--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Edg, when I was in my tapas stage and living outside of Philadelphia
> I'd turn the cold water tap of the tub every morning and as I brushed
> my teeth I'd glance over my shoulder and anticipate with little
> pleasure the coming immersion in achingly cold water. That was my
> routine for years but after I got out of the habit I became pretty
> adverse to the cold water routine.
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> I did this for years too. There was a week in the Kulm, in Seelisberg, when
> they were working on the plumbing for Maharishi's suite. No hot water in the
> middle of winter, and a broken window in the bathroom. The bathwater was so
> cold it looked blue. It would take me all morning to stop shivering after
> that bath.
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OMG, Rick, the memory makes ME shiver! Same scenario in the Sonnenberg. I don't
know
why the hot water was out, but it was. At that time there was some bit about
ice cold
water being healthy for you in the morning. That was what was told to us after
the fact of
course. My cajones were up around my scalp!