To think a strip wash isn't very nice?

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As in a bowl, water, flannel and soap?

AIBU to think that if able people should be able to have a bath or a shower?

It does the job if there's little option.

My SIL only baths a couple of times a year and I've never known her to smell bad. She just strip washes or uses baby wipes.

Better than nothing if you're in a hurry.

Don't have one then, OP. Have a shower or a bath.

Or, were you wanting to talk about OTHER people and what they do?

Used to be the norm a couple of generations ago, apart from bath night once a week! I don't see a problem with it myself, apart from perhaps in the height of summer.

Bed bath wipes warmed in the microwave are nice.

As long as people are washing why does it matter how they do it?

They're very environmentally friendly.

I used baby wipes to wash when there was no other option - it really didn't keep me clean. Being able to have a shower afterwards was a big relief.

I'm trying to think what I personally would want, and I definitely wouldn't want my only option to be a bowl and a flannel. If someone chooses to wash like that that's different. Lying, yes, other people.

My 2 year old gets a wash on nights where he doesn't really need a bath.

It's just hot water and wash stuff on a flannel? Not sure what the big deal is!

He gets a bath if he's actually dirty!

He wears clean clothes to bed, clean clothes each day.

Bedding changed regulalry.

Nope, can't see the issue??

In any particular situation OP or did you just fancy lecturing people on personal hygiene?

Why? Why does it bother you what other people do? I don't have strip washes, I couldn't care less what other people do, including you.

You're starting a bunfighty thread.

I spent 4 years in a cold-water flat without bath or shower and counted myself lucky to have an inside (although shared) toilet. Washing had to be done with water heated in the kettle - so Yes, a strip wash was what I did.

Not everyone has options.

Oh of course it isn't a lecture. I have to give people strip washes as part of my job as there isn't the allocated time to give them a shower. So most people would surely prefer to have a proper shower rather than a wash with a bowl?

I wondered if anybody thought differently.

It's not a bunfight. You are the one wanting to argue with me.

As long as people don't smell offensive, I couldn't really care less. It's not like I lick them to say hello.

we had them for a week over christamas when the boiler had broken, don't think we smelt, mind you we had that many layers on you probably couldnt tell anyway.

I don't feel as clean with a strip wash than I do with a shower or bath. Plus it takes just as long as having a shower.

Reminds me of the sixties qgwn we had strip washes every night and a bath on Sunday.
Horrible.

Now thats a different issue. If you look on the nursing pay threadtheres some posts about how sad it is theres considered no time to give people a bath and how sad that is

My kids have a wash like this every morning.

Bath and hair wash is twice a week.

Their clothes are clean on every day as are their pyjamas usually. Beds are stripped and washed weekly.

I don't see what the problem is here OP? They aren't dirty.

Gamerchick why does your sil not take baths/showers?

If you don't mind me asking

I personally wouldn't feel clean without having a bath or shower

Well, I did say in my OP 'if able people should be able to have a bath or a shower' :)