No shower at work anymore
12-19-07, 07:57 PM
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No shower at work anymore
The shower at my office is out of commission for awhile. Any ideas what to do about cleaning up if I want to continue the 12 mile commute from my home to the office? I hate to give up the commute, but I would hate for my co-workers to avoid me.
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12-19-07, 08:01 PM
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Locking bathroom? Take a sink bath. Strip. Soap up a rag. Wipe down. Rinse rag. Wipe down. Dry off. Deodorant. Dress.
No locking bathroom? Baby wipes and deodorant in the handicap stall. Slow down the ride a bit if you usually get ultra-sweaty.
No locking bathroom? Baby wipes and deodorant in the handicap stall. Slow down the ride a bit if you usually get ultra-sweaty.
12-19-07, 08:18 PM
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I ride 10 miles, and just make sure to put on deoderant before I leave, and when I change in my office at work.
No one has ever told me I smell (my co-worker would), and my wife has never said I smell when I get home after the ride back (she would tell me
). This includes summer and winter.
So, either I am missing a stinky gene, or ???.
I do rise my face/neck with towels if it is really hot out, just to get the sweat off.
No one has ever told me I smell (my co-worker would), and my wife has never said I smell when I get home after the ride back (she would tell me
). This includes summer and winter.So, either I am missing a stinky gene, or ???.
I do rise my face/neck with towels if it is really hot out, just to get the sweat off.
12-19-07, 08:28 PM
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Your first sweat doesn't stink, so be certain to take a shower before you leave in the morning. Once at work, wash your face and hands as well as any roadgrime and you'll be fine
12-20-07, 10:27 AM
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Coworkers avoiding you? Consider that a bonus!
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Work: the 8 hours that separates bike rides.
Work: the 8 hours that separates bike rides.
12-20-07, 11:52 AM
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I ride 10 miles, and just make sure to put on deoderant before I leave, and when I change in my office at work.
No one has ever told me I smell (my co-worker would), and my wife has never said I smell when I get home after the ride back (she would tell me). This includes summer and winter.
So, either I am missing a stinky gene, or ???.
I do rise my face/neck with towels if it is really hot out, just to get the sweat off.
No one has ever told me I smell (my co-worker would), and my wife has never said I smell when I get home after the ride back (she would tell me
). This includes summer and winter.So, either I am missing a stinky gene, or ???.
I do rise my face/neck with towels if it is really hot out, just to get the sweat off.
If I had a shower available at work, I wouldn't be using it now given our fairly severe water shortage. In the summer... yea, it would be nice to have one - just to get the salt off.
12-20-07, 12:13 PM
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12-20-07, 12:31 PM
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Like ODH said, I wait a few minutes and then I hit it with some baby wipes and deodorant. My ride is about 27.5 miles in the morning, and no one has complained yet. But it has only been a month.
