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I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were
for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. |
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On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400
Tom Gardner wrote: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. I'll stay with my old hard-water-stained model that isn't very slippery anymore. Cost $0 Those nice clean and shiny tubs remind me of this old Thurber tale ;-) http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~lyman/e..._Chipmunks.htm -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
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Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed
in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. One problem is that no matter who big the drain on the tub is , it often connects to a smaller drain pipe. SO after that first rush fills the pipe - then you have to wait for the drain to clear. YMMV. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400, Tom Gardner
wrote: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. One of my clients bought one. It took her from 10am to noon just to get out of bed, her back was so bad. She bought the $17,000 model with jacuzzi, music, lights, and shower combo. It helped her cope with massive pain, in addition to her pharmacy of strong painkillers. She felt it was worth it. I'd bet that most people could get by just fine with a couple of grab rails over their tub. I installed many dozens during the decade I worked as a handyman. Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg -- I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left! --anon |
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On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... More affordable than a walk-in tub... install a receiver hitch on the front of your car. Strap a self-lifting recliner chair onto one of these. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hitch-mount-wheelchair-carrier Lay back into the chair and get scrubbed and waxed at the same time your car gets washed. |
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On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:14:51 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote: Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. The American Standard that they've been promoting on TV advertises a 2 minute drain from full. I think the use a water jet pump to force the drain speed. They claim that it's patented. John John DeArmond http://www.neon-john.com http://www.tnduction.com Tellico Plains, Occupied TN See website for email address |
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Neon John on Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:36:49 -0400 typed in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:14:51 -0700, pyotr filipivich wrote: Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. The American Standard that they've been promoting on TV advertises a 2 minute drain from full. I think the use a water jet pump to force the drain speed. They claim that it's patented. Two minutes sounds fast - when you're kissing your wife. Sitting in a tub while it drains, knowing you're going to need to shower off the soap when done ... too long. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
... Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. One problem is that no matter who big the drain on the tub is , it often connects to a smaller drain pipe. SO after that first rush fills the pipe - then you have to wait for the drain to clear. YMMV. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." My simple answer is a Rubbermaid step stool as a shower seat and an extended sink spray replacing the shower head. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...ePswod oJEAKQ The stool is low enough to reach the spray head resting on the tub floor or my crossed feet. Unlike a bulky multinozzle shower spray the sink spray shuts off when released, saving hot water that would be wasted down the drain. The sink spray hose extension is a replacement hose for the fancy units. The ones I bought have the straight version of pipe threads and seal well enough with TFE tape in a brass pipe coupler, which I padded with rubber hose to protect the walls. Even if they drip it's into the tub. -jsw |
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message ... Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. One problem is that no matter who big the drain on the tub is , it often connects to a smaller drain pipe. SO after that first rush fills the pipe - then you have to wait for the drain to clear. YMMV. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." My simple answer is a Rubbermaid step stool as a shower seat and an extended sink spray replacing the shower head. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...ePswod oJEAKQ The stool is low enough to reach the spray head resting on the tub floor or my crossed feet. Unlike a bulky multinozzle shower spray the sink spray shuts off when released, saving hot water that would be wasted down the drain. The sink spray hose extension is a replacement hose for the fancy units. The ones I bought have the straight version of pipe threads and seal well enough with TFE tape in a brass pipe coupler, which I padded with rubber hose to protect the walls. Even if they drip it's into the tub. -jsw ================================================== ======== I haven't needed the shower seat yet, but I've narrowed my choices down to a couple that look like they will fit my tub and hold my weight for when the time comes. I installed a shower wand several years ago, and really loved it compared to the stationary shower head. However, the wand was low flow like most shower heads these days, so when it broke 3-4 years ago I got a "Camco 43712 RV Shower Head with On/Off Switch (Off-White)" from amazon for about $12 ($15 now) and I love it. It has two positions, regular shower and a pulse massage setting but I almost never use the pulse. However, it flows much more water than the low flow wand did, basically as much as the old high flow shower head I started with, which is great, and it has a slide valve so I can shut off the flow when I don't need it without disturbing the temperature setting. I figure I save about enough by turning the flow off to balance out the higher flow when on, and I'm much happier :-). It fits on the end of the old wand hose, and fits into the hose adaptor socket assembly that replaces a regular shower head so installation was trivial and it still works as a fixed shower head if you want that (you can buy all those pieces separately if you aren't starting with a dead wand like I was). I never thought about adapting a sink spray head to get the shutoff valve, that's a great idea. However, the RV wand delivers at least twice as much water as the sink spray in my kitchen sink, so I don't think I would be happy with the lower flow. -- Regards, Carl Ijames |
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"Carl Ijames" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news ... I never thought about adapting a sink spray head to get the shutoff valve, that's a great idea. However, the RV wand delivers at least twice as much water as the sink spray in my kitchen sink, so I don't think I would be happy with the lower flow. -- Regards, Carl Ijames Showering is personal preference, but you might find that the diverter valve is limiting the flow in the kitchen. My shower sprays 1.5 gallons per minute at 40PSI. I originally installed the spray hose on a Y fitting to wash the dog, who would stand still for a tub bath as long as she could keep her face outside the curtain. She was an intelligent and mostly cooperative Golden Retriever who was easy to teach to shake the water off only on command, in the tub and then outdoors. It was funny to watch peoples' reactions when they asked her to "shake", expecting a raised paw. -jsw |
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:34:41 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote: The American Standard that they've been promoting on TV advertises a 2 minute drain from full. I think the use a water jet pump to force the drain speed. They claim that it's patented. Two minutes sounds fast - when you're kissing your wife. Sitting in a tub while it drains, knowing you're going to need to shower off the soap when done ... too long. You know what the solution is, Pyotr? YOU should not buy one. But for those of us with back, hip and/or knee problems that makes getting into a regular tub painful or dangerous, this thing is just what the doctor ordered. See, now wasn't that easy? -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." You ought to consider your sig line before posting. John John DeArmond http://www.neon-john.com http://www.tnduction.com Tellico Plains, Occupied TN See website for email address |
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:30:03 -0400, "Carl Ijames"
wrote: "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message .. . Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. One problem is that no matter who big the drain on the tub is , it often connects to a smaller drain pipe. SO after that first rush fills the pipe - then you have to wait for the drain to clear. YMMV. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." My simple answer is a Rubbermaid step stool as a shower seat and an extended sink spray replacing the shower head. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...ePswod oJEAKQ The stool is low enough to reach the spray head resting on the tub floor or my crossed feet. Unlike a bulky multinozzle shower spray the sink spray shuts off when released, saving hot water that would be wasted down the drain. The sink spray hose extension is a replacement hose for the fancy units. The ones I bought have the straight version of pipe threads and seal well enough with TFE tape in a brass pipe coupler, which I padded with rubber hose to protect the walls. Even if they drip it's into the tub. -jsw ================================================= ========= I haven't needed the shower seat yet, but I've narrowed my choices down to a couple that look like they will fit my tub and hold my weight for when the time comes. I installed a shower wand several years ago, and really loved it compared to the stationary shower head. However, the wand was low flow like most shower heads these days, so when it broke 3-4 years ago I got a "Camco 43712 RV Shower Head with On/Off Switch (Off-White)" from amazon for about $12 ($15 now) and I love it. It has two positions, regular shower and a pulse massage setting but I almost never use the pulse. However, it flows much more water than the low flow wand did, basically as much as the old high flow shower head I started with, which is great, and it has a slide valve so I can shut off the flow when I don't need it without disturbing the temperature setting. I figure I save about enough by turning the flow off to balance out the higher flow when on, and I'm much happier :-). It fits on the end of the old wand hose, and fits into the hose adaptor socket assembly that replaces a regular shower head so installation was trivial and it still works as a fixed shower head if you want that (you can buy all those pieces separately if you aren't starting with a dead wand like I was). I never thought about adapting a sink spray head to get the shutoff valve, that's a great idea. However, the RV wand delivers at least twice as much water as the sink spray in my kitchen sink, so I don't think I would be happy with the lower flow. I have a shower wand, too. The low flow fix is easy. You can either remove the little PVC washer with the small hole in it, or drill it out larger. I did the former for my shower and the latter for my aerators in the sinks. I don't waste water (shutoff valve on wand and I know how to regulate the flow in the kitchen to quickly fill the sink or gently wash my hands) and am on a well, so it would have been free anyway. There really isn't a shutoff valve on the wand, but in between settings (rain or hard spray) the head shuts off the water, so it works as a valve, saving water while I soap up and shampoo. My Air Force dad taught me about GI showers early on, and it stuck with me. You'd be surprised how many people aren't aware how simple it is to increase the flow of water, Carl. -- I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left! --anon |
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 18:21:52 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Carl Ijames" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news ... I never thought about adapting a sink spray head to get the shutoff valve, that's a great idea. However, the RV wand delivers at least twice as much water as the sink spray in my kitchen sink, so I don't think I would be happy with the lower flow. -- Regards, Carl Ijames Showering is personal preference, but you might find that the diverter valve is limiting the flow in the kitchen. My shower sprays 1.5 gallons per minute at 40PSI. I originally installed the spray hose on a Y fitting to wash the dog, who would stand still for a tub bath as long as she could keep her face outside the curtain. She was an intelligent and mostly cooperative Golden Retriever who was easy to teach to shake the water off only on command, in the tub and then outdoors. It was funny to watch peoples' reactions when they asked her to "shake", expecting a raised paw. Har! Especially when she was wet, huh? And as they're blinking the water out of their eyes, she's all friendly and wants to shake hands now, too, huh? g -- I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left! --anon |
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:30:03 -0400, "Carl Ijames"
wrote: "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message .. . Tom Gardner on Wed, 31 May 2017 15:10:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: I remember when I first saw walk-in tubs I laughed thinking they were for really old people. Well, guess what...they look pretty good now! Does anybody have any experience with them? I see they go for $1500 - $20k. Main issue - you have to get in, then fill, then drain, then exit. That's a long time to sit, waiting. One problem is that no matter who big the drain on the tub is , it often connects to a smaller drain pipe. SO after that first rush fills the pipe - then you have to wait for the drain to clear. YMMV. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." My simple answer is a Rubbermaid step stool as a shower seat and an extended sink spray replacing the shower head. https://www.farmandfleet.com/product...ePswod oJEAKQ The stool is low enough to reach the spray head resting on the tub floor or my crossed feet. Unlike a bulky multinozzle shower spray the sink spray shuts off when released, saving hot water that would be wasted down the drain. The sink spray hose extension is a replacement hose for the fancy units. The ones I bought have the straight version of pipe threads and seal well enough with TFE tape in a brass pipe coupler, which I padded with rubber hose to protect the walls. Even if they drip it's into the tub. -jsw ================================================= ========= I haven't needed the shower seat yet, but I've narrowed my choices down to a couple that look like they will fit my tub and hold my weight for when the time comes. I installed a shower wand several years ago, and really loved it compared to the stationary shower head. However, the wand was low flow like most shower heads these days, so when it broke 3-4 years ago I got a "Camco 43712 RV Shower Head with On/Off Switch (Off-White)" from amazon for about $12 ($15 now) and I love it. It has two positions, regular shower and a pulse massage setting but I almost never use the pulse. However, it flows much more water than the low flow wand did, basically as much as the old high flow shower head I started with, which is great, and it has a slide valve so I can shut off the flow when I don't need it without disturbing the temperature setting. I figure I save about enough by turning the flow off to balance out the higher flow when on, and I'm much happier :-). It fits on the end of the old wand hose, and fits into the hose adaptor socket assembly that replaces a regular shower head so installation was trivial and it still works as a fixed shower head if you want that (you can buy all those pieces separately if you aren't starting with a dead wand like I was). I never thought about adapting a sink spray head to get the shutoff valve, that's a great idea. However, the RV wand delivers at least twice as much water as the sink spray in my kitchen sink, so I don't think I would be happy with the lower flow. I have been using the "water-pik" hand held shower massage for over forty years. Several years ago I had a lower leg/foot cast; the day it came off, I made a seat - 2x4 s notched to rest on the top surface of the tub, corners chamfered to clear the shower slidding doors and 1x2s to form a seat, all made of white cedar and held together with brass screws. After I no longer needed it a relative with knee replacements admired it so I sent it home with him; then discovered I had nothing to stand on when working above the tub so duplicated my seat in 2x4 s and 1/2" plywood. After a recent hospitalization I am determined to go back to my cedar one. |
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Neon John on Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:01:11 -0400 typed in
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:25:17 -0400, Gerry
wrote: I have been using the "water-pik" hand held shower massage for over forty years. Several years ago I had a lower leg/foot cast; the day it came off, I made a seat - 2x4 s notched to rest on the top surface of the tub, corners chamfered to clear the shower slidding doors and 1x2s to form a seat, all made of white cedar and held together with brass screws. After I no longer needed it a relative with knee replacements admired it so I sent it home with him; then discovered I had nothing to stand on when working above the tub so duplicated my seat in 2x4 s and 1/2" plywood. After a recent hospitalization I am determined to go back to my cedar one. Ayup. Cedar is good stuff, it's light, it has a long life around water, and smells good wet or dry. It's hard to beat. -- I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left! --anon |
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On 5/31/2017 11:19 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
worked as a handyman. Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg At least I have my priorities straight! |
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On 6/1/2017 10:08 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... More affordable than a walk-in tub... install a receiver hitch on the front of your car. Strap a self-lifting recliner chair onto one of these. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hitch-mount-wheelchair-carrier Lay back into the chair and get scrubbed and waxed at the same time your car gets washed. Can't get a front hitch so I'd have to back in...the way you do at the bath house. |
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 17:24:37 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/1/2017 10:08 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... More affordable than a walk-in tub... install a receiver hitch on the front of your car. Strap a self-lifting recliner chair onto one of these. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hitch-mount-wheelchair-carrier Lay back into the chair and get scrubbed and waxed at the same time your car gets washed. Can't get a front hitch so I'd have to back in...the way you do at the bath house. At an early age I learned to back away from excess food, so now in retirement my joints are thanking me. Bonus, I can still do the high kick it takes to get on my bike with a top case. I'll be thinking of you next time I see the giant price tag on a walk-in tub, and whenever some lardo is using his old-lady-grabber to pluck merchandise into the basket of his mobility scooter. |
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 17:21:44 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 5/31/2017 11:19 PM, Larry Jaques wrote: worked as a handyman. Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg At least I have my priorities straight! g I got those coin wrappers, so shoot me your address and I'll mail 'em out to you. 50 or 100 of each, penny, nickel, dime, quattah? -- Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense. -- Buddha |
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 17:24:37 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/1/2017 10:08 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... More affordable than a walk-in tub... install a receiver hitch on the front of your car. Strap a self-lifting recliner chair onto one of these. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hitch-mount-wheelchair-carrier Lay back into the chair and get scrubbed and waxed at the same time your car gets washed. Can't get a front hitch so I'd have to back in...the way you do at the bath house. You bend over and back into the bath house? Whatever floats yer boat. I bought one of the little hitch receivers but haven't yet modified my Tundra skid plate to fit it in. One of these days, though... I'm up to 60sf of open space in the shop now. (No, total, in 3 places.) -- Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense. -- Buddha |
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:08:22 -0700, Neighborhood number 3
wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... $600 jeans???? Oh...you mean how Rudy talks about sucking little boys penis. RIght? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:31:41 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:08:22 -0700, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... $600 jeans???? What, you forgot another one of your lies? Too bad for you, the archives remembered. ____________________________ So, how many pairs can we put you down for...at "only" $600/pr? Idiot Wieber: "Perhaps I might consider a pair" ________________________________ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec....Q/VMnWtlOoDwAJ |
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On 6/4/2017 6:31 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:08:22 -0700, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:53 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Um, you're ****in' and moanin' about 5% of pocket change and are willing to spring $20k for a tub? OooooK. Fascinating budget plan you have there, Tawm. bseg What's really amazing is reading that there's an RCM "conservative" who can afford a deluxe tub. That's about as rare as an albino dodo bird. Unless Tom is talking about buying the tub the same way Wieber talked about buying $600 jeans... $600 jeans???? chuckle Yeah, you did. Don't worry, he'll find it and remind you. |
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On 6/3/2017 8:51 PM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote:
At an early age I learned to back away from excess food, so now in retirement my joints are thanking me. Bonus, I can still do the high kick it takes to get on my bike with a top case. I'll be thinking of you next time I see the giant price tag on a walk-in tub, and whenever some lardo is using his old-lady-grabber to pluck merchandise into the basket of his mobility scooter. Joints and weight aren't a problem, especially after reaching normal weight about 10 years ago. My problem it that I have slipped in the tub three times now and I found that there in nothing soft to land on in a bathroom. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. |
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On 6/3/2017 8:51 PM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote:
At an early age I learned to back away from excess food, so now in retirement my joints are thanking me. I always thought that drinking a lot of water helped, too. But even so, its not so easy if you worked down the street from a smokehouse all those years and you smell all that nice brisket and roasted chicken all the time... |
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 02:46:15 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/3/2017 8:51 PM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: At an early age I learned to back away from excess food, so now in retirement my joints are thanking me. Bonus, I can still do the high kick it takes to get on my bike with a top case. I'll be thinking of you next time I see the giant price tag on a walk-in tub, and whenever some lardo is using his old-lady-grabber to pluck merchandise into the basket of his mobility scooter. Joints and weight aren't a problem, especially after reaching normal weight about 10 years ago. My problem it that I have slipped in the tub three times now and I found that there in nothing soft to land on in a bathroom. If it's not joints or weight, then what the hell is it? It isn't normal to be slipping in the tub so often. Duh. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. Same as any Japanese style tub, which doesn't have all the complication of a walk-in. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. I've always had nice big tubs. No mystery slipping. You may as well get ahead of the problem and buy one of these. http://tinyurl.com/y9jxr68q |
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On 6/6/2017 10:42 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote:
If it's not joints or weight, then what the hell is it? It isn't normal to be slipping in the tub so often. Duh. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. Same as any Japanese style tub, which doesn't have all the complication of a walk-in. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. I've always had nice big tubs. No mystery slipping. You may as well get ahead of the problem and buy one of these. http://tinyurl.com/y9jxr68q When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? I finally have all the guns and art I want. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? |
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:30:15 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/6/2017 10:42 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: If it's not joints or weight, then what the hell is it? It isn't normal to be slipping in the tub so often. Duh. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. Same as any Japanese style tub, which doesn't have all the complication of a walk-in. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. I've always had nice big tubs. No mystery slipping. You may as well get ahead of the problem and buy one of these. http://tinyurl.com/y9jxr68q When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. Oh c'mon. You can't defeat a slippery tub? Anyway, mine has minimal anti-slip, and I've never fallen. You're leaving something out of this story. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Then wear some thin booties. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? Something more interesting to fall off of, and a gopro so you can put the video on Youtube. I finally have all the guns and art I want. Are you sure? I thought folks like you could never have enough dogs playing poker stuff. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? Holy ****, Tom Gardner wrote a non-homo insult! Tell the truth, did somebody else write that for you, or is it something you plagiarized from your newest Alex Jones DVD? |
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:30:15 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/6/2017 10:42 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: If it's not joints or weight, then what the hell is it? It isn't normal to be slipping in the tub so often. Duh. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. Same as any Japanese style tub, which doesn't have all the complication of a walk-in. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. I've always had nice big tubs. No mystery slipping. You may as well get ahead of the problem and buy one of these. http://tinyurl.com/y9jxr68q When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? I finally have all the guns and art I want. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? I use a "rubber"tub mat with suction cups on the bottom, have for years. |
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On Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:23:51 -0400, Gerry
wrote: On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:30:15 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote: On 6/6/2017 10:42 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: If it's not joints or weight, then what the hell is it? It isn't normal to be slipping in the tub so often. Duh. Besides those walk-in look really comfortable. Same as any Japanese style tub, which doesn't have all the complication of a walk-in. You can continue to use the garden hose like you mom did for you. I've always had nice big tubs. No mystery slipping. You may as well get ahead of the problem and buy one of these. http://tinyurl.com/y9jxr68q When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? I finally have all the guns and art I want. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? I use a "rubber"tub mat with suction cups on the bottom, have for years. The last time I stepped on one of those, I almost broke a toe and almost died. Y'see, it slid and my other foot tried to come up to balance me, when it hit the side of the tub. If it hadn't come up, I would have fallen in the tub and could have died. I hate those bloody things. They're downright dangerous! Here's a picture everyone needs to see. (about orcs, not attack mats) https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...69&oe=59DE7A9B -- Average # of people killed in mass shooting when stopped by police: 18.25 Average # of people killed when stopped by civilians: 2 Save lives: Keep Civilians Armed! |
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On 6/7/2017 9:23 PM, Gerry wrote:
When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? I finally have all the guns and art I want. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? I use a "rubber"tub mat with suction cups on the bottom, have for years. --- I had one and like Larry's mine slipped around. I tried few things to make it secure but nothing worked, I could have tried a different one but the well was poisoned. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 6/7/2017 10:22 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote:
Then wear some thin booties. I tried my golf shoes Besides, what else can I spend my money on? Something more interesting to fall off of, and a gopro so you can put the video on Youtube. So, you like to watch people get hurt, why am I not surprised? I finally have all the guns and art I want. Are you sure? I thought folks like you could never have enough dogs playing poker stuff. Or enough first editions! I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? Holy ****, Tom Gardner wrote a non-homo insult! Tell the truth, did somebody else write that for you, or is it something you plagiarized from your newest Alex Jones DVD? I have yet to hurl any real insults, not worth my time. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 6/8/2017 12:16 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
The last time I stepped on one of those, I almost broke a toe and almost died. Y'see, it slid and my other foot tried to come up to balance me, when it hit the side of the tub. If it hadn't come up, I would have fallen in the tub and could have died. I hate those bloody things. They're downright dangerous! My experience also. I tried my aqua socks with success but then I have to wash my feet another way. (dip into toilet and flush? I'm just starting to look at tubs and may or may not get one. A new furnace and air conditioner and a gas range come first. They are just starting to run gas lines into our all electric community. I wonder what all that will cost? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
news On 6/7/2017 9:23 PM, Gerry wrote: When we bought the condo, the tub was never used by the previous owners, it's slippery even after i used "tub safe" a commercial product for anti slip. But the skin on my feet is like parchment paper. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? I finally have all the guns and art I want. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? I use a "rubber"tub mat with suction cups on the bottom, have for years. --- I had one and like Larry's mine slipped around. I tried few things to make it secure but nothing worked, I could have tried a different one but the well was poisoned. Sitting on a stepstool avoids the problem as long as I remember to rinse the soap off the floor before standing up. |
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On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 01:16:48 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/7/2017 10:22 AM, Neighborhood number 3 wrote: Then wear some thin booties. I tried my golf shoes Might have worked if you'd drilled a grid of mating holes in the tub floor. Besides, what else can I spend my money on? Something more interesting to fall off of, and a gopro so you can put the video on Youtube. So, you like to watch people get hurt, why am I not surprised? Not people, just helpless phony conservative rightards who are addicted to non sequiturs. Anyway, engaging in something more physical than golf could be the key to fewer tub pratfalls. I finally have all the guns and art I want. Are you sure? I thought folks like you could never have enough dogs playing poker stuff. Or enough first editions! I'm thinking there might be a lot more velvet Elvis. I had a Hoyer lift for my mother that I cared for for 13 years, they are great for the disabled! I wonder if you could get a mental Hoyer? Holy ****, Tom Gardner wrote a non-homo insult! Tell the truth, did somebody else write that for you, or is it something you plagiarized from your newest Alex Jones DVD? I have yet to hurl any real insults, LOL Exactly right. not worth my time. Yeah, it's better spent writing about rolling coins and tub drain times. |
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On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 01:09:08 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/7/2017 9:23 PM, Gerry wrote: I use a "rubber"tub mat with suction cups on the bottom, have for years. --- I had one and like Larry's mine slipped around. I tried few things to make it secure but nothing worked, I could have tried a different one but the well was poisoned. You guys need to get serious and stop applying feeble consumer solutions to what is apparently an industrial problem. Something like this maybe. http://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-4-in-x...36NA/100211722 Although, my sense is that the real issue is old fart lack of coordination. So you might want to use one of these modified for bath use. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Werner-Ro...1201/203907961 |
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On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 03:49:20 -0400, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 6/8/2017 12:16 AM, Larry Jaques wrote: The last time I stepped on one of those, I almost broke a toe and almost died. Y'see, it slid and my other foot tried to come up to balance me, when it hit the side of the tub. If it hadn't come up, I would have fallen in the tub and could have died. I hate those bloody things. They're downright dangerous! My experience also. I tried my aqua socks with success but then I have to wash my feet another way. (dip into toilet and flush? I'm just starting to look at tubs and may or may not get one. A new furnace and air conditioner and a gas range come first. Do it right. Build it new from scratch, and net-zero. How is that someone you guys call useless can do it and you bozos can't? Less time on Usenet yapping about nothing and more building already! |
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On 6/8/2017 10:14 AM, A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall wrote:
Yeah, it's better spent writing about rolling coins and tub drain times. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I see you follow and read intently every word I write every day! It's lovely that I live in your head rent free. |
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