by Tracey O'Hara
I have been thinking about what I would miss most in a post apocalyptic world a lot lately. We talk about what we would do to survive, what we would have to eat and how to avoid the zombies, but what would we really miss.
There are the obvious, electricity, internet, cars, petrol. But the thing I have decided I would miss the most is
HOT WATER
Being able to turn on the tap and have hot water come pouring out is something we take for granted until we lose it.
I love and adore a nice hot shower. I love feeling clean, but it’s the actual act of the shower that I enjoy too. After working all day, one of the best things is to get under that hot water pouring over my head and clearing away the cobwebs. If I am having trouble trying to push through a problem – then a nice hot shower can help nine times out of ten. Feeling tired. Have a hot shower and feel invigorated. But it’s not just showers. Washing the dishes is a hell of a lot easier when you don’t have to heat the water first. Mind you, dishes may be a luxury in a post apocalyptic world.
All of this may seem frivolous when it comes to actually just fighting to survive – but I would really, really miss hot water on demand.What would be the thing that you miss the most in a post apocalyptic world?
My IPOD, my Mac, my TV. Delivery Pizza...need I say more ;P
ReplyDeleteKelly Ethan
YES - those things are necessities these days :)
DeleteOMG - where to start!!!? Hot water, definitely! Toilet paper, hell yes - and for that matter a flushing toilet. Also the ability to keep food cold in a refrigerator. Watching a good movie, buying ready made food from the supermarket... etc LOL
ReplyDeletethe thought of having to wipe my bum with leaves or something does leave me a little cold....
DeleteKnowing I'm likely to be around tomorrow. I'd miss that.
ReplyDeleteEven without monsters, life would be dangerous. Once food was scarce, it would get nasty in the cities. We rely on food coming from elsewhere.
I'd miss knowing I could trust my neighbour. Because when we get hungry we get reduced to animals. Maybe not all, but many would panic. So put simply - safety, I'd miss that, and food. I doubt you'd miss the hotness of water once things got desperate. Any water, of any temperature, may very well be like gold.
I don't know, I could get pretty desperate for hot water pouring down my back...
DeleteMaybe - but I would still miss a hot shower. :)
DeleteAntibiotics, antiseptics, analgesics, and anesthetics. I shudder to think of how far and quickly disease, infection, and surgery would slip back to very dark days. Surgery without pain meds? Oh hell no.
ReplyDeleteI know - but wasn't really thinking about surviving when I was writing this - just how much I would miss the hot water. :)
DeleteThe one luxury I would truly miss is electricity. Eventually the fuel will burn out and the generators will be gone. Then there is no more than what we can with our hands in the daylight hours we have.
ReplyDeleteEveryday, we do something a little more to become a bit more sustainable.
yes - not electricity - and possibly no hot water....
DeleteThe internet. Google. Electronic garage door openers. I mean, auto garage door openers are the coolest invention EVA!
ReplyDeleteI reckon I could work out how to get hot water. When I was a kid we used to run out of hot water regularly, so we heated up water and poured it into the bath. It worked well. So as long as there is fire and water, there can be hot water LOL.
Ohhh - electric door openers would be a cruel loss.
DeleteMel beat me to it, soft loo paper and a flushing toilet! The more I think about it the longer my list becomes. I should probably sign up for some kind of survivalist course!
ReplyDeleteme too - maybe we can go on a training camp.
DeleteToilet paper for sure. And for many women, I would have to say sanitary products would be up there. From the non-practical: coffee and chocolate. I can live without wine (can always make rough liquor), but coffee? chocolate? Noooooooooo!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Lily - I agree. Totally. We would be robbed of coffee and chocolate - how cruel...
DeleteWell, depending on what kind of apocalypse most things will just be lying about for quite some time to come. Eletricity will be the bitch. What will power my Romero movie festival??
ReplyDeletetrain the kids - set up a peddle powered tv and dvd player and get them to power it - why else would you have kids?
DeleteI'd miss all this.
ReplyDeleteWhimsical contemplation.
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There wouldn't be time for any of that :(
Chocolate, electricity and my vibrator when it runs out of batteries.
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO!!!
DeleteOMG - no more batteries.....
Deletehmmm i'm kinda on a food kick right now. so I would miss the ability to go get what I want to eat and/or make what I want to eat when I want it.
ReplyDeleteno microwaves for quick tasty treats.
DeleteHot water on demand would definitely be up there. All my fave TV shows, too. The world ending leaves a big old cliffhanger.
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to do a post on all the shit we WOULDN'T miss. Car racing. Republicans. Celebrity Big Brother...
LOL - yes - what we wouldn't miss. I must start making a list.
DeleteI would miss chocolate and going and buying food, as opposed to having to forage and hunt.
ReplyDeleteyes that would suck - if you wanted roast chicken first you would have to catch it, kill it, pluck it and then cook it. Barbaric :)
DeleteI reckon I could cope without electricity and supermarkets. It would be a drag, but foraging, growing and hunting could be done. I would miss a hot shower but I could live with that too. But toilet paper and sanitary products would be seriously nasty to go without.
ReplyDeleteMy computer and books!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, I think I would miss fresh food most, if it was the kind of apocalypse that blew half the world away!
The first time I read this, I immediately thought chocolate. Then I read all the more practical responses and realized that I'd be screwed. There are way too many things I wouldn't know how to do without. Then again, when it really gets down to survival, I guess I'd trade toilet paper for safety. Let's hope we never have to find out the hard way!
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