Well, that turned out nicely....

 So far, anyway..

In what I might call 'A former Lifetime', although it may have been the early stages of this one, I bought a hot tub.

Okay, a Spa... whatever.

At the time, I was making the move from sorta semi kinda retirement (Riiiight), back into working for a living.  Not puttering, but physical stuff.

In the light of my advancing age, and achy bits, I thought a hot tub might be the way to deal with them.

My choice was shaped by money, available electricity, money, convenience, money, and customer ratings.   Mostly though, it was money.

I needed a 15 amp 110v model to suit the house electric, which also worked with the wallet.  The resulting unit, a Lifesmart Luna, arrived by truck a few weeks after I ordered it.  Power had already been run to the patio.

That tub served almost constantly over the last ...8?.... 9?.... years. I've replaced the pump, patched the lid, and pretty much rewired the entire control system.   

I use that spa Every Day I Can.   In a nutshell, it makes many pains bearable, if not vanishing.

With the present issues, I'll be seeing a vascular surgeon soon about some problems with blood flow to a few specific areas of one leg.  The result of whatever it is.... is pain.  To deal, I do the usual Tylenol and aspirin stuff, along with muscle relaxers, which all does diddly squat.

The hot tub now.... that's effective.

Good move, all those years ago.