Doc Freemo 
Man showering feels sooooo nice. I have to wonder, did we evolve to feel this way or did the first prehistoric human to use soap and water feel this good.
@freemo Evolutionary response to life-giving rain, perhaps?
@louis I had thought about that.. but i dunno about you when i stand in the rain i feel the opposite of when i shower.. i feel more dirty and sticky and itchy, not less. Same for a clean pool. This seems to be a response unique to soap and water specifically. Keep in mind though we invented soap a very very long time ago in oen form or another. It started as natural soap occurring in lye rich rivers that people discovered and started using for cleaning.
@freemo Ah, then you and I have very different responses to rain. For me, it's rejuvenating even when it's whipping and cold.
But especially the idea of a gentle warm front blowing in and raining after a long dusty day working in the hot sun is exactly the same feeling I associate with showering after getting grimy in other ways.
Are you talking actually being in rain without an umbrrella, oe simply just being outside in a dry place while it rains around you?
@freemo Yeah, the former. Sometimes when I'm home and it rains, I'll just go outside and stand in it for a while for fun. Usually not to the point of being soaked, and I change clothes as soon as I get back inside, but it feels nice.
@louis Yea I can get with the refreshing part.. though it does make me feel less clean.
@freemo I wouldn't say it makes me feel clean (although it doesn't make me feel less clean either). I'd describe it as "refreshed".
For reference:
Rain: not cleaning, but refreshing
Shower: cleaning and refreshing
Sponge bath: cleaning, but not refreshing