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> Dee Randall wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> Nexis wrote:
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> "Nexis" > wrote in message
>>>>>> news:Fiblf.11217$Wu.3229@fed1read05...
>>>>>>> Yours humbly and with thanks,
>>>>>>> kimberly...considering begging her mom to come to town to take
>>>>>>> care of her
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need to get your Mum in!
>>>>>
>>>>> Not always practical... my "mum" is 13 hours away. And she
>>>>> couldn't do much
>>>>> about the flu, either.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few suggestions for Kimberly: Toast. Scramble some eggs. For
>>>>> dinner make mac & cheese, even from a box - easy and comfort food.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take a hot shower and wash your hair; you know you need one even if
>>>>> you don't feel like taking one - you'll feel better and the steam
>>>>> will help your
>>>>> sinuses.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heh...spent so much time in hot showers, my skin's drying out! The
>>>> steam helps for a bit, that's true, and we have *good* water
>>>> pressure so it's almost like a massage. I wish we had a bathtub
>>>> meant for
>>>> people over 3 feet tall....*sigh*
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> kimberly
>>>
>>> I hate modern bathtubs! I'm only 5'3" and can't even stretch out!
>>> Give me
>>> a big old fashioned claw-foot tub any day!
>>>
>>> Hope you feel better soon.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Those old fashioned claw-foot's -- how do you keep the water off the
>> floor? Now, the tubs in the Japanese business-man's hotel (in Japan),
>> that I could go for. Deep and short.
>> Dee Dee
>
> I've never been in a Japenese business-man's hotel. (??)
>
> Not sure what you mean about how do you keep the water off the floor with
> the claw-foot tubs. Simply don't over fill the tub? Use a bath mat?
>
> Jill <--confused

I was speaking to 'soaking.'
A claw-foot generally allows one to fill it up to stretch out and take a
long soak thereby if you move an inch or two, out goes the water - in my
experience.
In a Japanese bathtub (in a business-man's hotel) one can't stretch out,
but one can take a long soak (sitting up). Since it's deep, you can get a
good soak without it spilling over the top.

I looked hi and low for one of these type of tubs - before outdoor/indoor
spas were common, and couldn't find one here in the U.S. One thing nice
about the tubs was that it didn't take as much water to fill it up.
Dee Dee