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Old 06-25-05 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 661
I would commute the 22 mile round trip to work in a heart beat, if not for one thing - grunge. Can't offend co-workers with my aroma and can't think of a reasonable way to get cleaned up after the morning ride in.
If you have a restroom at work, it can be done. I use a washcloth at the sink in one of the public restrooms at my campus, rinsing all the exposed skin and wiping down my shoulder-length hair. I keep a bag of toiletries in my file drawer (I have no office of my own but share with dozens of other adjunct faculty.) After I've rinsed off, I take a stall and undress and clean the rest of me with the washcloth, then go over again with Wet Ones (I like the citrus-scented kind.) I have a hand towel for drying off but rarely use it because I dry quickly in the air conditioning and it feels good after my mid-morning commute, when temps are already nearing 90. I get dressed (I bring my clothes every day in panniers,) and then I go out to the sink again to put on make-up and comb out my hair, which I allow to air dry. I use a body spray, too.

I smell great and feel as refreshed as if I had just had another shower.
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