If you’ve ever had long hair, and lived in a place with hard water, you would not be asking this question.
Enjoying the warmth mostly
Same vibe:
People who go on beach vacation for a week, what are you doing there? I can undress, have a swim, get sand into my crotch and a sunburn on my shoulder in less than an hour. WHAT ARE YOU DOING
At least for me, I’m in the water snorkeling, scuba diving, or boogey boarding
Idk about the people who just simply lounge on the beach though, sounds boring
I keep forgetting that not all beaches are cold and rocky like the ones in my area. This is what going to the beach is like for me, haha.
Usually staring blankly at the wall, hoping the shower will somehow rinse some grime off my brain too.
I just crank my hog.
Well, that too.
AROOOOOOOO DON’T CLOG THE DRAIN BROTHER!!!
Shooting water from my fingertips like the awesome aqua wizard that I am
I thought I was the only one
Apparently there’s at least 3 of us.
Aqua Sorceress checking in.
It’s not a fucking speedrun homie. This isn’t shower any%. I’m usually listening to music and enjoying the hot water. Plus if it’s a wash day, washing and conditioning long hair takes a while.
Hey you let my poor adhd brain ruminate in scalding hot peace
Substituting for the warmth of human contact.
I feel seen.
But not touched, same…
The three of you could touch each other? Problem solved!
Debug my code
Plan new code
Like, where else would you do that?
LOL so this happens so often it’s a running joke now but my son told me this story yesterday (first time it happened to him but knows about it from me) and I almost got teary eyed hahahaha
Most offices around here have a changing room with a shower, mainly intended for people who bike to work or such, but what if we started using the shower more offensively in a developer capacity?
Stuck on a tricky task? Hit the shower! Team not agreeing on the pattern of the new API? Group shower! Rather than using AI and other crutches when stuck on problems, we should bring back communal showering at work, for the epiphany factor!
Dissociating and struggling with body dysphoria usually
If you’re struggling with body dysphoria, wouldn’t you want to be naked for a shorter amount of time?
You would think, but the water touching my body, me touching my body, me looking at my body all of that can be easily avoided by sitting in a certain way or just staying out of the water
then you don’t want back in the water
Enjoy the warm. Read.
Read is insane
When I’m being reasonable: Audiobook
When I’m being unreasonable: lie down and use shower liner to create the dry section I read in while everything else enjoys the warm.
Tough part of the latter is leaning up against the cold dry tub when setting up. Like jumping into a cold pool.
how do you read in the shower, a water-proof ereader or some kind of waterproof book?
I have a waterproof ereader, but there’s no way I’d read in the shower. It’s much more comfortable to read on my bed or on a chair. It’s also too noisy to listen to audiobooks, unless I’m wearing noise-cancelling headphones, but then I can’t wash my hair or ears properly.
So yeah, in and out in 5 min, and then read in more comfortable place.
Relax into a brief, stressless, fugue state.
Trying to work up the nerve to turn the hot water off and step out into the cold air
start taking cold showers. youll get out of there quick to get back to the warm air
Good point, why not suffer all the time?
Space heater. Turn it on before you get in. Life changing. Like a poor man’s heated floors.
Or, if you have a bathroom with a washer and dryer in it, throw your towel and clothes into the dryer. That way you hop out and immediately into a nice warm towel followed by warm clothes.
Alternatively, if you have old school radiator heating, just throw your towel/clothes on the radiator. Does the same thing, though it might be pretty hot when you get out depending on the climate that you live in.
Sitting on the floor, letting the hot water pour over my head as sad piano music plays in the background
