[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Long defined by whom?”

I admit that I’m cheap! At the 1830 farmhouse, we had a huge electric water heater. I learned to get wet, turn off the shower and soap up and was, then turn the shower back on to rinse. I still do that. I hate the Cleveland Water Company. And, for 30 years, I operated a small public water supply.

[ansel12]

Here is an example of a common, routine, and very basic version of a shower in nice homes, in Southern California.

The plumbing can look something like this, especially if they get into the really high water consuming shower environments.