Is there any use for Baths these days?

bee06

I live a good bath every now and again! My little boy loves it as well, the kicking and splashing keeps him entertained for ages!

Shenshen

I've always loved a nice, relaxing bath.
But it's only when you've a muscle injury that you start to realise just HOW relaxing the hot water actually is. I would have been a whole lot more miserable these last few weeks if I didn't have a nice bath tub.

_Kaiser_

Poochie05 wrote: »

Very handy for soaking the oven racks!

dudara wrote: »

That is honestly the first time I’ve ever heard that!!

What you need is that oven cleaner stuff where you put the racks into a bag, add the cleaner and leave it to soak in the sink.

Few hours later, sparkly clean after just a quick wipe

if there is one thing that twenty years of marriage has taught me, it is that running a hot bath, bubbles, candles, soft music and a big bar of chocolate is the ideal way to watch whatever you like on TV.

a copy of Hello magazine helps if the game goes in to extra time.

sbsquarepants

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

What you need is that oven cleaner stuff where you put the racks into a bag, add the cleaner and leave it to soak in the sink.

Few hours later, sparkly clean after just a quick wipe

Spill some in the bath water, get your own rack sparkly clean too poochie:D

jester77

We have bathrooms on 3 levels, only the middle one has a bath. So I guess the other 2 should be called showerrooms. Only the kids use the bath, but they enjoy it. So won't be throwing it out just yet.

JustAThought

My parents took theirs out to my dismaay and put in a large corner fancy shower thing but somehow the bathroom looks much smaller now First opportunity I have I will change my brothers bedroom into a big bathroom with stand alone bath on lion claw feet and adjacent winerack.

Plus - as someone rightly said - where else can you soak your wetsuit/slweping bags/ clean your duvets/dog.

Plus: on Halloween when you run out of sweets and are hiding from the hoards of kids in the dark its a creepy kinda forbidden pleasure to take a steaming hot bath and lie there in the dark steaming by candlelight eating nuts and reading Stephen King horrors.

Gotta have a bath!

Kintarō Hattori

Creative83 wrote: »

Can the children not just have a shower

Good luck to you trying to shower a 9 month old.

JustAThought

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Good luck to you trying to shower a 9 month old.

Sure arnt they always clean?people are always wiping them.its not as though they sweat.

There should be workplace baths enforced for some people. Grownups.

Boom_Bap

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Good luck to you trying to shower a 9 month old.

That's what the sink is for




I have the odd bath. They're grand. I find I use my bath most often for taking up space and being a chore to clean.

iamwhoiam

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Good luck to you trying to shower a 9 month old.

Its very doable ! We have a shower only and when the grandchildren were small we bought a clip on ( clips onto the tiles ) shower head handle holder . Moved the shower head temporarily way down low to babys shoulder height . Popped baby in the baby bath in the shower tray and they loved it . Or when a little bigger in one of the baby bath seats and into the shower tray ! They loved the low down gentle shower and still able to splash in the baby bath .
Mind you were were both soaking after it !

miezekatze

One of the first things we did when buying our house was get rid of the bath and put in a shower. I love a bath, but the bathroom was just too small for it, and I would usually prefer a shower. I'm glad we did that anyway, the bathroom works much better like this. My parents did the same with their bathroom and my in-laws too. I've seen threads online about this though and a few people said they'd never buy a house where the tub had been replaced with a shower, so I guess it doesn't suit everyone (it's not an irreversible change though so I thought it was a strange thing to say).

Snickers Man

soups05 wrote: »

sigh, your missing a treat op. not only can you pamper yourself with a long soak while listening to some soothing music, but you can also take the opportunity to bathe your other half for a bit of romance.

occasionally the romance doesn't make it out of the bath

have a little more fun in your life, you will be a long time dead.

Post 22 before somebody realised this obvious purpose for which bubble baths were clearly intended.

I don't think the younger generation is getting enough these days

freshpopcorn

I go through phases of having lots of baths and then not having one for ages.
Having a bath would be a must for me in a house. It wouldn't put me off buying a house if there wasn't one. Once their was room to install one.
If we were to remove our bath all it would mean would be we'd end up with anither press to store crap in and we don't do much moving around the bathroom.
I know people who removed baths and end up installing them again.

Graces7

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Any room at your house, please?;)Not the house,just the tub!

In houses where I have had "free"hot water ie a backboiler , an evening bath made for a pain free sleep.. Here, the shower is caput and the council promised to put me a bath in instead. Of course I am not thinking that will ever happen, and that is fine..So back to childhood washing in a bowl etc..

Which is fine and works. days are past when there were public baths at low cost...

Poochie05

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

What you need is that oven cleaner stuff where you put the racks into a bag, add the cleaner and leave it to soak in the sink.

Few hours later, sparkly clean after just a quick wipe

That's what I'm talking about but they fit better in the bath!

0lddog

tobsey wrote: »

It’s a lot harder to get children clean in a shower compared to a bath.

FYP

Experiment has shown that a shower uses more water than a bath ( at least it does for me ).

PandaPoo

I wish I had a bath. Just a shower in our house. I always look forward to weddings so I can soak in the bath at the hotel !

Irish_rat

Creative83 wrote: »

For one thing, baths just seem like a massive waste of space... I mean come on, when was the last time you had a bath? For me, it was when I was 10 or 11 I think... a shower is not only way more efficient but you don't get to lye in your own filth! You can get so much more space in any bathroom without the bloody bath that is never used!


Have baths in houses & apartments had their day?

My house was going to have a bath but instead I put a shower in. Pointless really to have if you've no pets.

Peatys

Creative83 wrote: »

Can the children not just have a shower

Yes. But they also like to play in the bath.

Irish_rat

JustAThought wrote: »

Plus - as someone rightly said - where else can you soak your wetsuit/slweping bags/ clean your duvets/dog. !

Who cleans their duvets in a bath? Wtf

freshpopcorn

Irish_rat wrote: »

Who cleans their duvets in a bath? Wtf

Well sometimes people's duvets don't fit in the washing machine. They are then can decide to bring it to a launderette or some might hand wash it in the bath.

whisky_galore

0lddog wrote: »

FYP

Experiment has shown that a shower uses more water than a bath ( at least it does for me ).

It you spend a fcukin eternity in there it does.

Any more than 5 mins in there and it's time wasting.

JustAThought

JustAThought wrote: »

Plus - as someone rightly said - where else can you soak your wetsuit/slweping bags/ clean your duvets/dog.

That above would apply to a tiny number of people. Most people don’t have wetsuits or use sleeping bags (they can be washed ina washing machine anyway), don’t wash their duvets and most don’t have dogs and if they do a hose out the back will wash them fine.

Irish_rat wrote: »

Who cleans their duvets in a bath? Wtf

Who washes their duvets more to the point (except a one off like spilling/sick on it etc which might happen once every many many years in which case the cost of a launderette will hardy break someone).

JohnnyFlash

Walker Wailing Bunny wrote: »

Who washes their duvets more to the point (except a one off like spilling/sick on it etc which might happen once every many many years in which case the cost of a launderette will hardy break someone).

I always presume you’re a WUM, but surely you cannot be serious? You don’t wash your duvet?

iamwhoiam

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I always presume you’re a WUM, but surely you cannot be serious? You don’t wash your duvet?

Well I wouldn't wash mine because it doesn't fit in the machine . I use a launderetter or replace it . No way would i wash a duvet in the bath !

Shenshen

Walker Wailing Bunny wrote: »

Who washes their duvets more to the point (except a one off like spilling/sick on it etc which might happen once every many many years in which case the cost of a launderette will hardy break someone).

Who doesn't wash their duvets?

I've never washed one in the bath, as ours go into the washing machine. But it doesn't sound such an outlandish idea to wash them in the tub if they're too big for the machine.
I've washed rugs that were too big for the machine in the tub before.

JohnnyFlash

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I always presume you’re a WUM, but surely you cannot be serious? You don’t wash your duvet?

The only time I’ve seen a duvet being washed was if someone soles through the cover that would leave a smell and that’s happened once or twice ever. I’ve never seen a duvet washed at home or anywhere else I’ve spent time and only once have I washed one and that’s because of a spillage.

Why would you need to wash a duvet, it’s always covered. My main duvet that I used for years myself starting at home and then brought it with me when I moved to different houseshares and is now on the bed in the spare room where I live is well over 10 years old and it’s never been washed and it’s perfect. I’ve never actually bought a duvet as I just kept ones I brought out of home.

Peatys

Shenshen wrote: »

Who doesn't wash their duvets?

As in a show of hands?

*slowly half raises hand*

RobertKK

I had a bath yesterday, it was so good, the water will be saved for other uses, to save on other water use.