I just love the term crackered and all that it means, so true! I was crackered so many times, more than I'd care to count.
Ah yes, washing ourselves, a tricky ordeal. I only bathed every second day because it just made me sick. I had a bath because standing for a shower was too much, and even then I did it with a bucket next to the tub. Oh the memories.
I think we need a HG support thread - what do you think? With any luck (?) I will be joining it in the next few months.