The image above may seem to be of an ordinary, everyday shower cubical. But, this shower is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. It's the upstairs shower in my brother's house in Houston. This aint no wimpy California shower. No this is Texas at its best. The water barrels out at a vicious pace. If you turn it on full, it will draw blood. A wall of water crashes over all your body. The shower is perfect in every way. It has that three faucet control with one for hot, one for cold, and one to control the volume of water output. It's big enough that you can hang your towel over the door and it will not get wet. allowing you to dry without leaving the protective warmth of the cubicle. There is a wire shelf over the (probably non-legal) shower head, that holds soap and shampoo at the perfect height for easy access. This gem, like many religious sites, is unappreciated by the current occupiers of this future historical landmark. The lack of insight these current inhabitants place in "the shower's" future historical potential is nothing new, a few thousand years back people thought Jerusalem was only a place to get a good humus.
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Hallo Petero,
Just for a starter: I thought the Potomac was in New York. Is there a second one in Houston?
As to the faucets: here we use one faucet with one handle equipped with three axis to control hot, cold and volume.
Georg
Hey Georg
My brother's house is on Potomac Drive here in Houston. I should have explained, I know. I love the whole three faucet thing. They used to have it in Israel. I heard it was to save water, because in Israel, you typically turn off the water while you soap in the shower. The beauty of the three faucet system is that all you need do is turn off the one that controls the power of the water. The temperature settings then remain fixed and when you turn the water on again, its where you want it. We also have the three axis controls now, but you lose your settings once you turn the water off.
Hallo Petero,
Glad to hear from you about geographics. I even looked into a map to make sure where the darned Potomac lies and that made me wonder even more.
As to the three axis-system: another riddle to humanity. I've never used one that looses the settings when turning the H2O off????
Try Grohe though I am not sure they still come from Germany.
Georg
Aww, are you saying Califorinia showers are nothing to brag about? Great. . .
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