When I saw Spaman's post, I thought right away of the beautiful CalSpa outdoor kitchen that my cousin has on his deck. The grill, refrigerator, a covered bar complete with TV on a deck that overlooks a river in Delaware. When he was buying the outdoor kitchen equipment, he decided to also add a CalSpa Hot Tub. Basically, the tub was a deck decoration! He kept it available and clean for anyone that wanted to use it but since most of his visitors came in the heat of the summer, the tub got very little use.
We were at a family event this winter and my husband and I asked about the tub. No one had even opened it other than to dump occasional chemicals in...We both started blubbering about how much we love our tub and how much better we both feel since we got it....and how we love to watch the stars and meterior showers...on and on and on...I guess he never realized that his deck decoration had so many possibilities. He emailed me about a month later and said he followed our advice and was using the tub almost daily! The pain in his legs and knees (after multiple surgeries) was much better. He was sleeping better and felt so much more relaxed...Who would have thought...all that right there in your own back yard!! He is still thanking us for encouraging him to use the tub! :-/
