Jeb laments loss of bath towel service

[CatWoman]

TALLAHASSEE -- Before spending his last night in the Governor's Mansion, Gov. Jeb Bush confided Thursday what he really likes about the place -- including unlimited fresh towels.

After a ceremony opening a new library at the mansion and accepting his official portrait, which will hang on the Capitol's first floor, the governor ran into probably his final gaggle with Capitol reporters as he returned to work. Among other things, he was asked what he will miss most when Gov.-elect Charlie Crist moves in.

"What am I going to miss about the mansion? It's beauty, its tradition, the food," said Bush. "The hot water -- the water pressure in the hot water is unbelievable. I told Charlie to be careful; I don't know how it is in St. Pete but in Miami, the water doesn't come on that fast and doesn't come on immediately hot."

One other domestic touch, Bush said, is "fresh towels, all you want," like staying in a hotel.

"I don't know how it is in your life but it's -- most of the time, you know, most people take showers and you use towels six or seven times," he said, "but here, although I've been trained to do otherwise, any time I want, I can have a new towel."

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200661222007

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. As brainless as his brother

Good grief.

[CatWoman]

3. i had the exact same thought

when I saw this article :nuke:

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Isn't it amazing?

He says nothing about any important legislation he signed or any good economic plans or improvements to schools or any of the other jillion things a governor does. Didn't he serve two terms? And all he can think about are fucking towels??

This family just makes me ill. :puke:

[Warpy]

5. Brainless and utterly self absorbed

He typifies his class, concerned only with the comfort of their immediate surroundings.

[kskiska]

15. I remember his brother saying early on that

one of the best things about being president and living in the White House was the great desserts.

[Sailor for Warner]

47. You can believe that if you want

But I am pretty sure he is the brains of the operation.

[FarLeftRage]

2. Gee... what a self-centered A-Hole!!

Typical bushit, tho...

[H2O Man]

4. Dropping the towels .....

[Pastiche423]

28. 1st is that photo for real?

2nd who is that dancing w/Nixon?

3rd where did you get it?

I'm lovin' this photo - not sure why. lol

[H2O Man]

30. Sometime in New York City

the John & Yoko double album from June 1972. It's Nixon and Mao.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. No f***ing way did he say this. Wow, just wow.

:wow: MKJ

[Bluebear]

7. What I did as Governor: 'the water pressure in the hot water is unbelievable'

The Bush boys. Vapid, self-absorbed idiots.

[rzemanfl]

8. Is there anyone here who uses the same towel for a week?

The whole Bush family has no idea how real people live. Asshats.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. I do! I do!

Do I win a prize now? Maybe a fresh towel??

[rzemanfl]

13. Maybe something to cover up that mildewy smell? n/t

[TahitiNut]

24. Sure. 1 towel = 1 week = 1 bath.

:evilgrin:

[Tin Man]

32. Me three.

Hey, I'm squeaky clean when I emerge from the shower... so what's gonna soil the towel?

Mildew might be an issue for some climates, but not in these parts. My bath towels see duty for a week or more before they're laundered - saves me money and it's the environmentally conscious thing to do, too.

[rzemanfl]

33. Two questions, 1) where do you live? 2) do you live alone? If

not, how do you know it's your towel? I guess that's a third question.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

35. 4 of us in one bathroom...

We each have our own towels. Mine are green, one boy uses his Army towels, his brothers each have their favorites. :)

on edit: We live in Oregon now so we do have to wash them more often (in AZ they would dry in minutes).

[uppityperson]

37. Pacific NW and we each have our own spot on towel racks.

same as when was a kid sharing a bathroom with 4 other people. You have your spot and they have theirs.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

34. my family does

5 people, 5 towels a day, 2 1/2 loads a week.

What a waste of energy, to wash still clean towels (I don't know about you, but I'm clean when I step from the shower), not to mention how fast the towels would wear out.

[uppityperson]

36. we all do here.

wash them about once a week. Why do they need washing sooner? Seriously?

[tabasco]

50. Hell yes!

You hang it up and let it dry and use it again.

Good for the environment.

[phylny]

52. Nope. I use my towels - one for body, one for hair - about three times, then

it's into the laundry.

[CatWoman]

61. that's how I do it, too

I can't imagine using the same towel on both body AND hair.

[terrya]

10. No fresh towels in the Kennebunkport compound?

Poor baby.

[TankLV]

12. Jeb is leaving?

I didn't even know they had a governor's election last time around!

Boy, have I missed the boat on this one...

Is the new gov a dem or a repuke?

[rzemanfl]

14. Repuke of the closeted Mark Foleyish branch of the party. n/t

[Robbien]

19. Term limits

Or so I believe

[Pacifist Patriot]

25. Term limits. Repuke. But it could get interesting.

[gulfcoastliberal]

16. What'd ya expect it to say? That it enjoyed destroying the state civil service,

kill high speed rail, make a public mockery of the state's"sunshine law" by holding secret back slapping hotel getaways, allowing the PUC hat sets phone/power rates go on utility industry paid for resort stays and travel. Basically taking over the state, implement every repuke batshit crazy economic scam, and sit back and profit from your carnage. That's what he'll miss the most: the power to run Florida like the nation of bushland.

[Robbien]

17. What nonsence. Jeb has been rich all his life

If he likes fresh towels, he gets fresh towels. He doesn't have to be in the governor's mansion to get them.

This article is just throw away trash.

[CatWoman]

57. really?

tell us more. please.

[Nicole]

18. Fresh towels like in a hotel?

I have fresh towels at home and use a clean one after each shower. I've never used a towel six or seven times. What an idiot if he thinks most people do that. I'm sure some do but I wouldn't say most.

[uppityperson]

38. many people do. Why not? Is the towel dirty from drying off a clean body?

[Nicole]

42. Why? Because I prefer it that way.

No, my towel isn't dirty from drying off my clean body. It just doesn't have that freshly laundered smell that I prefer. If I'm a guest somewhere & they provide me with a towel to use for 3 days, then I do it. When I'm home, where I do the laundry, I use a fresh towel every time I shower.

[uppityperson]

43. I don't since it takes a lot of electricity to wash and dry.

And they don't wear out so fast either. I could wash in cold water by hand and dry by woodstove and this wouldn't take electricity I guess, but too much work. Sometimes I hang it to dry by the stove or outside on sunny days. Line drying doesn't make it fluffy, but then again it lasts longer rather than ending up in the lint trap in dryer.

If you want to use a new one every day, that is your choice and go for it. I chose to not for varied reasons and my main complaint is to people saying Jeb Bush is out of touch with the serfs because he said what he did. He's out of touch for other reasons, but using towels over and over is done often also.

[Nicole]

44. You're right, it's all about choice

I don't use much electricity so doing laundry doesn't make that much difference. Plus I tire of my towels before they ever wear out. I love linens so I splurge on them.
Before I sound like a complete snob, it's a trade off. I do conserve elsewhere. I seldom drive, I walk or ride the bus 90% of the time. I recycle so I throw away very little.

This just struck me as an odd thing for Jeb to be commenting on.

[badgerpup]

45. Last place I stayed at had a notice in the bathroom about the towels...

...asking people to not use more than they really needed.
Also encouraged you to have the bed just made rather than fresh sheets every time.
Reasons given were laundry cost, water, environmental issues.

Wasn't a low-end, no-frills cheap place, and it had a pool...but was in Oregon, which probably explains a lot of the environmental sensitivity.

[Nicole]

46. I've seen the same thing

in Oklahoma & Texas, at Holiday Inn Express. They also have pools.

[A Brand New World]

20. My God! I've never, ever heard of anyone using a towel 6 or 7

times! Is that how the Royal Family really think the serfs live? Man are they out of touch with the real world!!!! In fact, this really pisses me off. Stupid stupid people.

[rzemanfl]

26. I posted pretty much the same thing and got a couple of funny

replies above.

[uppityperson]

40. ever been poor, or lived in a place without laundry facilities?

I have and learned you don't need to wash towels often so long as you dry them well. Many of us use our towels a bunch of times before washing, even if have laundry facilities.

[tabasco]

51. Lots of people use towels for more than a week!

It's smart for the environment!

[TahitiNut]

21. Somebody ought to teach that self-absorbed twit to do laundry for himself.

I think the prison laundry at the Starke Prison would be just the place to learn.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. Six or seven times?

I hope he remembers which end he used to wipe his butt the first three times.
No wonder his hair always looks dirty. :crazy:

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. "The fact that I don't actually have to pay for any of this and I am an elitist pig, who thinks I am

royalty by politics or whatever." The whole bu$h clan makes me want to puke. Their priorities aren't ours, for sure! Hot water, when Americans can't afford fuel for their cars, let alone their houses, when Iraqis only get a few hours a day of utilities and Jeb bu$h is lamenting the loss of hot water and water pressures and the opulence of the Governor's' mansion? What an elitist he is!

[speedoo]

27. Jeb's lamenting much, much more than that.

He's finished as a politician and he knows it. He was quoted the other day as saying as much.

The one good thing W has done is help expose the BFEE (unintentionally of course) including Jeb, as a pack of traitors and worthless cowards and sluts.

Not even Jeb's son will have a political career, unless he loudly denounces poppy and W. Which ain't gonna happen.

[flordehinojos]

31. don't be fooled by jeb bush's NO TENGO FUTURO...rest assured that the votes will

surge his way whenever he and his poppy decide it is time for jeb to take command at the oval office.

[speedoo]

41. I'll believe that when I see it.

By the time W is out of office, the name Bush will be despised by 9 out of 10 Americans. And lots of foreigners too. No amount of cheating and Diebolding will overcome that.

[Az_lefty]

29. ha ha ha ha....

totally fucking insane...just like his little brother.
:rofl:

[earth mom]

39. Just when I thought the * family couldn't get any more shallower than they already are...

Un-frickin-believable! :eyes:

[calimary]

48. Then go check into a nice hotel, ASSHOLE.

Good riddance.

[Raine]

49. Jeb should become a towel boy

at a Bally's Gym then he can have all the fresh towels and hot water that he wants plus earn a little spending money since his political career is finished.

[formercia]

53. I can remember a time when I had no towel

clean or otherwise, thanks to Bush Gang.

He will have a clean towel twice a week in the Bootie House.

Where he's going, rape is just foreplay.

[LostinVA]

54. Rape as foreplay?

I really don't like either the rape jokes or rape as punishment statements so often seen here on DU. Directed at anyone, even Jeb Bush.

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[formercia]

64. Oh, I get it...

You want me to know you're Gay.

Pleeese, spare me your relationships.

[peekaloo]

56. The food mention caught my eye.

I'm pretty sure he requested beach towels for his bathroom use.

:evilgrin:

[Beetwasher]

58. "Let Them Eat Towels!"

Happy Holidays darlin'!!!!!! :hi: :loveya:

[CatWoman]

59. !!

:hi:

:loveya:

[rug]

60. The Lounge has resolved this question.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5982042

[aaronbees]

62. Ah, the voice of privilege

Can't the man do some damn laundry on his own if he's that sentimental about towels? Jeeez.

[lovuian]

63. Your family is evil and will never return to politics

George W has destroyed any chances for that

of that we have to be thankful