Remember the good old days when shower fixtures were basic. You had your hot, your cold. When the mix was right you turned on the shower portion. Done!
During our trip we encountered many confusing shower challenges. On our first stop, the Queen Mary, the shower came with 4 inputs - hot and cold fresh water and hot and cold sea water. Of course the sea water taps were now non-functioning but must have been amusing during ocean travel.
Our second stop was an old motel in Sonora. When Loly went to take a shower she tried pulling out the knob that usually opens the shower portion to no avail. As it was a rather old motel, she was afraid that pulling too hard would bring the entire plumbing out of the wall. She went to get the night manager, who came and gave it a mighty heave and voila! Water.
During our stop at San Francisco, we stayed in an aging hotel. When I went to take a shower, for the life of me I couldn't get the water to come out of the shower head and so had a very uncomfortable chore of trying to wedge myself under the lower tap!
By and large all motels use the uni-ball system for the shower. Under this system, there is no such thing as a gentle warm stream. If you want gentle, it's cold. You want warmer, the volume increases. You want warmer, it's like Niagara Falls. How much water is wasted!! This time, I think progress and modernity should rethink how things were managed previously.
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