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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Dishes, but they're all wood, and no running water ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

I read a book on Stalinist-era Soviet sanitation systems earlier this year, and let me tell you, just the description of lugging water from the local pump up to one's apartment to do dishes, laundry, cook, etc, sounded absolutely miserable