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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

I shower for about 10-15 minutes and feel like that's "long". I literally spend half of the time with my arms over the...idk what it's called, the bar over my sliding glass doors...just letting the hot water hit my back. It's one of my favorite parts of the day, but after 15 or so min, my hands get pruney and I just want to get out. 30 min seems uncomfortably long.

[–] MystikIncarnate 2 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I really want to take super long showers, but I pay the water bill so.....

Fact is, the shower we have is.... Strange to say the least.

It's a wand. Only a wand. Most wand showers also hang up in a way that allows you to just, use it like a normal shower.... Not this one. I actually hate it, but don't have the budget to replace it right now, since it will likely need a partial renovation for the bathroom and that's our only shower, so everyone is going to get a bit stinky while it's reno'd.

What I want to do is to add a new bathroom with a shower/bath, then reno the current one, so we can shower during the reno.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

You probably don't need a full renovation to replace a showerhead. I'm not good at much, but am vaguely competent with basic plumbing. Post a photo of the shower. Most likely you just need a wrench, a new shower-head, and some nylon tape. If you want to get fancy, they also make extenders so you can add extra showerheads without a renovation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Do you know how long a renovation would take? Maybe you could get away with washing with a wet rag/towel to save building a whole new bathroom. Unless you also just want two bathrooms because that's neat to have.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

You should be able to just buy a new shower head for pretty cheap. It doesn't require renovation. Unless I'm seriously misunderstanding your shower.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Got a heat pump so now long showers use much less energy.

Now makes me wonder what the COP is during the summer, if you time the shower so that the heat pump works during the hot part of the day it should be pretty high. 30°c outside, barely needs to work to heat the water.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 19 hours ago

Shaving

Crying on the floor

The whole routine takes a while

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago

The scalding water serves as a moderately acceptable substitute for the warmth of human contact I’m so terrible at cultivating.

[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m winning insane arguments with myself in there.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You'll have to tell me how you do that. I always lose insane arguments with myself.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you switch which you is you you'll be winning those arguments instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

I'm confused , my super ego is battling my alter ego and I lost track on who is who

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago (9 children)

And then feel guilty for wasting so much water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Lowtechmagazine wrote an excellent article about decadent mist showers that use many small nozzles spraying very fine mist particle sizes water on you as a much more efficient way to use water for showers. I would love to install and try out something like that one day.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (17 children)

I want to nitpick the definition of “waste” for a moment. Yes, you are using a lot of water, and energy if the water is heated, BUT if you’re getting something remotely positive out of it (and you’re paying for it), then I would not consider it wasteful. If you genuinely want to label it as something, then let’s compromise and call it therapeutic. Deal?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unless you're in California or any other area with a low water table. Then it's a huge issue.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Compare this person’s shower to the many farms growing almonds in the same state.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago

You are right

At the same time

I can’t whataboutism limited resources

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] adarza 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

the noise of the shower is the only thing that drowns out the tinnitus i've had for over 20 years. so yea, i'm often in there til the water goes cold.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

What about the hairdryer? I listen to hairdryer videos to fall asleep to.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Dude, I'm shaving! Shaving my face and everywhere else I need. Also brushing my teeth. Still doesn't take 30 but it feels good to be hot water my god. Just like a bath or hot tub. Why rush?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hot water on skin is comforting and calming like few other things. If I could work from the shower I probably would.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

We have the technology

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Okay first thing i do is i turn on the water, and hold the shower head in my hand, pointing it away from myself until the water is hot.

Then i quickly spray the water all over my body, so i am completely wet. Then hang up the shower head, and step under it.

Then my brain shuts off for an undetermined amount of time.

Then i put shampoo in my hair, armpits and crotch, then finally soap everywhere else.

Make sure to get all the soap off, then dry myself. Total of ~45min.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago

Then my brain shuts off for an undetermined amount of time.

After this, I first need to remember if I'm already done washing myself or haven't started yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

lol I do the same thing but I do the washing part first. Because sometimes I will be in their so long I forget if I washed myself or not yet, so I just do it first

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