Plans for today (2023)

Flushing - we have dual-flush toilets a work, it’s built into the handle; lift up for liquid waste, push down for solid waste (or the other way round, idk).

Here’s the rub - it’s pointless, because the toilets are auto-flush, so the user never gets the choice.

Not only that, but the auto-flush sensor is so sensitive, it flushes three or four times during a visit. Open the door to the stall…WHOOSH! Undo your bottoms and sit down…WHOOSH! (“Oh, so this is a bidet now, because I just got my nethers doused!”)…shift your weight while doing your business…WHOOSH!…finish everything and get up…WHOOSH!
 
TastyReuben said:
Flushing - we have dual-flush toilets a work, it’s built into the handle; lift up for liquid waste, push down for solid waste (or the other way round, idk).

Here’s the rub - it’s pointless, because the toilets are auto-flush, so the user never gets the choice.

Not only that, but the auto-flush sensor is so sensitive, it flushes three or four times during a visit. Open the door to the stall…WHOOSH! Undo your bottoms and sit down…WHOOSH! (“Oh, so this is a bidet now, because I just got my nethers doused!”)…shift your weight while doing your business…WHOOSH!…finish everything and get up…WHOOSH!
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Ugh, those auto-flushing toilets are so annoying. We had them where I went to school, everyone hated them!

We have dual-flush toilets at my work now, and as a bonus, they’re flushed with rainwater (there’s a cistern).

At home, I have a dual-flush toilet (3 L for liquid waste, 6 L for solid) with a fancy bidet seat (heated water, adjustable water pressure - the Rolls-Royce of bidets!)
 
caseydog said:
I assume that is for MrsT. Your Man Card is already tentative.

CD
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Since we both…you know…it’ll be for both!

The first time I saw a proper one (meaning the big porcelain job) was in France in 1993. Neither of us knew what it was, so I made MrsT ask.

The curt response was that it was for cleaning yourself after using the toilet, and that was it, no demonstration or anything, so we had to work it out for ourselves.

Toilet seat bidets surged in sales here during covid, because of the toilet paper scare.
 
TastyReuben said:
Since we both…you know…it’ll be for both!

The first time I saw a proper one (meaning the big porcelain job) was in France in 1993. Neither of us knew what it was, so I made MrsT ask.

The curt response was that it was for cleaning yourself after using the toilet, and that was it, no demonstration or anything, so we had to work it out for ourselves.

Toilet seat bidets surged in sales here during covid, because of the toilet paper scare.
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My parent's house in Puerto Rico had one. That was a very expensive house. The first time I saw one was in Paris, but I did at least know what it was. I never had any interest in trying one. It just seemed a bit too "weird" for me.

CD
 
Back on topic. No plans for today that involve going anywhere. It is rainy here, and I paid fifty bucks to have my car detailed last week. I am NOT getting that car wet anytime soon.

I need to set up my dad's MacBook Pro for my sister to use to do my parent's banking, and order stuff for them on Amazon. That should take less than 30 minutes, tops.

CD
 
caseydog said:
My parent's house in Puerto Rico had one. That was a very expensive house. The first time I saw one was in Paris, but I did at least know what it was. I never had any interest in trying one. It just seemed a bit too "weird" for me.

CD
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Having used one several times (including recently), I can say that it extends your bathroom time a bit, so if you’re in a hurry, it’s not for you.
 
Bidets are very common in Portugal. They're actually a required feature for a house to get a housing permit, meaning if you do significant construction work in your house you will have a mandatory inspection and inspectors won't grant you the permit if you don't have at least one bidet and one bath tub in the house.

I use a variation of a bidet called a Happypo, which I find a lot easier and more comfortable to use. Remember houses in Portugal don't have central heating, so in the winter I really struggled with undressing myself to use the bidet... The Happypo is a lot easier to use and it's even portable though I never use it outside the house.

Still, most people in Portugal don't actually use their bidets. I don't really know why since there is some scientific evidence that using a bidet is more hygienic than toilet paper and every portuguese house already has a bidet installed.
 
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