how long is your shower? - Page 2

SamIam · 01-20-2010, 11:55 AM

It depends. On cold mornings I stay in longer. If I shave my legs, that takes longer, too. If I'm really in a hurry, I'd say 5 - 10 minutes.

BrianR · 01-20-2010, 12:44 PM

I answered with Jinx...7-10 unless I need to wash and condition my hair. Sometimes I shave too, but not my legs.

Shawnee123 · 01-20-2010, 12:50 PM

Does jim know you and jinx are in the shower together cruising the Cellar?

monster · 01-20-2010, 03:49 PM

4-10 minutes. But I just got in from buying fancy new showerheads, so who knows what might happen to my shower time now

Madman · 01-20-2010, 04:06 PM

Don't move fast anymore. I have a radio in my shower so I tune into some soft rock or whatever tickles my fancy... so to speak. I take my time - no hurry. Sometimes I just stand there and let the hot water sooth me. I use the shower to relax in too.

Sometimes I even have company.

Juniper · 01-20-2010, 06:18 PM

Depends on if there's shaving to do.

skysidhe · 01-20-2010, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madman

Don't move fast anymore. I have a radio in my shower so I tune into some soft rock or whatever tickles my fancy... so to speak. I take my time - no hurry. Sometimes I just stand there and let the hot water sooth me. I use the shower to relax in too.

Sometimes I even have company.

Your wife I hope.

j/k

I went with a man who did just that thing.

bluecuracao · 01-20-2010, 07:51 PM

How the heck do you take take a one-minute shower? I sure wish I could do that--more time for sleep.

BrianR · 01-21-2010, 02:22 AM

it's called a Navy shower...

Undertoad · 01-21-2010, 02:39 AM

I've been working on getting my shower down to the most limited time. Without shortchanging any particular area.

It helps a lot to have an "illegal" shower head.

jujuwwhite · 01-21-2010, 02:52 AM

I wish I was in a hot shower right now...with massage jets!

Sundae · 01-21-2010, 06:38 AM

I hate my parents' shower.
I wish they didn't have one, so I'd have an excuse to take a bath.
It's a cliched European shower - no pressure at all, and every now and then it decides to change temperature - going from freezing to boiling (not literally) so you have to duck in and out of it mid-range.

Given a better shower I'd probably take longer.
In this one I only do the basics. Having short hair helps.

Madman · 01-21-2010, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skysidhe

Your wife I hope.

Of course. I sowed my oats 30 years ago. However, my libido is alive and... working.

glatt · 01-21-2010, 08:27 AM

I use our upstairs shower and it sucks. Grit has clogged the inlet ports on the supply side of the shower valve, and I've tried over the years to take the valve apart, clean it, and put it back. But it drips inside the wall when I put it all back together. Must be a nicked o-ring or something. I think I've written about it before. We've got a plastic bag taped underneath the valve in the wall cavity, directing the drips outside the access panel onto a rag lying on the floor, where they evaporate.

The valve has finally accumulated so much grit that it's making the water do weird harmonic crap that gets the pipes vibrating like a freaking helicopter is about to land on the roof. You can adjust the temperature and try to get the harmonic vibrations to change or temporarily go away, but they always come back. The only temperature settings that don't sound like a helicopter is landing on the roof are scalding hot and too cool.

I broke down this past weekend and ordered a whole new shower valve and assembly from an online plumbing supply place. Maybe this weekend coming up, I will install it. I really hate doing plumbing though.

Everyone else uses the downstairs shower, which is beautiful and just works. I re-did that like 2 years ago.

Sheldonrs · 01-21-2010, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

59 inches.

i love you.

View Poll Results: how long is your shower?
1-3 minutes	2	4.76%
4-7 minutes	17	40.48%
7-10 minutes	14	33.33%
10-15 minutes	9	21.43%
15+ minutes	4	9.52%
I bathe exclusively	3	7.14%
I killed a hobo	5	11.90%
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01-20-2010, 12:44 PM	#17
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I answered with Jinx...7-10 unless I need to wash and condition my hair. Sometimes I shave too, but not my legs. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-20-2010, 12:50 PM	#18
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Does jim know you and jinx are in the shower together cruising the Cellar? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-20-2010, 03:49 PM	#19
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	4-10 minutes. But I just got in from buying fancy new showerheads, so who knows what might happen to my shower time now __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-21-2010, 02:22 AM	#24
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	it's called a Navy shower... __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-20-2010, 11:55 AM	#16
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	It depends. On cold mornings I stay in longer. If I shave my legs, that takes longer, too. If I'm really in a hurry, I'd say 5 - 10 minutes.

01-20-2010, 04:06 PM	#20
Madman has left the building. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	Don't move fast anymore. I have a radio in my shower so I tune into some soft rock or whatever tickles my fancy... so to speak. I take my time - no hurry. Sometimes I just stand there and let the hot water sooth me. I use the shower to relax in too. Sometimes I even have company.

01-20-2010, 06:18 PM	#21
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Depends on if there's shaving to do.

01-20-2010, 07:51 PM	#23
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	How the heck do you take take a one-minute shower? I sure wish I could do that--more time for sleep.

01-21-2010, 02:39 AM	#25
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I've been working on getting my shower down to the most limited time. Without shortchanging any particular area. It helps a lot to have an "illegal" shower head.

01-21-2010, 02:52 AM	#26
jujuwwhite Capnhowdy's #1 smasher Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rentz, GA Posts: 339	I wish I was in a hot shower right now...with massage jets! __________________ I don't suffer from insanity...i enjoy every moment of it.

01-21-2010, 06:38 AM	#27
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I hate my parents' shower. I wish they didn't have one, so I'd have an excuse to take a bath. It's a cliched European shower - no pressure at all, and every now and then it decides to change temperature - going from freezing to boiling (not literally) so you have to duck in and out of it mid-range. Given a better shower I'd probably take longer. In this one I only do the basics. Having short hair helps. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-21-2010, 08:27 AM	#29
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I use our upstairs shower and it sucks. Grit has clogged the inlet ports on the supply side of the shower valve, and I've tried over the years to take the valve apart, clean it, and put it back. But it drips inside the wall when I put it all back together. Must be a nicked o-ring or something. I think I've written about it before. We've got a plastic bag taped underneath the valve in the wall cavity, directing the drips outside the access panel onto a rag lying on the floor, where they evaporate. The valve has finally accumulated so much grit that it's making the water do weird harmonic crap that gets the pipes vibrating like a freaking helicopter is about to land on the roof. You can adjust the temperature and try to get the harmonic vibrations to change or temporarily go away, but they always come back. The only temperature settings that don't sound like a helicopter is landing on the roof are scalding hot and too cool. I broke down this past weekend and ordered a whole new shower valve and assembly from an online plumbing supply place. Maybe this weekend coming up, I will install it. I really hate doing plumbing though. Everyone else uses the downstairs shower, which is beautiful and just works. I re-did that like 2 years ago.

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