Do You Have A Bath Or Shower Ritual? Or Are You A Get In Wash And Get Out Person
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56-60, F
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dancingtongue · 80-89, M
I have a ritual, unfortunately dictated by my European tankless water heater. Probably more of a thermostat issue than a water heater, but I haven't been able to find a plumber willing tackle the problem. Anyway, it gets me coming and going. The plumbers located the heater too far from the bathrooms (something about running the gas line to the heater) and then didn't insulate the pipes. So in cold weather, it takes awhile to heat up the pipes before you really get hot water. So the beginning of the ritual is to stand back aways while the water is heating up while wetting my hair and shampooing it. Then as soon as it is up to an acceptable warmth level, get under the shower spray, lather up, and rinse off, as quickly as possible because during cold weather in particular (but possibly anytime) it the water temp will start to drop and then plunge to cold. Requiring resetting the thermostat, which , of course, is in the other bathroom and inside a cupboard unreachable from that shower even if I were to switch bathrooms.
Really · 80-89, M
@dancingtongue Thanks: Now I feel better about not having a tankless heater (which would be impossible because I don't have gas or the huge electrical service that would be required). But I do relate to all the issues about having the heater too far from the bathroom and standing back until the temperature is right - particularly if I just flushed the toilet, or worse still, there's a washing machine going elsewhere.
My ritual is not around bathing but shaving. I often let a stubble develop over ~3 days. I prefer shaving with a (safety) blade and that goes best if I've been marinading in a hot bath or shower. I prefer the bath. It eases my aches & pains and I can wallow in it while reading a book. Most of those now have some wavy pages. Forty or so years ago I would also smoke in the bath, but not in the shower! Some decades earlier I would even smoke while cycling briskly. That I'm still alive in 2024 is inexplicable.
My ritual is not around bathing but shaving. I often let a stubble develop over ~3 days. I prefer shaving with a (safety) blade and that goes best if I've been marinading in a hot bath or shower. I prefer the bath. It eases my aches & pains and I can wallow in it while reading a book. Most of those now have some wavy pages. Forty or so years ago I would also smoke in the bath, but not in the shower! Some decades earlier I would even smoke while cycling briskly. That I'm still alive in 2024 is inexplicable.
Primnproper · 56-60, F
@dancingtongue @Really Looks like you guys have got it sussed to work for your benefit.👍
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@Really Bathing is not an option. Miss the jacuzzi we had in our old home before we downsized. This house already had been adapted by elderly owners for showers only to avoid the dangers of getting in and out of the tub, and we kept it that way when we renovated.
Really · 80-89, M
@dancingtongue Again I completely relate - this time to the scariness of exiting the tub as an 'older' person. I have grab bars and non-skid appliqués but still it's a risky business. The most dangerous part is maybe when I'm sit-sliding out over the rim with my feet searching for the floor and my bum still hanging over the inside of the tub. Anything could happen at this point.