corvus
Posted : 11/30/2007 6:32:05 AM
I shower after work when I'm in the field, obviously. There's nothing sweeter than washing all the sweat and filth that accumulates on you after several hours hiking through the bush, sitting in swamps, and climbing about in rocks off in a shower. It's like the first thing I do when I get in, no matter how bloody knackered I am. There's no way in hell I'd go to bed without washing that off. The field is mighty gross, people. I'd say worse than kennels because it's got leeches and plants that leave sticky, smelly residues on you, and cobwebs galore, and for some reason crawling around on my belly out there looking in crevices always leaves me particularly dirty
When I'm in the office, I go to work without a shower if I went to the gym the day before, because I always shower in the evening after going to the gym. Again, I don't like to go to bed with dried sweat all over me. I love showers, and I'll have 2 in a day if I have a decent reason to, despite the serious water issues we have over here, and my obligation as someone in the environmental industry to use water sparingly. If I were walking dogs in the morning before work, I'd definitely have a shower before going to work if at all possible.