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February 1, 2007
Brooklyn Hot-Tub Party!
Is it just me, or is there a lot of hot-tub lovin' going on in Brooklyn these days? (To clarify, I'm not claiming with that sentence that *I* am getting lotsa underwater affection.) What I mean is: We've just completed a house hunt that took us through 50-plus bstones/rowhouses in Bklyn--CG, CH, FG, CH, even P$ just for laughs--and saw five or six houses with people-cookers in the backyard. Way more than I would have ever expected. Usually in conjunction with pressure-treated decking and a taller-than-code privacy fence. You could shoot some rockin' porn at some of these places--particularly the 3-family shithole on 3rd Street in CG for $1.5 mill with the algae-filled pool, the two rent-controlled tenants who've been there since the 70s, and the geriatric cats. (Oh, shit, I'm losing my chubby.) We saw two or three Jacuzzis out in the open IN THE MASTER BEDROOM SUITE of a couple places, which actually skeeves me out even more than outdoor lovebuckets. I remember one outdoor scene on Clermont that had a beautifullly landscaped backyard, but was still totally dominated by this fake-wood tub that looked like Jackson Brown and Carly Simon should be simmering in it, passing joints back and forth. I mean, seriously: Do you really want a warm little pond in your backyard in Brooklyn, New York? Wouldn't critters get in there and rot? Rats? Skeeters? Clamydia? And, given the close quarters and the weather here, is this really the place to git nekkid and drink sangria with your neighbors' hot wife? (Or hot husband?) What's next: mustaches? Oh, wait, those are already back...
Comments
That was a great post . I can't stop laughing
Posted by: eletricgreek at February 2, 2007 12:33 AM
well noboby expects some pervert will be watching them...passing weed whca are you now calling the cops as in nazi germany spy and tell on the people next door ....should go over and say hey can i jion ya ...after all with carly in the hot tub ...mmmm..those lips i know what she could suck on ...
Posted by: corner wino at February 2, 2007 7:00 AM
Love your post. There's a nasty house for sale (at least it was for sale on Corcoran) on Prospect Ave & Vanderbilt with a hot tub & a pool table. The place is falling down but they have their priorities. Thank you for the laugh!
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 7:00 AM
man if i was in a hot tub with carly smoking a jiont she sure would be giving me a smoking lip service ...cause nobody does it better ...and quit watching ....pervert
Posted by: mr mean at February 2, 2007 7:17 AM
Oh man, I guess Carly Simon does it better for you? But wow, that was a long time ago. I guess you're right, she was hot in the 70's along with hot tubes. Now pass that joint over here.
Posted by: anon at February 2, 2007 7:38 AM
dorks
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 7:49 AM
Don't knock it, till you try it...
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 9:01 AM
Get a life.
Posted by: anon at February 2, 2007 9:39 AM
i agree, hot tubs are kindof gross. funny stuff. people should lighten up.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 9:49 AM
I'll admit I wouldn't mind a jacuzzi in the bathroom. But out in my tiny backyard, in full view of all the neighbors? No thanks. An acquaintance recently bought a little frame house in Windsor Terrace with a huge jacuzzi taking up a quarter of the master bedroom. It looks ridiculous.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 9:57 AM
Ick, I hate those jacuzzi bathtubs. ***shudder*** We had one in our apartment and I could never get the jet parts clean. They always had gunk in them no matter how much I scrubbed. And once when I was splashing water on the intake thing which has a metal sort of plate over it, a big centipede came out of it! Ahhhh! We never used the jacuzzi feature of course, it was there when my husband bought the place. It's just strange, I've lived all over the country and I never saw these kinds of jacuzzi tubs until moving to Brooklyn. They're everywhere in places with 80's renos.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 11:06 AM
My big luxury item was a big cast iron Kohler bathtub, 5' long 36" wide, 20 inches deep, no squirting jets, moving parts or other high tech paraphenalia, just a great (indoor) bathroom soaking tub....
Posted by: donatella at February 2, 2007 1:52 PM
I really want a hot tub in the middle of my friggin' studio - like Coming to America. Pimpin' like a prince from Zamunda... who's with me?!
Posted by: Brooklyn Zoo at February 2, 2007 2:44 PM
I wouldn't go out and buy one, but I must say...I love visiting friends in the country who have them!
Posted by: yente at February 2, 2007 5:49 PM
I have to disagree - if it's enclosed, so none of the posters here can peep, it could be kind of awesome to be in your backyard in Bklyn, staring up at the stars, in a hot tub in January. I'd go for it if you didn't need a crane to get the thing in the backyard.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 2, 2007 8:50 PM
Semi would agree with Brooklyn Zoo
Posted by: faithful at February 3, 2007 4:08 PM
Donatella has the right idea, just get a nice deep soaking tub. The Japanese have soaking tubs that basically look like teacups for people to sit in. Love em.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 3, 2007 4:42 PM
Yup, the Japanese love their baths. I lived in Tokyo for 2 years and had a deep square tub, shaped like one of those square Kleenex boxes -- so deep the only thing that isn't covered in water is your head. (something slightly comical about it...) Also, nothing fancy, just lots of hot water.
Posted by: donatella at February 5, 2007 10:31 AM
The house is worth more than the hot tub. when buying house you should take off your tunnel vison goggles.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 7, 2007 3:05 PM
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