It’s all about what you’re used to. When you get used to it, it’s not a big deal. And you usually don’t need an hour nowadays, but that might depend where you live.
But speaking of water temperature, it is much easier to do the dishes here on winter Friday nights – the water is not freezing like it is in the States!
Really, I think it comes down to how much do we appreciate the opportunity to live in EY? If we realized what a zchus it was…Moshe Rabeinu was chalishing for the opportunity to live in EY, with or without hot water. I know you’re not Moshe Rabeinu, and I am not trying to make you feel guilty, I am just trying to put things in perspective.