The bathroom saga cannot end so easily. Having talked about soapy eyes and slippery slopes—oh sorry, slippery soaps—I move to other aspects.

Initially, the showers were simple. All innovations are like that. As time goes by, new features get added without any end, making a simple device more and more complicated. Then every packaging comes with instructions on installation and use. Even that seems to have lost its glory. Now, you have to go to a website and find out the uniqueness of the product and the Un understandable simple instructions on how to use it. Then YouTube videos crop up with each YouTuber telling you how simple it is to install and use. Then more YouTubes on how to fix an issue. Simple solutions. I have never found anything simple. After watching all videos posted either abroad or in India, I will go back to the best solution: experiment, explore, struggle, and find out for yourself. At least this will keep your mind engaged and give some exercise to body and mind. But salutes to these new products, devices, and innovations that make us use our rusty brain and enable us to find solutions for these, if not for life’s more complicated issues.

And be guaranteed there will be no standardization. Every manufacturer will have its own design, shape, and finish. Coming back to bathrooms, I have never found a replacement fitting that matches the old ones. Take my bathroom, for instance. I changed the faucet twice. The WC tank once

 and a tap once. Now it is a mix-and-do-not-match scenario. If I have to change the entire fittings in the bathroom, then I will have to think of overdrafts.

Who is going to see the bathroom? What is the big issue? One may think. But aren’t we always living with eager expectations of others’ approval and appreciation? Ease of use and economy? Throw them out of the biggest window. Every time I ask my architect for a replacement, I have this issue. "Sir, newest material, long life." This statement is true of whatever material is used at any point in time. And the size will never match. Put some more holes into the wall. You can always cover up and not worry about the looks of visitors and relatives. Nice, right?

What if some visitor smirks at this mismatch?

Continued in 225. Ballet In the Bath - Part 3