In Ukraine...

usually the hot water gets shut off at random times for random lengths. 
today, our cold water was shut off.
you might think, that's much better than turning the hot water off.
but let's take into account a few things:
1. cold water can always be heated up on the stove, in a hot water kettle, in the microwave.
2. hot water, when it's scalding hot, takes a very long time to cool down.

tonight's scenario:
my roommate returned after rock climbing (or wall-climbing) wanting to take a bath and soak her muscles before going to bed.
no cold water.
so she ran hot water.
waited, checked, waited, checked.
waited.
and decided to take matters into her own hand:
she got my desk fan and held it above the water for awhile in an attempt to cool it down.
next we took out buckets, pots, whatever, of hot water and put them on the balconey where the temperature is about...-12C/12F.
i'm now supposed to be sleeping.
but i thought you should all know, the water is still not cooled down enough, and it's been at least an hour.