I think this all started with AirBnB.  The idea you can rent-out something you own but aren’t using all the time.  Why not make a few bucks.  And the idea spread to cars… and now … swimming pools.   You have a backyard pool… it’s August you don’t use it as much as you did in june…. so rent it out… with an online service called Swimply.  That’s basically AirBnB for swimming pools.

The price ranges from $30 to $45 dollars an hour.   The company plans to branch out into hot tubs… private basketball courts… and even home gyms. Which sounds a little skeevy.  Going into some guy’s home office to lift his weights and ride his sweaty elliptical.  But this is all gonna be part of a new service called Joyspace.  

And I wonder.  What else could I rent out that I’m not using.  And I took a walk around my house.  We have electric bikes.  We could charge a few bucks an hour for anybody who wants to rent a ride.  Hey.  We only use the silverware at mealtimes.  So why not rent it out.   Let the users bring ‘em  back dirty.  Cleaning’s included in the rental price… We’ll call the app Forkly.

You live in an apartment?  How’d you like to get cozy and warm sitting in front of my fireplace.  We’ll rent it out to you for 25 bucks an hour… call the app Crackle.  

And look at thiiiis.  My toothbrush sits in the little stand all day long.  I only use it three minutes a day.  Why not rent out my toothbrush…. toothpaste included ... dollar a minute.  Brushie… with the letter u left out of course. 

I’m gonna be rich with my rental empire.   And then you can rent all my money and be flush for a while.  We’ll call it flushie.  Which reminds me… the toilet.  just sits there all da…  never mind.

But a penny for my thoughts.  We’ll call it thinkie.  Or we could call it…  

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