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To think the worse thing about staying at someone's house is trying to get the shower to work?!

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EatDereksCorpse · 30/10/2014 12:13

Why doesn't every house just have the same shower, same settings and same heat control?!

I was dog sitting last night and it's shower time for me. I don't have a shower at home and I'm excited! But can I fuck as get it to the right temperature!

Might google it and see if there's an online manual

It's also a wet room so now I'm panicking that I will somehow flood the bathroom then open the door and a wave of water to just flow out and drown the dogs and me!

If that's not the worse part of staying at another house then add your own!

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TheCunnyFunt · 30/10/2014 22:49

Yanbu! It's that sudden realisation of horror that you have no idea how the shower works, when you're stood there, naked and gazing hopelessly at the knobs wondering which one to turn first...

The first time I stayed at a friends house, I actually pulled the shower knob off it went back on fine, it was just a slot-on type thing.

ElephantsNeverForgive · 30/10/2014 22:55

And why oh why has my D(house proud) DM fitted kitchen taps that spay the entire room if you don't remember which way they go.

It home I wouldn't give a damn, but at hers I have to wipe it all up.

Lozzapops · 30/10/2014 23:14

oh yes, the shower thing is very annoying. But my worst thing is figuring out whether you ought to flush the chain after a middle of the night wee. At home, if you have a wee in the night, you don't flush tip morning. But at someone else's house, do you risk leaving it? What if your hosts don't do that and are utterly appalled that you left them a wee? But on the flip side, what if you wake them up with the flush? Too much to cope with. I tend to ask now "should I flush the loo in the middle of the night?"

puntasticusername · 30/10/2014 23:40

Omg, I just had a truly horrible flashback to 1990. Me, my mum and my brother were borrowing a distant relative's flat for a night to save paying for a hotel, as we were attending a family wedding locally the next day. Mum wouldn't let us do ANYTHING that might possibly incur expense for the owner of the flat. Absolutely minimal electricity usage - no TV, ffs - and we all had to wash in the same three inches of hot water in the bottom of the bath. I was last, the water was bloody freezing and she would NOT let me put even a drop more hot in.

I'd forgotten all about that until now. I'm shivering afresh in remembrance. SHIVERING AFRESH, I tell you.

hiccupgirl · 31/10/2014 07:44

My parents are pretty cool and with it 60 something's with the exception of the shower department at their house. My dad hates showers so refuses to pay to upgrade their 30 yr old falling apart electric shower. Every damn time we stay I can't get it to stay on for more than 30 seconds and then when finally I get my step mum to put it on for me, it's luke warm and you mustn't direct the flow near the wall because the bath seal needs replacing.

I'm always desperate for a proper shower when I get home!

SacreBlue · 31/10/2014 10:12

This thread has reminded me of a school trip to Bulgaria far too long ago to give the year

The bathroom was fairly ordinary except the shower was in the ceiling in the middle of it with a drain in the centre of the floor. You could have sat on the toilet and had a shower at the same time

ElephantsNeverForgive · 31/10/2014 10:27

Our ski trip room in Italy was like that. It was lethal. The whole floor got wet and stayed wet. It was like a skating rink trying to get to the loo in the dark.

FruVikingessOla · 31/10/2014 10:30

at "surprising the loo handle"

Years ago we went to stay with DP's DSis and her, then, DH. They had a luxurious en-suite bathroom. Trying to have a shower in the other bathroom (and slightly hungover, so I wanted a good hot wash and to wash my hair), there was barely a dribble of water - no chance of a good hot wash and the hairwash was totally out of the question. It made me feel grubby all day.

I only drink skimmed milk so even SS tastes awful to me.

mypoosmellsofroses · 31/10/2014 10:39

DH and I stayed at BILs to do some decorating for him, he was away working. We could not work out the heating, DH was faffing with the controls for ages and we were either freezing or roasting. Turned out BIL was remotely changing the settings from his phone, and wondered how long we could go before calling him to ask how to change the heating settings. DH being "Me MAN, me make fire, me manage simple central heating system" it was bloody ages before he caved and called....

TheCunnyFunt · 31/10/2014 10:48

Ooh SacreBlue I went on a school skiing trip to Bulgaria and the bathroom was exactly like you describe! The bathroom was that small you could've sat on the loo, brushed your teeth over the sink and showered all at the same time :o

I wonder if you were on the same trip!

WellnowImFucked · 31/10/2014 10:54

Love'surprising the loo handle', sounds a bit like our downstairs loo.

We manage it no problem, I direct all visitors upstairs.

SacreBlue · 31/10/2014 11:13

Cunny did you have an 'entertainer' at meal times playing Lionel Richie tunes?

We entertained ourselves by giving standing ovations at breakfast, lunch & dinner

*We did tip very generously to offset our piss-taking not that that makes it alright but we were teenagers

TheCunnyFunt · 31/10/2014 12:14

No our hotel was far too shabby for that :o some peoples meals were still a bit frozen in the middle though...

PinkAndBlueBedtimeScares · 31/10/2014 12:30

We have lived in our flat for 3 years and dp still can't flush the toilet!? You have to flush it twice straight away (so pump the handle)
I don't know how many times I've told him I think he's dreading moving and having to master a new toilet.. I doubt he will ever shower again!!

NorahBone · 31/10/2014 13:00

NBU at all. When staying at the in-laws recently I also had problems working the tv, the microwave and even opening a bloody cupboard thanks to a child-lock. At least I don't live in France where, during a week's holiday I don't think I encountered two toilets that flushed the same way.

BauerTime · 31/10/2014 13:13

I must be some sort of shower expert then as ive never had this problem. Also, I always get the shower on and adjusted to a bearable temperature before I strip off so if I couldn't work it out I could just nip out and ask!

DragonfliesDrawFlame · 31/10/2014 13:58

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SacreBlue · 31/10/2014 19:20

Blimey cunny We just about coped with the black bread and watery soup the 'entertainer' was the highlight of our trip that and a fellow class member being found sans jeans (sold for cash) playing cards with locals

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EatDereksCorpse · 31/10/2014 19:27

I hate the taps at my mums house. They seem backwards so it's cold when should be hot. It also sprays so I end up soaked

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Oldraver · 31/10/2014 20:00

Last year we stayed at BIL's and I couldn't get the water temp right, it was scalding hot. I was told on day 3 there was a pair of pliers to turn down the thermostat

This year we stayed in a hotel but had the last night at BIL's as he insisted. We had his DD's bedroom and her manky sheets

PIVOT · 31/10/2014 21:08

At PILs now. Hot tap in the bathroom not working, I'd forgotten about that. On the plus side, mil has loads of Liz Earle I have not stolen any

Kalinka16 · 01/11/2014 11:44

YANBU. I hate other people's showers as I'm horribly short-sighted and struggle to a) get shower on then b) to right temperature without c) getting my glasses soaked whilst I lean in to see what I'm doing.
And I can barely get my own bloody tv to work never mind anyone else's.

Wowthishurtsalot · 01/11/2014 14:33

YANBU and why do so many people and hotels and b&b's design their showers for midgets? Anorexic midgets at that. I'm not big (5'10ish and 14stone) but seem far too big for many shower facilities!

Once I've squeezed into them I'm usually ok with operating it!

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EatDereksCorpse · 01/11/2014 19:59

I always find showers too high. I'm 4 foot 11.5 though!

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