We have a large and fairly useless construct in our bathroom. It's kind of a large, tile box - with faucets. I think it's supposed to be a bathtub, but it is rather useless. There is a small pipe set into the tile that drains into the shower. I haven't yet been able to figure a way to adequately plug it. Even if I did, with our gravity-fed water, it would take 5 days to fill the ginormous thing.

I have often pondered what could possibly be the purpose. Supposing I could manage to fill it with warm water, then what? I would have a big rectangle full of water. It's hard and full of angles, so I can't imagine it would be very comfortable. And there is room for four people. I guess I could swim.

We tried to use it as a dog wash. The problem is that the hot and cold faucets are separate, so we had to use a large bowl to collect water, and then pour the water over the dogs, which is very inconvenient when you have an arm full of wet dog. Plus, it's so big, I can't reach over the side. I have to actually climb in with them, which defeats the purpose. I may as well take them with me in the shower. And then there is the problem created by the dogs' absolute fear of it. We finally bought a long hose and sprayer and wash them on the service porch.

Now that Summer is coming, I finally have a use for it. I hate wearing shoes. I would run around barefoot all the time if I could. I am usually shoeless at home. It's comfortable, plus having my feet in contact with the tile floors is a great way to keep cool in the hot Mazatlan Summer. The only drawback is my feet get dirty. The tub makes a great foot wash.