To think it's not remotely weird to have a shower at a next door neighbour's house in an emargency?

[Catnao]

Our boiler packed up last week (fixed again and I am disproportioantely delighted), and as a result, we have had no heating or hot water.
So - we have been relying on little electric heaters, and having showers at our next door neighbour's house. We are friends with her next doors - I go to a gym class with her once a week, and we often have a glass of wine and a gossip round each other's houses. and supply one another with run out things, eg calpol and washing powder, (and wine ).
Anyway, I was telling a friend of mine about how the boiler has been fixed and mentioned the showers -round -neighbour's situation, and she was horrified! Said she would never ask to have a shower at someone else's house, and would say "no" if someone asked her, and think it was really weird.

Is it weird? I thought it was a perfectly normal favour to ask in the circs!

Yes, I was wondering when you'd notice it was me Catnao (just joking, I'm not her really!)

If my neighbours asked to use our shower I wouldn't mind at all but funnily enough I would rather struggle than ask myself. . When I am forced to ask for help I don't know how to thank people appropriately, of course I always say "Thank you" but then wonder if it should also be a box of chocs..wine..just offer to return the favour if ever they need it? I don't know what's the done thing for a given situation and worry about offending someone either by overthanking or underthanking. I guess I should do what feels right to me and to heck with what they make of it but I'm a bit thin-skinned

I bought chocs for next door. And said thanks.
(And then said she could get in shower with me next time...
You sound very nice simmy lou - and all the other shower-at - ours people!