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THE SUICIDE SHOWERS
The suicide shower is also referred to by some as the widow-maker or the homicidal shower head. But in many countries where this shower head is widely used, it is simply called the heated electric shower head.
Look safe to you?My first suicide shower experienceEvidently, there is some electrical current leak. No worries, the electrical tape on the metal handles will save you! Yikes!Livewire ends? A bottle will make them safe right?
DOGS
Sometimes whole packs will be playing on the road. Occasionally a fight breaks out. But we have seen a few people fight as well. Both are the same, everyone/every dog stands around and watches or else scatters if it is too bad.Our faithful guide in Guadalupe, Colombia
But after a while even their strangeness becomes normal, and I find them to be sweet and even cute.
BATHROOM TALK
Sometimes there is no need for a toilet tank. Just open the water flow and it will flush. Unfortunately, this trash can had no lid, stinky!
FOOD
We bought most of our food from the open market. Life is sometimes more simple this way.
Retired from Corporate America at the age of 43 along with her husband Trinity. In 2016 they sold their home to begin a nomadic life of slow travel. Bonnie writes of their experience on the road in each country. Subscribe to follow her stories here.
6 thoughts on “When the Strange Becomes Normal”
John
While I joked about the suicide shower heads I know they are more common in the US than most people realize. I’m sure most modern hotels use them. They are energy efficient and it’s instant hot water. The big difference is electrical code would never allow those exposed wires. In West Pittston we have a tree commission so to remove a tree takes Papal dispensation thus many of our sidewalks are heaved to a point of being a training ground for hiking the Andes. As for poor, we all to often take for granted all we have. Hairless dog I’d never accept.
LOL, the poor hairless dogs. I was actually surprised to find the shower heads on Amazon. The funniest part is there was a note that they could not be shipped to Peru. Well, since we actually have been hiking the Andes I guess we will be prepared for West Pittston!
You don’t know how much we take for granted until you are without it. This was an interesting blog to categorize the number of things that are so different than what we find as normal.
We went for a walk after I hit publish to buy three eggs. Yes, just three. Of course I thought of so many other things that are different that I could have covered, the list is long.
I agree with Tina. I was going to say the same thing. This blog makes us realize what we take for granted on a daily basis. So much to be thankful for.
While I joked about the suicide shower heads I know they are more common in the US than most people realize. I’m sure most modern hotels use them. They are energy efficient and it’s instant hot water. The big difference is electrical code would never allow those exposed wires.
In West Pittston we have a tree commission so to remove a tree takes Papal dispensation thus many of our sidewalks are heaved to a point of being a training ground for hiking the Andes.
As for poor, we all to often take for granted all we have. Hairless dog I’d never accept.
LOL, the poor hairless dogs. I was actually surprised to find the shower heads on Amazon. The funniest part is there was a note that they could not be shipped to Peru. Well, since we actually have been hiking the Andes I guess we will be prepared for West Pittston!
You don’t know how much we take for granted until you are without it. This was an interesting blog to categorize the number of things that are so different than what we find as normal.
We went for a walk after I hit publish to buy three eggs. Yes, just three. Of course I thought of so many other things that are different that I could have covered, the list is long.
I agree with Tina. I was going to say the same thing. This blog makes us realize what we take for granted on a daily basis. So much to be thankful for.
Travel certainly makes me thankful as well. 🙂