Haha. The gas in our building was getting upgraded (for safety reasons) so we had no gas and I had no hot water for 6 weeks up until Christmas. Despite living in the tropics, so the water is never "that cold", I was still over it by the end of 6 weeks. I don't even want it to be hot. I only need a tad, just to take the edge off so it's not like doing the old "1,2,3" into a swimming pool each time you take a shower.
I also had no hot water in my shower for about 3 months when I first moved over here but that was a different apartment. Still annoying though.
True, the easing in is better, as is the CHOICE. No way could I wake up some mornings and face it!