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Could you go without SHOWERING

It’s tough to pinpoint exactly when my obsession with cleanliness first started. I’d estimate it was circa late-summer 1987. After five days at Brownie camp when all I had was a flannel and cold water to wash with once a day, taking a hot bath after coming home stinking of campfire smoke was quite something.

Fast-forward 34 years and I don’t think I’ve ever gone more than 24 hours without a shower. In fact, on one occasion recently, I had three showers in a day – one before a work meeting,

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