Walk In Showers

While this might not seem like the biggest thing in the world, I am reminded of a woman to whom I was showing property to a few years ago. She had bad knees and other health issues. She HAD to have a walk in shower in the owner's bathroom. Those big soaky tubs were completely useless for her. Now I have had other occasions to show homes where the Buyer HAD TO HAVE a soaky tub (my word for those garden tubs - oversized bathtubs that are deep and relaxing). I have always had the sneaking suspicion that this more of a status issue rather than a use issue. So I feel somewhat vindicated by that article I've linked to. Soaky tubs can become passe. What I think tho this article isn't saying is that we are AGING and that climbing in and out of a tub is a difficult thing when that happens! Frankly, given a choice, I'll take a really big shower with lots of shower heads any day!