Do you turn the water on before or after you get in the shower?

Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
I turn it on beforehand. No matter how warm the faucet water is running, the shower head takes a second or two to reach the same temperature, and I hate getting a cold water splash, no matter how brief.
10/13/2012
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
I turn the water on before getting into the shower. I hate cold water, so I wait for the water to get hot.
10/13/2012
Contributor: edeneve edeneve
love the "jello & sprinkles"
I don't like the burst of COLD water!
10/13/2012
Contributor: TheTwoRegularFolks TheTwoRegularFolks
Quote:
Originally posted by MidnightStorm
I've always turned the water on while I was standing in the shower (let the faucet warm up, turn the shower head on) but I recently discovered that my boyfriend does the opposite. It never occurred to me that you could do it the other way, but it ... more
I have to wait until it is nice and steaming hot before I get in. No accidental cold shots.
10/14/2012
Contributor: Tork48309 Tork48309
Water on, temp check, then I get in.
10/14/2012
Contributor: Intrepid Niddering Intrepid Niddering
I turn the water on before I get in. I actually don't like warm or hot showers-- I prefer they be cold, so I need the shower to cool down for me to get into it. Our tap water, when first turned on, usually comes out lukewarm to hot first, so I have to get it to filter through before I get cold water.

As for running the faucet, then turning to the shower head. Yeah.. someone came to fix the faucet about six years ago. It was pulling away from the wall; we just needed it put back in. Afterwards, he told my mom that he had, "fixed the connection issue between the shower head and the faucet." Nothing had been broken. Now, you can't ever change it to the faucet. It's permanently stuck in shower head mode.
10/14/2012
Contributor: Michelle Conner Michelle Conner
Quote:
Originally posted by MidnightStorm
I've always turned the water on while I was standing in the shower (let the faucet warm up, turn the shower head on) but I recently discovered that my boyfriend does the opposite. It never occurred to me that you could do it the other way, but it ... more
always before
10/14/2012
Contributor: tequilafish tequilafish
Gotta make sure it's nice and hot before I get in!! My bathroom practically turns into a sauna when I shower.
10/14/2012
Contributor: clockwork451 clockwork451
Always before I get in.
10/15/2012
Contributor: GONE! GONE!
Before!
10/15/2012
Contributor: mmmmm mmmmm
I turn on the water before I get in
10/15/2012
Contributor: Chefbriapink Chefbriapink
sprinkles!
10/15/2012
Contributor: Chefbriapink Chefbriapink
after
10/15/2012
Contributor: MK434 MK434
I let it get warm before I get in.
10/15/2012
Contributor: sexytileena / absolutely love sex sexytileena / absolutely love sex
before
10/15/2012
Contributor: SneakersAndPearls SneakersAndPearls
When I was younger I turned it on while in the tub. Now I always turn it on before. I'm not sure why it changed. It may be the way my bathroom is designed.
10/15/2012
Contributor: Jobthingy Jobthingy
Jello and sprinkles!!

Always before. I hate getting that blast of cold water first thing.
10/15/2012
Contributor: tortilla tortilla
before
10/15/2012
Contributor: marigolds6 marigolds6
We have a gas tankless water heater, so it always has to run for a little bit or it will be freezing.
On the other hand, with the tankless we never have to adjust the hot and cold. It just comes straight out at the temperature set on the heater
10/15/2012
Contributor: MrsHouseWife MrsHouseWife
Before.
10/15/2012
Contributor: Gluesnffr Gluesnffr
before
10/16/2012
Contributor: LoveYouLikeThat LoveYouLikeThat
before. I hate jumping in and getting scalded
10/16/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by MidnightStorm
I've always turned the water on while I was standing in the shower (let the faucet warm up, turn the shower head on) but I recently discovered that my boyfriend does the opposite. It never occurred to me that you could do it the other way, but it ... more
Before I get in, so it isn't such a shock. lol.
10/16/2012
Contributor: Forever Hers! Forever Hers!
my girlfriend does it after
10/16/2012
Contributor: Deidrenicole Deidrenicole
Quote:
Originally posted by MidnightStorm
I've always turned the water on while I was standing in the shower (let the faucet warm up, turn the shower head on) but I recently discovered that my boyfriend does the opposite. It never occurred to me that you could do it the other way, but it ... more
I know of people who get in first in order to save water or something, but I find it better to turn it on and let it warm up while I get undressed and brush my hair out.
10/16/2012
Contributor: gorgeous gorgeous
Before otherwise, you don't know what temperature you will get
10/16/2012
Contributor: AmethystSmoke AmethystSmoke
Water is turned on before I get in because it takes a while for it to heat up.

My dog used to step in and I'd stand just outside the shower and quickly turn the water on and off so he could bite at it and play until it got warmer. He's been gone a little over a year now and I sure do miss him!
10/16/2012
Contributor: MR Chickhabit MR Chickhabit
i turn it on and set up pandora so i can have some tunes as I bathe
10/16/2012
Contributor: tami tami
i turn it on before I get in
10/16/2012
Contributor: Shayla Shayla
turn the water on first
10/16/2012