I could never make any sense out of the children’s nursery rhyme “Rub-a-Dub-Dub”.
Specifically, how did more than two tradesmen end up together in a bathtub lost in the sea? My “research” led me to the original rhyme from the 14th century where instead of men in the tub, there was a trio of maids presumably unclothed.
The more than two tradesmen were naturally curious plus were caught ogling the maids much to the chagrin of “respectable” society. The “Rub-a-Dub-Dub” may have been the 14th century way of saying “Tsk Tsk” to show societal disapproval. I know that the nursery rhyme illustrates a particular complication that could exist in a current air-conditioned shopping center where a meat shop, a bakery, plus a location that sells scented candles plus greeting cards have conflicting Heating plus Air Conditioning needs. The meat shop requires a cooler temperature to prevent spoilage after a side of beef leaves the “chilly room” at about 34°F until the chopped plus ground products are wrapped for the buyer. The baker’s tepid ovens will argument with the butcher’s needs plus the smells of the scented candles will compete with the delicious smells from the cakes plus bread fresh out of the baker’s ovens. And, if the chilly air from the meat shop mixes with the sizzling air from the bakery, condensate could cause the greeting cards in the candle shop to warp. The more than two dealers will be “out to sea” about a solution until they consult with an Heating plus Air Conditioning professional to solve the dilemma. This could involve the use of spot zone cooling for the bakery, maintaining a slight positive pressure to stop smells from outside entering the stores, or a more effective vent system to control humidity plus temperature in the butcher shop plus candle store.