generally pretty useless, amirite? i mean, they go to the expense to put one in every new suburban home, but who actually uses these things?

on the other hand, i used mine tonight. first time in probably over a year. enjoyed a nice, relaxing half hour in a hot bath with some kind of buttermilk bath powder in it, a few candles lit and ocean music playing in the background. quite relaxing indeed.

but back to my original point, why do they bother making these at all?

6/26/2010 10:24:39 PM

because they're awesome. go from having a garden tub to a small-as-shit standard tub.

[Edited on June 26, 2010 at 10:25 PM. Reason : i, too, had a soak this evening, after moving today]

6/26/2010 10:25:23 PM

Not to get off topic here... but this needs to be said...


the thought of qntmfred soaking nekkid in a tub is pretty disgusting.

Optimum too.



[Edited on June 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM. Reason : k]

6/26/2010 10:27:40 PM

you listened to other kinds of nature sounds than just the ocean.

/LIES

I was that girl standing outside of the bathroom window, peeking through the blinds and breathing really heavy. Participles.

/LIES

I was actually gawking at him from the threshold of said bathroom.

6/26/2010 10:30:09 PM

I think the idea of qntmfred and EMCE soaking in the same tub is HOT.

[Edited on June 26, 2010 at 10:30 PM. Reason : crazycode fail]

6/26/2010 10:30:14 PM

Now I want a garden tub!!

6/26/2010 10:32:52 PM

so, in a tub....

at what point do you stop getting clean, and then start soaking in your own filth?

6/26/2010 10:34:52 PM

The garden tub is where we put our cat's litter box so they can't track litter everywhere.

Tells you how much we use ours.

6/26/2010 10:35:36 PM

as long as there's soap in the water, seems like you'd be good.

6/26/2010 10:35:44 PM

so dirty soapy water is the same as clean soapy water?

6/26/2010 10:37:01 PM

HELLOOOO

OBESITY EPIDEMIC??

HOW THE HELL FAT PEOPLE GONNA FIT IN A SKINNY TUB??????????

6/26/2010 10:38:13 PM

you people are about to get a you people

6/26/2010 10:39:08 PM

what is a garden tub?

(i didn't google because I feel like I should already know this if it's really that well known.)

6/26/2010 10:39:27 PM

soap just breaks the surface tension of water, and binds to dirt, oil, etc...


it does not create some special bubble around your to protect you from filth.

6/26/2010 10:39:28 PM

shut it einstein!

but really, i want a claw foot tub.



garden tub

6/26/2010 10:42:08 PM

6/26/2010 10:42:40 PM

I actually have a garden tub in my apartment. when i give the tour it is a talking point.

"and this is my bathroom. as you can see, I have a shower with a garden tub. Once I figure out the need for a garden tub I will most likely start using it"

6/26/2010 10:43:12 PM

When I had one I never took a shower ... they are 30 minutes of heaven in a busy day.

6/26/2010 10:47:46 PM

by the time the tub fills with water i can be showered, dressed and out the door.

6/26/2010 10:56:01 PM

Tubs are for the evening.

6/26/2010 10:56:51 PM

^^ if that's true, then you probably didn't wash everything

[Edited on June 26, 2010 at 10:57 PM. Reason : grah]

6/26/2010 10:56:58 PM

lol @ the idea of hurriedly running the water and taking a quick bath in your garden tub in the morning before rushing out the door to work

6/26/2010 11:10:28 PM

^^^ the garden tub at our old place had an axillary hot water heater for the tub. It was like 20 gallons or something small. But it was mounted above the tub in a closet, which meant we could fill the tub in like 3 minutes (city+gravity). Something like 8gpm.

6/26/2010 11:13:22 PM

i should have clarified, IF i had a garden tub...

my actual tub was made for 1940s sized people, but my water heater is on the other side of the house so i still lose a good 3 minutes standing around waiting for the water to get hot before it even starts to fill the tub.

6/26/2010 11:21:08 PM

once you have dirty three year old children you will know what the garden tub is for

6/26/2010 11:40:00 PM