Shower/Tub Combo, I Salute You

It's rare to peep inside a hotel bathroom and spy a shower/tub combo nowadays. I know. Studies from the International Hotelinistic Institute say 174.6 percent of all travelers take showers, while a surprising 205 percent never bathe at all. Traditional baths are *so* 1920, the same studies say. And people have unwarranted but ever-present cooties issues.

But still. When something from the past is in staggering/keeling over mode, I have a bit of tristesse. How I'll miss stepping over the rim of the tub, slightly tripping, catching myself on a wet towel rack, and then showering while pondering the last person to take a bath in this very spot.

And, it's true: I will long for that plastic-y curtain slightly brushing at my damp hiney. Can anything in this world duplicate the particular brand of willies that momentary act causes? No.

Are you sad, too?




Flickr image by Jurvetson