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Beer Barn Babes - Entrepreneur Loads up a Hot Tub to Entertain Customers
The short story: Don Talley in Longview, Texas, is trying a new marketing idea. He wanted to keep customers occupied while they waited in a car line to drive through his Beer Barn. To keep his customers entertained he installed a hot tub and staffed it with - what else - attractive women. There is not any nudity here, just pretty ladies who are being paid to sit in the hot tub and flirt with the men. The guys waiting in line have someone to talk to and the women are earning a living. Everybody wins. Sure, there are some people who don't like it, but you won't see anything in Don's hot tub that you can't see any day of the week at your local swimming pool. No nudes, sex, XXX-rated action or other hanky-panky. Just good clean fun coupled with a very innovative marketing idea. Go Don! You are our hero.
Here is the video of Don's new marketing idea. Works for me. Let's go get some beer.
Room For One More?
So the first thing that comes to my mind, is thank goodness this is an inground spa. Can you imagine the damage that would be caused to an acrylic or fiberglass unit? I'm not even sure if a redwood tub with the iron hoops around it could withstand this kind of pressure.
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I Paid Good Money For This Here Hot Tub And You Are NOT Invited
OK, so here is my best guess of what this picture is all about. Farmer Jones paid $23,000 for his new hot tub and deck, and since it is the only one in the county everybody now thinks they are his friend. Hey, a man has to defend his castle - or hot tub and beer, as the case may be. At any rate, nobody messes with farmer Jones when he he has his humongous tricked out huntin' rifle with him. And by the looks of it, he doesn't go anywhere without protection.
Actually, he's probably just reminding the cows who is the boss. Whatever the explanation, you have to admit he has a nice view.
Stop, Thief! Bring Back My Arm!
The owners of a hot tub business in Newington, New Hampshire, feature Ted and Linda in their advertisements. They ride around in a hot tub on the back of a flat-bed trailer. The salary expense for both Ted and Linda is zero, because they are mannequins. They also seem to be the frequent target of vandals who seem to enjoy stealing body parts. Recently Ted lost an arm. And up until last Christmas Ted's advertising partner was Alice. In a particularly humiliating attack, Alice was deprived of her entire torso. So Linda stepped up and is now braving both the elements and potential dismemberment to sit beside Ted in the traveling hot tub.
A picture of Ted the hot tub mannequin can be seen here. (opens a new window) This was taken right after the Christmas attack.
No one is speculating on the motivation, but if you happen to see a male mannequin arm or female torso being displayed like a trophy in a teenager's room, you can call Custom Pools at 603-431-5461.
So you think you have a nice view from your hot tub?
Here a group of true jacuzzi nuts who carried the parts for a spa to the top of Mont-Blanc in France (the highest mountin in the Alps!), set it up, filled it with snow, heated it, and climbed in for the photo-op of a lifetime. Talk about a view - this was at the top of a 15,771 foot snow covered mountain. And this was no amateur weekend hike. It was an enormous undertaking involving lots of people willing to make the hike in the middle of the night carrying 45 pound packs. They did a great job of documenting everything on their website, where you can see photos and read about the entire expedition (they have an English translation). This group has done other extreme hot tubbing, but unless you read French or run it through Google or translator you'll just have to be content looking at the pictures because the Mont-Blanc jacuzzi is the only one in English.
Here they are at nearly 16,000 feet:
Geeze - And We Thought Cigarettes Were Bad
So...add this to your list of worries - hot tub lung.
Hot Tub Lung? Yup, it turns out that inhaling the bacteria that grows in hot tubs where the water is not maintained with the right balance of bacteria killing chemicals has a name. Bacteria loves to grow in nice warm hot tub water, which is why the chemicals are necessary to kill them. When the bubbles in the water reach the surface and pop, they can release the bacteria. You snort them into your lungs and - voila - cough, fever, fatigue and shortness of breath are sure to follow.
The good news is that this is a fairly rare infection. But it's always good to be aware of these things - in case you run out of things to worry about.
Otherwise It Might Have Made A Dandy Stew
In Illinois a bat flew into an outdoor hot tub. The owner slammed down the lid, trapping it inside. Animal Control to the rescue. Bat was tested and it came back positive for rabies. The good news is that nobody was exposed. The bad news - well, there really wasn't any. This had a happy ending. Except for the bat.
But Can I Wear My Fielder's Glove in Case There's a Fly Ball?
If you are a minor league baseball fan living near San Angelo, Texas, you now have yet another reason to spend the evening out at the the San Angelo Colt's Foster Field. Take a stroll down the right field line and smack between the Coors Light Corral Beer Garden and Nacho's Restaurant you will find -- a 6 person hot tub. You and 5 of your friends can rent it out for an entire game for $150, and that includes your game tickets and food. You can start your baseball party an hour before the game. You are welcome to drink in the hot tub, but they don't want you eating in it. Aside from those few rules, just bring a towel and swim suit and have a ball. At the end of the season they'll raffle the spa off by doing a drawing among all those who rented it out for the season. No word yet on what it feels like to sit in a hot tub in front of a bunch of fans watching baseball.
Maybe Next Time They Could Use it as a Hang Glider...
We've already written about the possibility of a high wind blowing off your hot tub cover, and now you can add an extra element of danger to that issue. A new fad in urban living is rooftop terraces. What better place for a hot tub then the view from many stories up? Check your liability insurance, though, because at least one family in Fort Worth, Texas, has had to chase after their hot tub cover when it blew off their 3 story rooftop terrace and landed in the city street below. Fortunately, no one was hit, but something the size and weight of a hot tub cover could definitely do damage to property and life.
Dude, I'm Sorry, I don't Care What You Name It, This Is Still A Hot Tub In Your Church
OK, this is one of those things I'm kicking myself for not thinking of first. A whole new hot tub market to be tapped into.
This....is a portable Baptistry. It comes in many designer colors, and has lots of accessories.
I am NOT making fun of this. It is actually a smart idea, and meets a real need. It's portable and comes in many different prices to meet every budget.
Still, when I look at it, I can't help but think, it's got a heater, it's got seats, it's got steps, and accessories -- it's a freaking hot tub.
They have a video of the unit in use, and they show how it breaks down for easy storage. Here it is if you are interested.
Hippos At The London Zoo Have Their Own Hot Tub
This might be the world's largest, and also filthiest, hot tub. At the London Zoo pigmy hippos lounge in a huge "hot tub". That's what the zoo keeps call it, but it's nothing that would appeal to us. It looks like the attendants make no attempt to balance the chemicals in the water to keep algae growth down, and for heaven's sake, they don't even have any water jets. But it's perfect for these guys and unlike some folks who visit to use our hot tub, these guests wouldn't be wearing a bathing suit. Of course, they wouldn't fit in my tub either.
Here's a video of the hippos lounging in "luxury".