I’ve had a couple of requests to see/learn more of the “shower thing in the basement” that is the source of much amusement to myself and Shannon. In a nutshell, it’s a very poorly constructed shower in the basement of our house that serves no discernible purpose other than to leak water out the back (near the outlet for the dryer - yikes).

It seems to be constructed rather haphazardly in the corner of the basement next to the entry to the laundry/furnace area and has a random, afterthought-esque quality to it, as though it were just inserted into the wall because someone thought that a shower next to your gas meter would be super-cool.

What really creeped me out when I discovered it was the freakish red daubed letter “F” that seems to be on the wall behind the shower construction. I sure hope that’s not written in blood!

I honestly can’t imagine using it as a shower as the floor is cracked and flaking, the drain is little more than a hole in the floor, and the wall and ceiling tiles are tenuous at best. I can only imagine getting dirtier by going into it.

Eventually, I intend on ripping the back wall out of it and extending it into the little hidey hole that houses the gas meter. With the extra space, a good light-proof door, and some re-jigging of the plumbing, it would make a pretty good little basement darkroom - which is something I’ve coveted for many moons.

For now though, we just use it for cat poop.

-Ted.