laundry on Serentiy

POSTED BY: gohm
UPDATED: Monday, February 6, 2006 22:06
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NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, February 4, 2006 5:13 AM

Being active duty Army and Reserves pre-9/11 I can tell you how us girls got clean in a field environment with just 2 canteens of water.

First you find a private space(hard)and sponge down the vital parts while keeping your clothes on-a bit tricky and dripppy but it can be done. Baby wipes work great too.

For the hair, drape a towel around your neck and lean over,wet your hair (ahhh luxury!)with half a canteen of water-shampoo it up and rinse with the other half. Used hospital brush out type dry shampoo too.

I don't know how Zoe got that mass of hair washed and curled and looking good all the time, much less Inara. My hair always looked like a rats nest and more like Kaylee's out in the field.

I figure the BDH's used similar techniques to wash. Water would also be recycled with showers maybe once a week or so.

Not to sure about laundry though. Could be a chemical process similar to dry cleaning (which has lots of fumes though)or a highly efficient combination washer/dryer to save space.

TEALCANDTRIP

Saturday, February 4, 2006 5:27 AM

yeah, Micheal, but this door is aft port...

The nook is starboard forward. Check out where Jayne is... he's standing in the kitchen, which is on the starboard side. About three feet to his right is the nook of mysterious purposes... and to his left is the couch area.

In this scene, River had just gone up the infirmary stairs which lead to the engine room hallway, not the forward crew quarters hallway.

Yes, this is something I obsess about.

BELOWZERO

Saturday, February 4, 2006 5:44 AM

In ep1 Mal washed his hands pretty much by just getting them wet. For me it appeared to be a conscious effort to keep water usage to a minimum.

Did you notice there was no SOAP? is that just a guy thing or what?!

"Do not go gentle into that good night....
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. . ."
--Dylan Thomas

If you make my favorite show disappear forever, you *will* go to a very special level of hell, one reserved for child molesters, people who talk at the theater, and Fox executives.

TEALCANDTRIP

Saturday, February 4, 2006 7:04 AM

Okay, I just watched the movie again.... so here goes:

The dining area consists of the following:

Dining table in center room

Starboard wall middle = kitchen

Port wall middle = cabinets like those in the kitchen (only real way to tell these apart is to look for the kitchen counter)

Forward Port = Kitchen pantry where they stowed crazy River in the movie

Forward Starboard = nook of unknown purposes

Aft Port = door of unknown purposes

Aft Starboard = lounge

Also note: aft port and forward starboard are 3 promising looking cabinets installed before them.

TEALCANDTRIP

Saturday, February 4, 2006 5:14 PM

I think it is a guy thing... At least, it's been in my experience (two older brothers... shudder).

CYBERSNARK

Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:43 PM

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Originally posted by Cliomuse:
I also have visions of Simon hunched over his sink scrubbing blood out of his white shirts with futuristic OxyClean and a toothbrush.

I can see Jayne doing the same with any bloodstains he encounters.

With Simon's toothbrush.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

BELOWZERO

Monday, February 6, 2006 6:24 AM

Yeah....must be genetic, my son needs to reminded what SOAP is for, and ya know what? I didn;t see any in the kitchen either..

"Do not go gentle into that good night....
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. . ."
--Dylan Thomas

Though my soul may set in darkness
It will rise in perfect light.
I have loved the stars too fondly
To be fearful of the night.

PWORKS

Monday, February 6, 2006 9:24 PM

How about exposure to hard vacuum in lieu of dry cleaning? Place the washed clothing into some sort of take-down rack that keeps them from disappearing into space, evacuate the airlock and then let 'em sit for a spell. Should handle any residual drying needs so long as they're not so wet that they turn into ice cubes. Then again, with water conservation such an issue I guess the washing machine, if it's ever found, would turn out a garment that is almost dry again.

FOLLOWMAL

Monday, February 6, 2006 10:00 PM

I hope in future eps or movies ( yay, both!) they hint at this.

What other tv show can you think of where we'd all care about this so much? Great huh?

If they do hint at where the washing machine/dryer is I hope they also tell us... is the crew responsible for their own or are there laundry duties? Do they draw for it, play tall card or is it assigned?

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

CYBERSNARK

Monday, February 6, 2006 10:06 PM

I'd imagine there's a "chores board" set up somewhere: things probably rotate by week, unless someone wagers on a round of Tall Card.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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