Sunday, 05 July 2009
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Everything really is bigger in Texas
One of the big adjustments for us moving to the Northwest was how much less our dollar was worth than in Texas. I've been trying to come up with various ways to show this. It wasn't until I banged the bathroom door into the open drawer that inspiration struck.
While by no means luxurious, our house in Texas had a real master bathroom:
(Apologies for the fuzzy screencap purloined from the actual floor plans from our TX house.)
There was a garden tub, a separate shower (shown here as a linen closet, but let's just pretend, shall we?), double sinks, a commode. And a walk-in closet. The memory of which makes me weep.
In comparison, here is the "master" bathroom in our WA house, rented for a considerable amount more than the TX mortgage:
I thoughtfully reconstructed it for you on top of the TX floorplan (because to take a picture would involve showing a picture of my rear end, courtesy of the mirror that spans not just the sink area but also over the toilet. Because who doesn't love to see their own ass every time they use the facilities?) So you can see why I hate taking a shower. You cannot turn around in there. When I get out of the shower and flip my head over to wrap up my hair, every single time, I bang my elbow on the window sill. Every.Single.Fucking.Time.
There are precious few things I miss about Texas - Taco Cabana, Central Market, the Snow cone guy in the grocery store parking lot, A/C - but right now, the top of the list is being able to open the bathroom drawer while the bathroom door is open.
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