Shower curtain

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:41 am

So we a while ago, we had this lovely 3-page conversation about exactly why the shower curtain does that thing while you're showering. One teensy detail that got left out is how to make it not.

IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

HELP ME.

ratlaw · Post by **ratlaw** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:44 am

"that thing while you're showering" is kind of vague...could you be a bit more specific for those of us who weren't involved in the initial conversation

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:48 am

The shower curtain floats up and sticks to your legs. It's a hot air thing, I believe. [I was there for the initial conversation but didn't really pay attention..]

Salvation122 · Post by **Salvation122** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:50 am

If I remember correctly, it's caused by a difference in the temperature on either side of the curtain; try running the shower a little cooler, maybe.

ratlaw · Post by **ratlaw** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:58 am

Or you can use another neat shower trick and use capilary action to stick the shower to the inside of the tub. Just make sure either the tub wall, the shower curtain or both are wet, and viola they stick together. Requires that you hang the shower on the inside of the tub and requires a shower/bathtub arrangement. If you're talking about a shower curtain on an open shower then I suggest finding someway to attach weights to the bottom edge. Any fishing store should sell some nice, small weights that won't look too weird and you can probably get by with fishing line and holes poked through the bottom edge.

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:24 am

No, it had nothing to do with water/air temperature and everything to do with... something else. Regardless, the solution is actually to not close the shower curtain <i>quite</i> all the way - leave a 1-2 inch gap at one end. Problem solved. That's what I always do and I never have that problem.

Nightsky · Post by **Nightsky** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 10:11 am

I hate it when the shower curtain acts funky like that. I know what used to cause the problem with me. Well, there were two things. First the shower curtain I got was too long, so it was partly staying soaked all the time. Much mildew and nastiness resulted. A pair of scissors fixed that problem. However, it was still sticking to me in the shower. I decided it was being caused by the vent. My AC vent is blows at the curtain when own, thus blowing it into me. The capillary action Ratlaw spoke of works, but only when the air conditioner is off.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:00 pm

Well, I've tried all the proposed solutions already and none of them work.

* gap at either end: my bath is longer than my shower curtain so that happens automatically. Don't work.

* stick it to the side of the bath: for some - probably unhygienic - reason that happens all by itself, too. Don't work.

* running the shower colder: :oB

Maybe I'll have to settle for a colder shower then..

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:54 pm

Is the curtain pole drilled or bolted into the walls? If not, you could try lowering the pole so that the shower curtain actually touches the ground. That's what I did, and it usually works. (This probably does nothing to keep away mildew and such, but seeing as how I can just pick up a new shower curtain from the hall..)

Or you could pick up a heavier curtain, altogether. Like the one Dennis and Sam have.

Twisted Sister · Post by **Twisted Sister** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:11 pm

We have two curtains, and they both love me on far too regular basis. So no joy there. :o|

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:23 pm

Oh. Well, I never had any problems with them. Of course, before the water pressure suddenly increased, there was hardly any way for the curtains to get wet.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:29 pm

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:52 pm

Have you tried a "cloth" style shower curtain. The plastic ones always have that problem but I noticed that the "cloth" style don't. I say "cloth" style because one I had was a woven nylon and the one I have now is a woven combination goes to read the washing instructions tag for content 75% nylon 25% rayon go figure. Both curtains were purchased from Bed Bath and Beyond.

Twisted Sister · Post by **Twisted Sister** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:18 pm

"Cloth" shower curtain = teh mank.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:05 pm

Do you have a metal bathtub? They make shower curtains with small magnets in the bottom so it will stay pressed against the side of the tub.

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:15 pm

Huh, always thought it was a temp differentiation. If I close the bathroom doors most of the way it doesn't happen, thought it was because the room temp evened out. I dunno why it doesn't happen to me then

Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:27 pm

Heck you could also just duct-tape a few coins or washers along the bottom hem.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:39 pm

The bath is metal, yeah, so the magnet thing may be an idea. I can't keep the door open because if I do that people walking down the street can see my naked ass. [Small little teensy house in Amsterdam]

Keep the suggestions coming though, they're great.

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:45 pm

the tub in my dad's old townhome was ceramic, so I'd pull the curtain up a bit from the hem and weigh it down on the tub's wide level edge with a full can of shaving cream or a large cup full of water or something.

Moulsari · Post by **Moulsari** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:48 pm

Personally, I love it when I can take a shower with the bathroom door open... helps in a lot of ways, including not having a completely foggy bathroom in which a towel doesn't do it's job, and a mirror I can actually see in. But I actually think that when I have the door open, my shower curtain doesn't do that thing as much... I'll try to notice it tomorrow morning. But if people can see you naked in the street, there's a solution to that... curtains!

I think when the door is closed, and the shower is hot, there is just too much movement in the air because of the heat building up in the tiny little room... so if you don't let it build up too much, it should be fine, hypothetically...

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:57 pm

If you have a metal tub, go with the magnet thing. Probably the least hassle of any solution.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 5:08 pm

shower heats up the air contained within the area enclosed by the shower curtain. warm air rises. the rising air creates suction, or in even more idiotic terms...the rising air creates a vaccuum that is filled by air from the other side of the shower curtain.

JohnnyRico · Post by **JohnnyRico** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 5:59 pm

And the curtain itself as it wraps around your legs.

FlameBlade · Post by **FlameBlade** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:34 pm

Take a bath?

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 7:38 pm

I like the cloth ones better then the plastic ones. I have found with the plastic ones after about a week they start showing hard water lines and spots and look manky.

Twisted Sister · Post by **Twisted Sister** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 7:44 pm

God, I love the smell of new plastic shower curtains. <teengirlsquad> So Good!

Moulsari · Post by **Moulsari** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:23 pm

Oh my god, that smell makes me sick while I'm in the shower! I actually hang my curtain out for 2 weeks by a window to air it out before I hang it up. *shudder*

Dude, you can so use my new curtains and get rid of that smell for me!

Twisted Sister · Post by **Twisted Sister** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:16 pm

lushlushlushlush *snort*

EvanMoore · Post by **EvanMoore** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:42 pm

Eva wrote:people walking down the street can see my naked ass

I'm sorry.

Something distracted me ... (_|_)

What were you saying?

Van Der Litreb · Post by **Van Der Litreb** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 10:11 pm

I can't keep the door open because if I do that people walking down the street can see my naked ass. [Small little teensy house in Amsterdam]

Come on, chances are people will think it's just part of the Amsterdam, uhm, "mentality."

Reika · Post by **Reika** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 1:08 am

Cloth-like shower curtains aren't so bad. You just need to throw them in a washer once every 2-3 weeks, then let them hang dry over night. The one I have is cloth-style with little suction cups on the bottom and one side, helps keep the curtain from getting overly intimate.

Anguirel · Post by **Anguirel** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 1:53 am

I don't know if it helps particularly, but (assuming this is a bath/shower setup) having a second external shower curtain should help (i.e. one hanging inside the tub and one hanging outside the tub, both off the same rod and rings) as that would prevent air from being able to easily slip in under the internal curtain to pull it up. In my previous apartment with soft curtains (since then they've been the hard types) we had a patterned cloth curtain outside and a clear plastic on inside (with suction cups up along the side so that water couldn't blast out between the curtain and the wall).

Nightsky · Post by **Nightsky** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:15 am

I've got it! Ducttape! Tape the curtain to the side of the tub!

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:33 am

If the crew on the Mir space station would have had more ducttape, that thing would still be in orbit, I'm tellin' ya!

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:41 am

Ok, this morning I showered with the door open [found a way to keep street from seeing above-mentioned ass] and with the bottom of the curtain capillaried to the bathtub. And it worked! [kinda] So for Waltar and Moulsari, a free can of..

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:59 am

That's...beautiful...

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:25 am

We need that worshipping smiley.

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:42 am

Moulsari · Post by **Moulsari** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 3:14 pm

Eva wrote:So for Waltar and Moulsari, a free can of.. [Chocomel]

Oh baby... you know how to make a woman happy!

*Moulsari gets on the first available flight to take Eva up on that...

Okay, all set for arrival on August 25th... be prepared!

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 6:35 pm

K.... I'm not going to read through 38 posts about the shower curtain. I'll just give you my solution.

I've found that this is caused by a temperature difference. Some may disagree, but my solution worked when I had this problem, so

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Anyways... get a little space heater. Run it for 5-10 minutes in the bathroom, doors closed, before you take a shower. I recomend setting it on the floor, facing away from the bathtub, though depends on your bathroom configuration. The goal is to warm up the air in the bathroom.

This also solves the problem of "wet skin in a cold bathroom" when you get out of the shower. I /hate/ that.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:01 am

I love taking a shower as hot as I can stand it then getting out to that ice cold air. Insta wide awake

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 7:14 am

MooCow wrote:Anyways... get a little space heater.

Is that what that fucking was? Feh. I normally just kicked it out the way when I wanted to use the sink.

Nightsky · Post by **Nightsky** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 9:47 pm

yeah, only problem with space heaters comes in the size of your bathroom. It's now fun to step out of a show and put your foot on a miniture electric grill.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:17 am

Space heaters go against my religious beliefs, so sorry. Good idea though, Moo, thx.

Nightsky · Post by **Nightsky** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 12:30 am

I once knew someone who, for their morning shower, had a beer and a cigarette in the shower.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:00 pm

Eva wrote:So for Waltar and Moulsari, a free can of.. [Chocomel]

Holy crap! Chocomel in a can? I'm in the wrong damn country...

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:09 am

It comes in cans, bottles and plastified paper packs. Wherever you go, go Chocomel.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:25 am

wow. I'm really in the wrong country.... Pink Cookie *and* Chocomel. Now if only Aus had it...

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:49 am

Yeah, that would be a reason to move, wouldn't it? Not at all that your girlfriend lives there.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:00 pm

Who? (She's going to kill me)