One of my roommates named Hector also felt that things weren't working out so he decided to find a new place too. He moved out today. I could tell because when I walked into our shared bathroom he had taken his shower curtain with him. This presented me with a conundrum. How was I planning to take a shower? Most people would just put "buy a new shower curtain" on their to-do list and forget the whole thing. I saw an opportunity to save money. The cost of buying a new shower curtain is much more expensive than just having a wet floor. Which is free. Plus I'll be the only one using the bathroom for the next two weeks.
Skipping my morning shower was not an option. At least not for two weeks straight. I have a membership at planet fitness so I could opt to shower there for the next few weeks but that seemed pretty inconvenient. I could take a "whores bath" in the sink as my friend Jeff used to call them. Probably not going to work. My Girlfriend also has a shower at her place but she lives in the town over and works during the day. Not practical. I suppose I could take an actual bath because there is a tub but then I would have to sit in what I'm sure is a filthy tub. I am not certain I would emerge cleaner that way.
Then I thought, do I really need a curtain? I could aim the shower head towards the wall and put a towel down on the floor. I bet that will work. I can just get in the shower, get a layer of water on me then turn off the shower, lather up and then turn the faucet back on and rinse off. Should be easy.
I would normally be a bit more concerned about ruining the floor and risking not getting my deposit back but my apartment building has this weird thing where you don't pay a deposit. You buy renters insurance instead then they wave the deposit. Essentially, I'm not going to be getting back a deposit no matter how well I take care of the place. If I really break something obvious they could charge me in addition to my insurance but it would have to be something really bad like throwing the oven off the balcony. Even then, not sure this would raise any eyebrows.
In the end, my shower experiment was a success. I took an abbreviated shower and the floor did not get any wetter than if I had just stood there and let myself air dry. Of course I'll need to go to Walmart and drop $4 plus tax on a shower curtain and rings in a few weeks anyways but that will be an end of February's problem.
