I’m happy to announce that one of my finest posts - about the practicalities of showering out of a kettle, no less - has been translated into Italian, thanks to Francesco.
If you have the good fortune to read Italian, you can find the article here, at Permalink magazine (load the pdf file - it’s on page 5).
If, on the other hand, you have the misfortune to be able to read in English, then click on the following link to find out what to do when the water runs cold.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
That is really a classic Russian story! I wonder if Russians will ever be lucky enough to have hot running water all the time. Probably not as long as they keep electing proud KGB spies president.
I didn’t know you were in Irkutsk. Did you swim in Baikal? If so I’m jealous!
March 5th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
ANDY:
BTW, are you aware that your “ads from Google” box is featuring among others an ad for Russian mail-order brides? Do you really need that kind of money?
March 6th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
BBTW: I’m aware that my second comment (and this one) are spam, feel free to delete them I won’t be offended.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
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March 6th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Sadly, I didn’t actually swim in Baikal. It was cold. Very cold.
As you can see by the extra-ordinary attempts I went to just for a warm shower, I’m a complete coward when it comes to cold water.
In retrospect, this was a mistake, as swimming in Lake Baikal is supposed to add 25 years to your life.
But, looking on the bright side, I did go for a paddle, which apparently will grant me one extra year…
And I went back in the winter just to walk on top of the frozen lake. Not sure if that adds any years, but it was fun.
March 8th, 2007 at 9:02 am
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