And in doing so, we encountered a small problem:
The drain plug in our bath tub doesn't work.
We checked the local hardware store and the local Walmart and the local Target, but none of them had the simple little rubber flap drain plug.
Of course, we were stuck because the baby bath was gone and the kid needed a bath. I tried blocking the drain with a shampoo bottle, but it didn't conform to the drain enough to keep the water in, though it slowed it down a bunch.
I began thinking.
What could I use that would deform to shape of the plug but be heavy enough to stay down?
And then it hit me:
A bag of water!
And it works.
- Take one Ziplock baggy (at least the gallon size or your bath will be REALLY shallow).
- Fill it with water.
- Zip it up so that no air pockets are in the bag.
- Put the bag over the drain.
- Fill up the bath!
The only draw backs are that you need to take the time to fill up the baggy and that the water depth is limited to the height of the bag - water being as buoyant as water and all. But perhaps a liquid heavier than water would be better....
I bet I market them in cute little stamped baggies and make a killing. Even selling them for 99 cents each.
Want to buy one?
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