Have you tried drying your filament? Wet filament can cause poor bed adhesion.

You wouldn’t suffer any long term effects from the blast at that distance.

As someone who’s slightly on the taller side (5’ 11" 1.8M), I stepped into the shower to make sure the shower head was at least at the top of my head. There were a few that were at about chest level so even with an extended shower head it wouldn’t go over my head and showering would have been always annoying.