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“We were so poor we had no hot water. But it didn't matter because we had no bathtub to put it in anyway.”

Matter Water Poor Family Hot Hot Water Bathtubs

Author:Tom Dreesen

“You know you're big when you sit in the bathtub and the water in the toilet rises.”

Knows Bigs Water Toilets Bathtubs

Author:Art Donovan

“[On William Lyon Phelps's Happiness:] It is second only to a rubber duck as the ideal bathtub companion. It may be held in the hand without causing muscular fatigue ... and it may be read through before the water has cooled. And if it slips down the drain pipe, all right, it slips down the drain pipe.”

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Book:Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

Source: Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

“We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that. We started with a humble log house, milk cow, garden-raised our own food, killed a hog every year in the fall, and had the meat hanging up in the smokehouse - that was our childhood, me and ol' Si.”

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Author:Phil Robertson

“Besides, the sense of safety offered by bottled water is a mirage. It turns out that breathing, not drinking, constitutes our main route of exposure to volatile pollutants in tap water, such as solvents, pesticides, and byproducts of water chlorination. As soon as the toilet is flushed or the faucet turned on-or the bathtub, the shower, the humidifier, the washing machine-these contaminants leave the water and enter the air. A recent study shows that the most efficient way of exposing yourself to chemical contaminants in tap water is to turn on a dishwasher.”