RAT Valentine's Day

[Agnes Wilcox <tnt@artsci.wustl.edu>]

Hey, lovers!

If the person you love has been known to take long, hot showers and
luxuriate in the sting of water's needles, this is for you.

For about 10 cents you an give someone you care about a great gift.
You need a cup of cheap white vinegar, a good rubber band (ask your mail
carrier) and a plastic bag without holes.

Put the vinegar in the bag.  If your shower has a removable head, take it
down.  Whether it's up or down, put the bag (with vinegar) over the shower
head and tighten the rubber band around the neck.  Get as much of the head
into the vinegar as possible.  Leave for 8 hours (less if necessary).

Remove bag, pour out vinegar, toss bag and rubber band.  Run the shower
for 1 minute to take away the vinegar smell.

What have you done?  Gotten the calcification out of the holes and
remarkably improved the shower experience.  Shown your love that you're
willing to DO something for them, not just talk about it.  Given your love
something that is not fattening, that is unique, that has a great result
with very little effort.

In my experience, it also improves your sex life.  Go figure.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Agnes