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I live in The Netherlands, when i was young some 25 years ago, this was one of the few brands they sold in the supermarket, Never have seen the brand the last 20 years in supermarkets overherehere. Keller Geister means BasementSpirits or Ghosts b.t.w ..

i see a red door and i want to paint it black....

I was a bath aide at a nursing home from 1988-1992. It was in a Mennonite based community, and we took great care of our stuff. We had one of these that a rep from the company said it looked "showroom"...They remodeled a bathroom and we got to decide what model of tub we wanted in there. We chose the "new" Century tub (tan) with all the bells and whistles that it came with standard. We actually (the three bath aides) all agreed that we liked the simplicity of the old tub and would have done without the dispensers and extra levers and such. I still give a bath ever now and then and do like our new tubs with the lifting side door. BUT the sanitizing system and whirlpool mechanism always seems to need repaired and one tub out of two is almost always out of commission. Back in the day, cleaning and sanitizing these old greens was easy. Can't believe I found a site about Century tubs which I loved back in the day. By the way, I would get residents over their nervousness of being raised in the air for the first time by saying "isn't it Star-Trekky?" and they would laugh. Once in, they loved coming back it was so relaxing.

wow you can delete that i didnt realize it was so long sorry

How could someone help with a problem no one truly understood these ppl wernt treated badly out of hate they were not understood how can a care giver teach a child with a disability when their caregiver them self didnt understand the the problem these people who worked there did what they could with what they had they were not funded properly so yes they were fed but not properly because they didnt have the funds yes they were bathed but not as much as the proberly should have been with lack of staff the world gave up on the people of pennhurst because they were not understood parents didnt have the understanding and suport that we have today parents thought they were helping their child by putting them there but what i dont understand everyone says the parents prob didnt know what the conditions were like in the ward i understand that but how come most of these parents just left their kids there they never visted them they abandoned them so all in all the parents were more then likely ashamed back then not understanding and the way the rest of the world looked at a problem it was better to hide it away and forget about it so i dont just blame pennhurst because pennhurst was not built to be a problem it was built to help and understand but no one had the education about disabilities that we have today i blame the parents for giving up on their children and forgetting them i blame the state for not funding if they had the funding and the parents and communities help would they have suffered probably not even though they may not have understood the problem they would have been able to feed them and aducate them as well as possible and with the parents help but back then no one wanted to learn or spend money it was easier to forget and throw the key away.. i am drawn to pennhurts i watched my nana die from her disabilities that know one understood we took great care of her but if we would have known then what we know now im not saying she'd still be alive but i do believe she wouldnt have passed so soon i understand the probelm with them not having the funding but why wouldnt know one fund i understand being scared of something you dont understand but why wouldnt a parent take the time to learn about it instead of ignoring it there are so many things i dont understand and so many people i would love to talk to. we were tough people with retardations were no diffrenet then us back then they were tought its not normal its not right we need to get rid of them we might not understand it today but then thats the way it was so yes its not right these people should not have been treated the way they were but back then thats how they understood things and took care of things i am happy that we know where these disabilites come from how to help them and work with them i am happy we dont hide them in shame i have three kids non with any problems but as a parent i am always ready for what may come i would never be ashamed of my children my daughter is adhd but i will not medicate her i have all the time in the world and patiants to deal with her and teach her what she needs to learn yes she does act un exceptable at times but i would never hide her from the world how will she ever learn how to act if shes not seeing it with her own eyes its just so hard to believe that a person could be ashamed of their child enough where they give up on them i dont understand that that is your baby your child your life how could you do such a thing i dunno i guess i have issues and i am going to post this it probably doesnt make any sense but this is how i feel
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Maybe a crazy suggestion, but could it have been a watertower ?

Any chance these were hydrotherapy tubs? Those would have required observation by a caregiver, but a person in a hydro tub is covered with canvas sheeting.

One of my fave epitaphs...."I TOLD you I was sick!"

Right on Guitorman, Good call ! (Such a happy looking little bridge !)

Chuck Taylor "repped" for Converse back in the day...He could drop kick (and sink!) a basket from half court at his school presentations

Wow, I would LOVE to see this in person!

Thanks Mama! lol ...Id still risk it to see this place up close :)

incredible

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Since I can't edit my previous comment before --Oops --I meant to say its a shame it was 'gutted' and I hope they fully restore it to its former glory!!!