| Back O' The Page Stories 10/06
By Scott CoverdaleSpeaking of Bathtubs... A caller asked for some help with her bathtub, saying that it needed some repair. Our boys in the dirty white trucks went South on Nogales Highway to check it out. The tub was plastic, and the bottom had broken out completely. The client's mother had repaired the tub with some vinyl flooring, but amazingly enough it still leaked, and had consequently rotted out the floor beneath. The mother passed away, bequeathing the not-so-palatial mobile home and its aquatically challenged bathtub to her 60 year old daughter, Ginger. Eight months ago Ginger, who had no income at all, gave up on the tub and took to showering with a garden hose in her metal storage shed. So Kyle, a perceptive man, decided right away that a duct tape repair was not likely to be successful. It was also apparent that the floor was the first order of the day. Kyle and Dan Regier, two volunteers, pulled out the tub and all of the plumbing associated with it, and installed a new sub floor and sheet vinyl in the whole bathroom before putting in a new tub, with new walls and fixtures. The job took a couple of days, but the client is delighted to be able to bathe indoors once more. She was also able to land herself a job as a waitress, which she relates to her house being "a whole lot more livable," and feeling better about herself and her situation. She is effusive about her new tub, "the most beautiful thing in my house." The job probably ended up costing about $800, supplied to us through the Pima County CDBG.
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