Chris Boyd leaped up within the early hours to take full good thing about the money-saving attainable of the downpour (Image: Kennedy Information and Media)

A Speedo-clad dad tackled the cost-of-residing main issue through taking a free bathe all through torrential rain out of doors a supermarket.

Viewers of a video of Chris Boyd taking the early morning dousing have when compared it to the rain-soaked liberation scene from The Shawshank Redemption, by which Tim Robbins’ personality Andy Dufresne washes away the grime of sewage tunnels he had to move slowly through to flee jail.

Chris Boyd was sitting in his flat at nighttime on August 17 because the heavens opened and a huge downpour flooded the boulevard.

With heavy rain showing no indicators of allow-up, the 60-yr-vintage determined to make use of the money-saving potential of the weather through sticking on skimpy swimming wear and grabbing a flannel for a boulevard shower.

Footage captured by means of Spalding Market displays Chris, who’s these days unemployed, scrubbing under his armpits in ankle-deep water as a bemused driving force crawls past.

The dad-of-one stated the chance indulge in a loose bathe was ‘something he needed to do’, admitting the soak used to be ‘very pleasant’ – except for ‘the odd floating fag butt’.

Chris, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, said: ‘With the fee of dwelling at the present time, and those now not wanting to turn on their water, i believed, “Why now not have a loose shower?”

‘I live around the street from the marketplace, and i used to be sitting within the flat looking out the window at the rain.

‘It was coming down like cups, I’d never observed rain like it, and that i had to do something.

The ex-forklift driving force’s wash has been compared to the rain-soaked liberation scene in the Shawshank Redemption (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

Chris says he will remember his shower gel next time (Image: Kennedy Information and Media)

The 60-year-old reckons staff at the market he showered in entrance of ‘love’ him (Picture: Google Maps)

‘So i believed, “Why not pop my speedos on and take the chance?” the one drawback is I didn’t take my shower gel, but no less than I took the flannel.

‘It used to be nice and warm – more or less like a heated pool – so it was once fairly delightful.

‘If there wasn’t the unusual fag butt floating around I’d have had a swim.’

Former forklift driver Chris introduced the downpour used to be also the perfect possibility to revel in a fresh dip after the recent weather that swept the country.

Chris mentioned: ‘It was a phenomenal aid from the hot weather we’d had, so after the heatwave i assumed, “I’m having some of that”.

‘The Blokes from the market were giggling – they love me over there.

What’s unsuitable with that?

‘I felt like a loose spirit. It was fresh and it didn’t value me anything. It was once an experience, however I wouldn’t need to do it in a lightning storm.’

Chris is planning to do the similar again all over heavy rain, as homeowners face massive power bills this wintry weather.

He brought: ‘I’ll take benefit of the next downpour and seize a bath. even though it’s less warm via that point it received’t placed me off – cold showers are excellent for the well being.

‘If it happens again I’ll be available in the market – I’ll simply remember my shower gel.’

Mavens have said families being battered via the associated fee-of-dwelling crunch can lower your expenses by slashing their shower time to the duration of a pop tune.

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