To think that taking ages in the family shower cubicle at the gym when you know there is another family waiting, is selfish and bad manners?

[hermioneweasley]

That's pretty much it. Gym has one family shower area, big enough for 3 or 4, seat for the kids, can take shower unit down to hose kids down etc. more convenient than trying to manage them in the small stalls with fixed heads - picking up slippery kids to get them under the spray etc. when we got out of the pool, this shower area was in use. Must have been there for at least 5 mns already. Woman saw we were waiting (looked around the curtain and then pulled it shut again) and just stayed in there for ages, lathering. Gave up in the end and took the kids into the small stalls. By the time we were out and half dressed she and daughter emerged. Must have been at least 20 mins. She was also talking her to DD (who looked about 6) about the benefits of "fat burning exercise".

AIBU to think she was selfish when she could see another family waiting? I don't take 20 mins at home!

(I don't care if I ABU re fat burning exercise - I judged and will continue to judge about putting this in a young girl's awareness).

[Mosman]

Find another gym, when I look around them, the showers is more important to me than the equipment.

[ChristmasJubilee]

Shower when you get home.

[Binkybix]

20 minutes seems a very long time to be in there to me. I've got long thick hair and can still do it in less than 5.

[Binkybix]

Separately I get annoyed when people leave their stuff out on (limited) benches rather than in the plentiful lockers. Then look annoyed if it gets at all damp/have been moved out of the way by people actually needing the space to change.

[hermioneweasley]

Thanks for the replies - different strokes for different folks I guess!

Don't get me started on people who leave their stuff in the changing rooms while they go off and shower!