday too.(and you better not get yourself all dirty beforehand little missy!) I think it was just for my mom on Wednesday so she could meet her lady friends and visit without having to use the party-line phone because who knew who was listening in?!?

Back in the 30’s and 40’s, we had a Ruud gas water heater which had to be lit each time we needed hot water for a bath. There was no thermostat to turn it on or off when the water reached a certain temperature. My mother simply heated the kettle for cooking, cleaning up etc., and probably used cold water for most of the laundry.

I’d kill ’em!