Always Bring Hiking Boots to Paris

I stepped into bathtub in Paris.  When I tried to get out, I discovered that the tub was very slippery and had no grab handles above  tub level.  I had enough strength in arms and legs to lift myself up, but only if my stopped sliding. A variety of brute force approaches by my wife failed.  My brilliant daughter came up with winning solution: put my hiking boots on in the tub.  Presto!  Enough friction to get above tub level to push up and out..

I am glad my daughter is so smart, or I would spend the rest of my life tubblogging.