How do you combat the cold once you have left the safety of your shower?

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I have no heating or hot water, so i am left to use my electric shower, and am nearly frozen after i use it, due to lack of heating. meh. my sister suggests taking a towel in the shower (out of the way of the water, obv) to use afterwards to remove excess water. what do you do? [assuming you take showers, and have no heating]

― thuddd (thuddd), Saturday, 24 May 2003 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

when i say assuming you take showers, i mean as an alternative to having a bath, not that you don't wash.

― thuddd (thuddd), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, drying yourself afterwards is a good tactic. Closing the bathroom door so the heat of the shower warms the room. If there are any hot pipes or anywhere to leave the towel and/or the clothes you'll put on afterwards that can help.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

What is an electric shower?

― Sean (Sean), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

The title of Mark S' book?

― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

No.

― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Have a lovely warm robe waiting for you as soon as you're dry. Oh, and call a plumber/electrician (JtN may not the hypocrisy in that piece of advice)

― Mark C (Mark C), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

electric showers - http://www.bryant-bathrooms.co.uk/Shower1.htm

― thuddd (thuddd), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Four 55 gallon tropical aquariums heated to 85 degrees F with aquarium heaters will keep an apartment nice and warm, assuming you have decent insulation.

― Stuart (Stuart), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

i have a large, old, near-condemmed house in scotland with a fupped boiler and no money. :(

― thuddd (thuddd), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

My suggestion may sound ridiculous, but considering you already live without hot water or heat it's really right up your alley.

― Stuart (Stuart), Saturday, 24 May 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Condition your body to operate with a core temperature of 70 degrees F.

― Stuart (Stuart), Saturday, 24 May 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah I just enjoy the freeze. Grab a towel and open the door. Speeds the drying (the cold you feel is largely the heat lost when the water droplets evaporate). Also it helps kill a hangover. WHOOO.

― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 24 May 2003 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Scream when you get out of the shower, this usually helps when I'm really cold.

― slutsky (slutsky), Saturday, 24 May 2003 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

4 shots of tequila prior to showering = Liquid blanket

― Carey (Carey), Saturday, 24 May 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

It's time to start mugging people so you can get the heat..or sell the computer. It seems kind of dumb to live w/o basics and afford to buy electronics anyway...

― ithe, Saturday, 24 May 2003 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

my sister suggests taking a towel in the shower (out of the way of the water, obv) to use afterwards to remove excess water

I always thought everyone dried themselves after having a shower? I guess mine has been a sheltered (and betowelled) life.

― Poppy (poppy), Saturday, 24 May 2003 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I remember one woman who had no interest in drying off afterwards. Seemed strange to me too.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 24 May 2003 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't your clothes get wet???

― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 24 May 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

When you get out of the shower, sit on the ground FAST, say loudly " GOD MADE ME THE COLDEST BABY IN THE BASTARD WORLD< BUT I REFUSE TO TOLERATE MY FLESH AS ULTIMATE REALITY!!!" Then eat a chocolate bar and wiggle very very fast

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 25 May 2003 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)

astounding.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 25 May 2003 03:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Michael Hanley, you are the greatest ILXor ever. I award you with the prize of a caribou.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 25 May 2003 03:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally, she liked to just lay down on a bed on a towel and let herself dry.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 May 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

no, my sister meant take a towel IN TO the shower, like the cubicle thingy. so that i can dry myself b4 leaving the safety of the shower, but the towel always falls into the water :(

― thuddd (thuddd), Sunday, 25 May 2003 10:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Your sister is an idiot. Leave the towel somewhere it will stay dry but you can reach it without leaving the shower.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 May 2003 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)

This seems basic.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 25 May 2003 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

THank you . I like breakfast cereals.

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 25 May 2003 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

CARIBOU CRUNCH -- the latest cereal of choice.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 May 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

ugh, you can all lick the cheese off my fingers. arseholes.

― thuddd (thuddd), Sunday, 25 May 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Nacho cheese?

― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Sunday, 25 May 2003 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, er, LINK NOT SAFE FOR WORK

― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Sunday, 25 May 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I really like how possibly the least offensive part of that picture is blurred out. BTW, LINK NOT SAFE FOR YOUR BRAIN EITHER.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 25 May 2003 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

BTW, CLICK LINK TO SEE HOW TO TAKE SHOWER

― VO, Sunday, 25 May 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

That's a really bad way to take a shower. She still has her socks on, for chrissakes.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 25 May 2003 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

If getting a towel within reach of the shower cube is a problem, you may wish to purchase a hat stand via a rummage sale or charity shop.

― Helga (nabisco), Monday, 26 May 2003 05:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Tips to Help Keep You Warm:

1. Move to Central or South Texas in early May at the earliest.
2. Make sure the air conditioning doesn't work that well in your house.
3. Take a lukewarm shower at noon, then put on an outfit made out of heavy fabric.
4. Drive around the place for an hour in a vehicle with a weak air conditioning system. (A Chevy Blazer will do.)
5. Come home, water the outside plants.
6. Decide to do some serious baking that day.
7. For the above, make sure you only have lukewarm water or soda available for you to drink.
8. As you peel your perspiration-streaked clothing from your body, long for the days when you can shiver again. Look at a coat with a great deal of longing.

;)

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 26 May 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Alternatively, have a good friend standing by outside the shower cabinet with a large fluffy towel. As soon as you switch off the shower, they can immediately swathe you in the towel, rubbing you dry very vigorously and cuddling you a lot. That would work.

― C J (C J), Monday, 26 May 2003 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)

dry yourself off fast, then run for bed and get under the blankets until the trauma goes away.

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 26 May 2003 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

If CJ's scenario is a legitimate option, you're probably better off just having sex with the 'good friend.'

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

You should treat the drying off process as two stages.
First part - use a facecloth (dry/or warmed from the water) and use it to rub your self down (and hair) and remove the excess water - stay in the shower/bath while you do this. Keep squeezing the cloth out while you do this. When you are just damp and not wet go to stage 2 which is drying with a towel. The reason this works is that the longer there is lots of water on you the harder it is to get warm, but if you use a towel it soaks all the water up. If you are only damp when you start using the towel it keeps you warmer. Another plus is that your bath mat won't be soaked either.

― neilc (neilc), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Or you use two towels.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 10:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I had the opposite this morning; my bath and bathroom were both too hot and I nearly passed out when I stood up too quickly to get out after I'd finished. Then i was convinced I had tinnitus from it and was gonna die.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Doesn't anyone just stand in the shower and dry off anymore? With the water off, obviously.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

That's what I do! To do otherwise would be mentalism.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

That's my point! A) You keep the curtain/door closed after grabbing towel, locking in some heat. B) You don't make a mess of the floor. This seems logical.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 12:48 (twenty-two years ago)

the ladies are OTM. I don't know if any boy has discovered this secret, though. (My boy says he is too big and clumsy for such endeavors, pah.)

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to steam the bathroom up and put a bunch of towels on the floor and get out and stand in the steamy-hot-bathroom with the door shut for a long time totally nekkid while I shaved & brushed my teeth & cleaned my ears & whatnot, but now I specifically step out into the cold cuz WOOHOO it sure wakes you up!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Doesn't anyone just stand in the shower and dry off anymore? With the water off, obviously.

That's what I do! To do otherwise would be mentalism.

Eh? You people are weird. You just step out and stand on a floor towel since you can't easily dry your feet otherwise and dry yourself with a regular towel. I've never had a problem with being too cold after a shower, really.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

That's because you live in California, duh.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Can men not balance on one foot or something???

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

That's because you live in California, duh.

I know what I'm doing!

Can men not balance on one foot or something???

What a waste of energy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Put on a towelling robe - saves drying off and is warm, too...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

blow dry yourself.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe some of you people don't DRY yourselves!! Freaks!!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

well donning said towelling garment is simply taking the laissez faire approach to drying... like leaving dishes to drain (in the absence of snug towelling clothes for plates and cutlery - this would exist in a perfect world, btw...)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

OBVIOUSLY you don't dry the bottom of your feet while STILL IN THE SHOWER because if you PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN you get WET. However, as previously mentioned, if you balance on one foot for a moment while STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOWER, you can then dry your foot and then put it down on the ground OUTSIDE THE SHOWER. Arrgh.

I've lived with too many men who don't understand the concept of drying oneself, it's a sore spot.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

It just sounds like personal preference rather than a matter of life and death, and therefore I will treat it as such. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i understand the concept, i just believe that it is wrongheaded and pointless... why spend life rushing? You will dry eventually...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH IF YOU TRACK WETNESS ALL OVER MY BED GODDAMNIT.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

They're just like dogs, aren't they?

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally = otm.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to know, too, why is it that so many of 'em - assuming you can get them to dry off - leave WET TOWELS ON THE BED???

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Nicole = also otm.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

But we wuv da widdle puppies yes we do!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Usually I do laps in the nude, air dry.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH IF YOU TRACK WETNESS ALL OVER MY BED GODDAMNIT.

not an issue if you take time to let nature run its course

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I agree with keeping the doors shut/window closed to the bathroom so as to keep in the warm steam. After shutting off the shower, I stand in there for a sec to let some of the water drip off me. Then I reach my hand out for my towel-like robe which hangs on the back of the door. I put that on. Then I step out onto my bath mat. Then I wrap a fresh towel around my head so my hair doesn't drip everywhere. Then I usually grab a handtowel and take it into the bedroom. THEN I put it on the floor and put my freshly dried feet on it. I sit on the bed and do some usual post-shower activities like clip nails or put on deoderant. I don't dry my feet until I have my socks handy because they would get dirty after stepping onto my old hardwood floors. It's hard work being me!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

sometimes i roll around on the carpet like my dog does.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

My pet peive is wet towels being left on the bathroom flower. Fortunately, my bf doesn't do this. But I always got upset with my sisters about this when I was growing up.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

There seems to have been an unfortunate conflation in assumptions here where Ally, Nicole et al have cruelly thought I am interested in not drying or tracking wetness outside of my bathroom, and I am here to disabuse you of this absurd notion, for I was merely referring to the dry in shower/dry standing out of shower conundrum. Dave Stelfox's vision is very much his own! ;-) Leaving wet towels ANYWHERE but the towel rack is an absurdity unto the heavens.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, wet towels is TRULY the travesty of everything.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I once had a friend who in a drunken stupor wiped his ass with my wifes bathroom towels. Needless to say, we were none to pleased.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

But we wuv da widdle puppies yes we do!

Eurgh. For my sanity, please don't say that again.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Dave Stelfox's vision is very much his own!

You may write the blurb for my forthcoming novel Ned...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Leave a wet towel on my bed once: Stern lecture
Leave a wet towel on my bed twice: Stern lecture, kick in the ass
Leave a wet towel on my bed three times: Wear your balls as a hat.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

What happens the fourth time?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I say the bit about the puppies again.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I like to use all the wet towels to clean up the carcasses of my used bathroom monkeys.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't leave wet towels anywhere other than or the towel rail and i do dry but prefer to put as little effort into it as possible... the robe is the best option as it is warm and has all the benefits of a towel with none of the labour...
Benefits = It soaks up water and were you of a mind to, you could also dump it on Ally/Luna's bed when you're finished...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, usually after the balls=hat thing, they don't want to come back, Ned. I mean shit, would YOU?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

nick, are we the same person? I kiss you for Janeane Garafolo reference.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I say the bit about the puppies again.

Frightening!

I mean shit, would YOU?

I wouldn't, but there are some extremely weird people out there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I'll also say that once I do the balls=hat thing, one wouldn't get invited back.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i'd also like to make it clear that i don't have a shower...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

This morning I'm having a shower, power goes off half way through. Quickly run downstairs and check the fusebox, then phone the elctric company who tell me it's off all morning for maintenance(!). So I have to wash the soap off my dangly bits using water which has been drawn from an Arctic well. Twelve hours later I've only just got my voice back.

Stepping out into a cold bathroom would be a walk in the park after that experience.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I get dry (all but bottoms of feet) before stepping out of the shower, but I have a roomy shower - big enough for three. Maybe four, but I've not had the chance to try that yet.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Eyeball Kicks' bathroom routine: read newspaper on toilet until finished - shower - when done showering step out of the shower onto newspaper which will accept all the water from up to two feet - simultaneously dry body with towel - walk away dry all over (including soles of feet) remembering to discard wet newspaper.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 29 May 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm so glad you got that teeny!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 29 May 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

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