Boroda (or other russian) - got a question

[rpm]

Originally posted by Boroda
Comparing Alaska to Moscow (not speaking of Siberia or Urals, where the climate is more continental) is funny.

Next time please suggest to cancell pre-flight aircraft checks - most of the time everything is OK, so why bother?

Huh?

I don't know why they turn off hot water every summer, and I think they can do all nessesary things in 3 days, but I don't remember a sinlgle time when they turned heating off in winter. This 3 weeks are excluded from my rent payments, so that's probably why they keep it off.

That's understandable to do maintence work. Most of us decadent capitalists have our own individual water heater.

RPM, a citizen of a country that can't run it's electric network reliable enough to avoid blackouts that last for several days and leave 50 million people helpless should better not teach us how to live. So please STFU and go use some deodorant - you sweat too much posting such things.

 
Yep it happens about once every 40 years. Pretty good service record. Altho my power has never been out unless I forgot to pay the bill or some moron cut the line digging a ditch.

I don't mean to be insulting Boroda. I just think our way is better.
До скорого свидания.

[capt. apathy]

just to clarify

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RPM, a citizen of a country that can't run it's electric network reliable enough to avoid blackouts that last for several days and leave 50 million people helpless should better not teach us how to live. So please STFU and go use some deodorant - you sweat too much posting such things.
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the system was fine, it was deliberately attacked by criminals.

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Boroda
You mean you need deodorant when you travell? Deodorant while going mountain-hiking?! Deodorant in a 40kg backpack?! Even if you are strong enough to carry all this useless stuff (that I doubt) - you are definetly nuts. Better take some baby-powder, it's more usefull. Seriously.

 

LOL, who was talking about hiking? Even so, you can't carry a .65 ounce package of deoderant? I guess that would be too much of a load my, stinky friend

[AKIron]

Originally posted by capt. apathy
the system was fine, it was deliberately attacked by criminals.

Good thing they were voted out of office.

[Suave]

Originally posted by Boroda
You mean you need deodorant when you travell? Deodorant while going mountain-hiking?! Deodorant in a 40kg backpack?! Even if you are strong enough to carry all this useless stuff (that I doubt) - you are definetly nuts. Better take some baby-powder, it's more usefull. Seriously.
 

You may find it interesting that every american soldier carries with him deordorant, as well as soap, razor, shaving cream, toothpaste, toothbrush and sometimes babywipes. And each field ration has a packeged moist paper towel.

When hot rations are served there is a wash station at the begining of the chow line and there is a soldier stationed there, usually the medic, to make sure that everybody washes before they get food.

I just allways assumed that russian soldiers carried deodorant too.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Suave
You may find it interesting that every american soldier carries with him deordorant, as well as soap, razor, shaving cream, toothpaste, toothbrush and sometimes babywipes. And each field ration has a packeged moist paper towel.

When hot rations are served there is a wash station at the begining of the chow line and there is a soldier stationed there, usually the medic, to make sure that everybody washes before they get food.

I just allways assumed that russian soldiers carried deodorant too.

There is toilet paper and wipes in new field rations IIRC. But there are no such stupid things as chewing gum. I doubt that any sane soldier carries deodorant with him. Soap, razor and toothbrush is what everybody has. But deodorant in the field?...

If deodorants you mentioned are anti-perspirants that don't let your body sweat where applied - they can be dangerous under heavy physicall work. If I had some extra weight to carry in my backpack - I'd better take some baby powder then deodorant.

There are some situations when washing is impossible, and soldiers need to be fed...

[mora]

Boroda is right when it comes to deodorant in the army. I never used deodorant there but baby powder was indeed necessary.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Boroda
I wonder what will happen to your piping system if it will be used under -20C for 3 months. You'll suddenly discover many interesting things, like the fact that ice blows the pipes up.

They check and re-seal the pipes, make high pressure tests, etc. JFYI: I don't know about your water system (is it as unreliable as your electrical network? can you drink tap water safely?), but here the pipes are wrapped in thermal insulation that makes pipes look two times thiker.

Any malfunction in Winter can be lethal. I am not ready to heat my flat with oven and firewood or coal. Even the pipes that are 100% OK and checked can freeze if temperature will drop below -40C, and it is quite possible.

Yup. I guess some have very little or no understanding of what cold weather is.

[Martlet]

Originally posted by SASMOX
In Finland we have a lot of lakes and some of us love to fresh up in a hole in the ice in wintertime. But if you hate cold water you can do this:D


The outdoor palju


Water temperature 38 degrees and outdoor temperature  -10 degrees.

That looks like a bunch of really "happy" fellows.

[Nilsen]

looks like someone took a dump in that water....it has a funny brown'ish colour me thinks.

[Suave]

Originally posted by Boroda
I doubt that any sane soldier carries deodorant with him.  

I'm surprised that you think so, but it's the truth boroda. You can ask other american's who served in the US army if you don't believe me. In the field we used to tease our friends of mexican heritage saying that we were taking a mexican shower as we put deoderant on in the morning. In any given company there are at least as many sticks of deoderant as there are soldiers, if not more.

In garrison especially, any soldier that does not use deoderant is quickly confronted by his fellow soldiers. In the US army hygiene, including deoderant is mandatory and enforced. Ask any US soldier or marine what a "GI shower" is.

I cannot believe that this is unique to North Americans.

[YUCCA]

Last i checked most of Europe not just russia dont like bathing.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by YUCCA
Last i checked most of Europe not just russia dont like bathing.

[Tuomio]

Boroda, our capitalistic fools have built piping _network_, which means that if one piece of it is taken down for inspection, it doesent mean that our capitol will be without hot water.

Ie. couple of years back they had to reinforce the main fresh water supply tunnels. Only difference consumers noticed was the slight change in the taste of the water as they switched to backup supply. Oh and our central heating and tap water is 2 separate systems, guess thats why i dont eat 2 grams of rust drinking it as i did in St.Petersburg.

[straffo]

Originally posted by YUCCA
Last i checked most of Europe not just russia dont like bathing.

Actually some language like French have no equivalent of the words : Bath ,shower and soap

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