The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[Leahs Mom]

I knew it. I KNEW IT! I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING CAUSING THE RISE IN DIVORCE RATE!

I'm going to contact every married couple I know RIGHT AWAY and tell them to remove their double bathroom sinks and replace them with a single. (To prevent them from getting a divorce, of course!!!!!)

 

[speckledhen]

I knew it. I KNEW IT! I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING CAUSING THE RISE IN DIVORCE RATE!

I'm going to contact every married couple I know RIGHT AWAY and tell them to remove their double bathroom sinks and replace them with a single. (To prevent them from getting a divorce, of course!!!!!)

The divorce rate will be cut in HALF! LOL. Of course, you can always just lock out your husband. Cheaper that way.

 

[getaclue]

Depends on the age, but when both husband, and wife have to go to work at about the same time, it's easier with a nice big bathroom, long counter, with double sinks. Saves time, since both can brush teeth, hair, he can shave, she can put on makeup, etc., at the same time, without having to wait their turn. Same thing with multiple school age kids. Time spent getting ready is greatly reduced when everyone has enough counter space, and sinks to get ready, and out the door without waiting for a turn in the bathroom.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

From my FB page today, my mini-rant, tongue-in-cheek (but, not really).

Watching House Hunters and various home renovation programs on HGTV, I know why marriages and relationships fail. The cause? The Two Sink Phenomenon! You know what I mean...
It doesn't have two sinks, we wanted two sinks
This house only has one sink. Buyers want double vanities.
There is only one sink, this just won't work for us.
We'll replace this outdated vanity that has only one sink with a new one with double sinks.
Etc, etc, etc, etc....

What the heck is this thing with entire families in the bathroom at the same time? That is the ONE last frontier, the one place I insist on being alone. I don't want someone else in there when I'm putting on makeup, brushing my teeth, doing my hair, washing my face, in the shower/tub or anything else! My husband is the same way. We do not inhabit the bathroom at the same time. Two sinks would mean two sinks to get dirty and less counter space. No need for two if only one person is in the bathroom at any given time. It's always been this way, even with children at home.

My proof that two sinks and communal bathrooms/bathroom familiarity are a bad thing? An almost 43 year successful marriage.

Now, let's tackle the line I absolutely *LOATHE*...
This house is perfect for entertaining!

Who cares? Are you a catering service or something?
I mean, who the heck are you buying the house for, anyway? Yourself or a bunch of someone elses?

My thoughts for the day are now complete.

I feel the same way. We only have 1 bathroom and 1 bathroom sink. How do we live? I also have no intentions of entertaining anyone but myself.

 

[speckledhen]

Depends on the age, but when both husband, and wife have to go to work at about the same time, it's easier with a nice big bathroom, long counter, with double sinks. Saves time, since both can brush teeth, hair, he can shave, she can put on makeup, etc., at the same time, without having to wait their turn. Same thing with multiple school age kids. Time spent getting ready is greatly reduced when everyone has enough counter space, and sinks to get ready, and out the door without waiting for a turn in the bathroom.

NO, Cheryl! No, no, a thousand times, NO! I can't be in a bathroom with kids or a husband. We always managed, even with only one bathroom, which our first two houses had. I don't care about saving time. I care about privacy. I'm telling you, the divorce rate went up when families, especially husbands and wives, began crowding in the bathrooms together! Some things should remain separate. They get in the bathroom together but they keep their finances separate, as in "your" money and "my" money. If you switch that around, all is right with the world!

And, then, showers. They are HUGE in the new homes and renovations! How many people are they going to cram in there? The entire family? The neighbors? Those new super-showers with two or three shower heads would hold ten people! I like to be able to turn around without touching the walls, but beyond that, it's a waste of space.

**at the beginning, for some reason, I wrote "Mary" not "Cheryl", sorry. Typing too fast, I guess. It's so hot, my brain melted.


By the way, I had to chastise Hector again today. He was not happy that I waited until afternoon to let his group out. He ran out and eyed my shoe until I chased him out. Then, when I went to the gate and opened it, he came charging across the pen and then, turned to face me and act like he was going to challenge me. I told him to get real and scoot, which he did. Maybe he wants his own private bathroom. Maybe I'm treating him too much like the rest of the boys.

I feel the same way. We only have 1 bathroom and 1 bathroom sink. How do we live? I also have no intentions of entertaining anyone but myself.

Lisa, you are a woman after my own heart. I don't mind a separate half bath for those desperate situations when someone can't get out and someone else has to really go. We have a bathroom in the basement that is rarely ever used. We use our main bathroom 99% of the time.

 

[getaclue]

Lived in a house with 1 bathroom most of my life growing up. I did like having the extra large bathroom as a teen, getting ready for school, and not having anyone yelling for me to hurry up, or when getting ready for dates on weekends. I agree about the showers, and all the shower heads. It's a waste.

This house has 2 bathrooms, one ours, and then the guest bathroom. Our bathroom is HUGE. He has his own cabinets, and sink on one side, and I have my own, with a vanity too, on the other side. He takes tub baths, and there is a big corner tub for him. I shower. The shower is separate from the tub. The toilet is in it's own section, and the door closes to it. I LOVE that, and the fact that it has it's own exhaust fan. Dh can stink up the place, so the fan is used at least daily. The house came that way, so it is what it is. I've thought a couple times about putting a regular shower/tub set up in there, and use the extra space for an additional closet. It would be more practical.

 

[1muttsfan]

If I could convince my cat and my dogs that I am safe in the bathroom by myself, I would spend most of my time alone. Jimmy is absolutely barred from the bathroom at all times when I am in there.

Maybe Hector just doesn't like your shoes.

 

[1muttsfan]

I lived in a house one time that had a closet in the bathroom, and I did not like it. The bathroom was really too damp a room to store things in other than toiletry items.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

If I could convince my cat and my dogs that I am safe in the bathroom by myself, I would spend most of my time alone. Jimmy is absolutely barred from the bathroom at all times when I am in there.

Maybe Hector just doesn't like your shoes.

My dogs will ram the door to get in the bathroom if you don't close it all the way, which is quite often. It can be satisfying to hear a clunk when you do manage to close it proper. The bathroom is a popular place here too with the dogs.

 

[1muttsfan]

@Leahs Mom , do you think you could explain your wood chip thing to this poster? I'm sure I will get it wrong.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dlm-in-run.1253028/