A 45 minute shower

I'm not being 100% serious here, but someone on Mumsnet mentioned a neighbour who had two sets of twins and took out insurance against having another set. They did and got a big payout. Perhaps this is the family!

As I said, they came over as a lovely family. But oh, all that waste!

They must've been seriously loaded GrandmaMoira all that waste and they said they couldn't afford a holiday

I was also shocked at the woman being in the shower for 45 minutes. I've never timed myself but I'm sure under 10 minutes when washing hair and much less when not doing hair. The 30 degree heat I've heard before but still can't understand it. I like to be warm but 20 or 21 is enough. She was also spending a huge amount on face cream (I think it was £50 per month). I found that shocking as well. Also I think it was £40 per month each older child for phones. All this with 6 children.

Yes Chloret1 I did remember her saying the heating was set at 30 degrees !

I don't think I could stand it and would be permanently falling asleep. Stupid woman.

Heating at 30?! Good grief. Another fan of quick showers here. I couldn't contemplate a 45 minute shower.

I'm just glad I spotted it before one of you lot did!

Anyway my "tickles" are gleaming.

I think she actually ran the water for 45 minutes though roses I can't even begin to imagine how much hot water she must use/waste?

I was wondering how much their combined household budget must've been ? I missed the beginning.

But how long did it take Nellie??

When I was working I could shower wash my (very short) hair and be going out of the door with a mug of tea and breakfast inside me.

I would guess around ten mins but have never timed it.Once out of the shower though, you have to get dry, then clean your teeth, moisturise etc.So probably about twenty mins in the bathroom.

Grannypiper she only seemed able to cook meals that involved a fry up. That would stink the house out for sure.

Gilly

What makes her house smell so much if she has to spend £55 a year on air freshener ? must be filthy

I'm also a 10 minute girl, a few minutes longer if I'm shaving legs too. We always open the window slightly when the shower is running so not too much steam to condense on the glass.

gillybob one of the best typos

Oh you've just made me laugh, I can't stop, gillybob. !!!

Love it, gillybob!

The people who happily say they shower in 5 or 10 minutes are amazing. Soaping, washing hair, conditioning hair, shaving, foot and heel care, all in less than 15 minutes? I need efficiency lessons.

Oh jeez why didn't I read that post before I pressed the post button??

Whilst a quick shower of "the tickles" would have been most enjoyable, I meant the tiles.

I watched that program too Teetime and was astonished that anyone could spend 45 minutes in the shower. I was wondering what the hell she must do in there. I too timed myself and including a hair wash and shaving my legs and pits it took all of 5 minutes and that included a quick shower of the tickles too.

Jalima I read in the bath every morning. To avoid specs steaming up you have to do what scuba divers do with their masks. Submerge the glasses in the hot water and then dry them off.

DH only takes about 10 minutes to shower, but I'm always grumbling if I'm in after him because it's like walking into the steamy heat of the jungle. Goodness knows what it's like after one of the TV family has finished their ablutions!

Same here, Pittcity, I always set the alarm for 45 minutes before I have to leave. My DDIL claims to manage it all in 30 minutes! Showering is so boring, I doubt I even take 3 minutes for my quick wash and dry (I wash my hair over the bath beforehand). And I can't imagine living in the 30 degree heat. We have ours set for 19 in the evening but usually turn it down to 17 after a couple of hours. Now a bath - with lovely scenty stuff, bubbles, book, radio, face pack and a glass of cup of something's a different matter - I can linger in there for well over an hour.

They did seem like a lovely family though.

It depends on whether or not I fall asleep in the bath.

I used to read a book but can't do that nowadays because my specs steam up.

Forty five minutes is long enough for me to shower, dry hair, put on face,clean teeth,dress, make and eat breakfast and get out of the door.

grumppa this sounds like a wartime thing - 5 inches of bathwater. I couldn't do 4 minutes if I had other bits of body housework to do- deforestation that kind of thing but 10 would easily be enough.