Shower Poll

[yuiyoshida]

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Friends and I were talking the other day and the subject of Time in the shower came up. So the question was, basically what is the average time you spend in the shower at home?.

Now granted, your time might be limited because of obligations, but assuming you have no place you have to be right away and you need to take a shower..

Baths will not be included in this poll, cause a bath can be fairly lengthy or short. This has to do with the time you spend, just cleaning up and relaxing in the shower... please give an estimate and it doesn't have to be entirely exact.

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	10 Minutes at most
	13 (52%)
	15 Minutes at most
	8 (32%)
	20 Minutes at most
	1 (4%)
	25 Minutes at Most
	2 (8%)
	30 Minutes at Most
	0 (0%)
	35 Minutes at Most
	0 (0%)
	40 Minutes at Most
	0 (0%)
	45 Minutes at Most
	0 (0%)
	60 Minutes at Most
	1 (4%)
	Never take showers, only take Baths...
	0 (0%)
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[lpbk2713]

1. 20 to 25

Shower, shave, wash hair.

[ProudLib72]

2. I'm voting for 20 minutes, but I shave in the shower

That takes up some time. I think there may be too many variables.

[PJMcK]

7. Depends on how much shaving you have to do

I, too, shave in the shower. Some days take longer than others depending on the territory to be shaved.

(wink)

[underpants]

3. I just hit "the pits and the bits" somedays. 😆

I learned in the Army to be really efficient in the shower. Plus I'm third in line in the mornings after my daughter (who can take up to 45 minutes) and my wife. Get in. Get out.

[Rorey]

9. I learned to be efficient during droughts.

Get wet. Turn water off. Soap up. Rinse off. Done.

[The Genealogist]

26. This is how my grandpa showered, drought or otherwise

I've tried it. Kind of chilly standing there all wet.

[Rorey]

34. Yeah, in the winter it's kinda rough

I need a heater in my shower. One would think if one was an electrician one would think of putting one of those heater things in his mother's shower. (I need to drop some strong hints to one of my sons. )

[Rorey]

4. Depends on what day it is.

If it's shampoo day it takes longer. I wash my hair every two or three days. Also, if it's on a day when I take more than one shower, it can be a short as five minutes.

[stopbush]

5. Five minutes, tops. We conserve water here in CA.

[canetoad]

10. Yep

We live with drought and water restrictions. Everything you need to do can be done in five minutes.

[Codeine]

29. We shower quick in SoCal,

except for my daughter, who makes it her mission to use all the water the rest of the state has saved.

[oberliner]

6. Did you mean to post this in The Lounge?

[Adrahil]

8. More than 10 minutes is suspicious!!!! :) NT

[Rorey]

11. You make a good point.

[Shell_Seas]

20. First thing in the morning? People move slower.

[Adrahil]

23. Keep your hands where I can see them!!! NT

[Shell_Seas]

24. Haha

[Joe941]

12. To save the environment we should all limit our showers to 5 mins.

[LeftInTX]

13. The only time I spend more than 10 minutes is when I dye my hair

[hibbing]

14. Until the hot water runs out n/t

[Union Label]

15. Not even 10 minutes

in california we just cant afford to waste water.

[Demovictory9]

33. lived in an apt where I could hear my neighbors shower thundering for 30 minutes!

[rzemanfl]

16. The "at home" part makes this hard to answer.

Most of my showers are courtesy of my insurance company via Silver Sneakers at gyms and pools. The better the shower facility, the longer I take. I'm faster a the Y than at LA Fitness. One gym I go to three times a week has really luxurious showers and I take advantage. I will time myself next time I'm there.

[Rorey]

35. I'm looking forward to Silver Sneakers

That's one thing I'm definitely taking advantage of when I can.

[rzemanfl]

36. In the summer when the Y has pool parties, I get food from my insurance company.

Usually I only get coffee there. When I started using Silver Sneakers at age 67 I hadn't swum a lap since Kennedy was President. Now, at 71, my swims are sometimes a mile. I can use all the YMCAs in the area, plus an Olympic size indoor pool a few miles away, LA Fitness (with pools) and an excellent gym run by a local health care provider with free periodic assessments and personalized workouts. All free.

[Rorey]

37. And all over the country, right?

I think that's what our insurance guy said. My (soon-to-be-ex) husband hasn't taken advantage of it because, according to him, he "doesn't have time". I'll make time.

[rzemanfl]

39. A Y membership is good for 28 days anywhere. Silver Sneakers is big in Florida,

a friend from Wisconsin says places there don't accept it.

[Rorey]

40. Ok

I hope it turns out as good as the insurance guy said it is.

[rzemanfl]

41. He should know the circumstances there. Each place is different.

There is a small, city-operated gym in a rec center near my house. They want to be in Silver Sneakers, but Silver Sneakers says they have too many places in the area already that take their card. I think the issue is $$$$$. There are two for-profit places within a mile or two that take Silver Sneakers.

[GoCubsGo]

17. Most days, five minutes or less.

When I take five minutes, it's because I'm washing my hair, which I do every other day, unless I swim. Some days, I just wash my face and rinse off. My skin is much happier for it. The only time I might linger longer is in the wintertime, when I come home from a workout, and I'm freezing cold. Or, if I have a cold and I'm congested. I might stay in a little longer to try to loosen up my sinuses so that I can breathe.

[Shell_Seas]

18. Time per shower or time in the shower per day? Some of us take more than shower a day...

[yuiyoshida]

19. just average time in

one shower, thanks.

[ooky]

21. Usually not over 5 minutes for me.

[Iggo]

22. Eight minutes.

Eight minute shower.

Eight minutes in front of the sink.

Four minutes to get dressed.

When I say I'm ready in twenty, I mean it.

[Croney]

25. I dread the shower because no matter how hot the water is,

that first touch on my skin is cold. So I block the stream with the curtain, hop in behind it, then quickly expose myself to the stream. And I'm out in five minutes.

I like baths, but feel like I'm wasting a lot of water.

[Codeine]

27. I live in Southern California, so not long.

I can be in and out in well under a minute, but I’ve got the “advantage” of no hair.

[JuJuYoshida]

28. Most of the time is 20 minutes

I handle business first; shampoo and soap, shave what little I have and then enjoy the HOT STEAM for the remainder of the time. I love breathing it in with the window cracked, mixing the cold morning air with the hot steam. I come out totally relaxed!

[juxtaposed]

30. I was in Nashville this week and the hotel had the best shower. The hotel staff had to turn the

water off to my room to get me out!

[jcgoldie]

31. Well since the hot water in my ancient house runs out after about 4 minutes...

...gotta be quick!

[Demovictory9]

32. kick for more voting

[pansypoo53219]

38. i have no idea how long i take.

[DonViejo]

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