The Hot Tub Debate

If you have ever been over to our house for a party, you have most likely been involved in this little game we have. In the corner of our patio sits an un-used broken hot tub. Yes, broken.

The tub is cracked all over the place, unfixable.

During the summer, we keep it cleaned out, looking presentable for guests as they enjoy our cozy backyard. In the winter, we do everything we can to prevent it from becoming a mosquito breeding sespool (poorly I might add).

So the on-going question of debate is: what should we do with the hot tub or the space where the hot tub sits. Here are the top five responses from the highly plossible to the insane in order by popularity:

5. Get a new hot tub
4. Tear it out and extend the deck
3. Tear it out and plant a garden
2. Clean it out and make it a ball pit ala Chuck E Cheese
1. Cover it up with wood to create a backyard stage

Some of the issues whatever we decide to do are:

• Money: it costs a ton of money to do anything to a house, this is no different.
• Moving the hot tub: Anyone who has ever dealt with hot tubs knows that it is nearly impossible to get rid of them. No one really wants them. And definitely, no one wants to dispose of them for you. This will involve a chainsaw and some creative maneuvering. I know this will need to be done someday.
• Consequences of leaving it there: Said moquitos, drowning hazard (yep, it is currently uncovered), as well as various unknown issues (we can't see the damage it is causing underneath our deck).

One day we will do something about it but, for right now it sits. A topic of conversation for every gathering, a visual nuisance for Roger and I, and a inticing danger zone for Thomas.