Plans for today (2023)

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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See that's why I like working from home!
 
LissaC said:
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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Never used one but I understand the reasoning as yes, they would be more hygienic and less paper waste to deal with.
 
Bidets are very popular in Spain too. Can’t say they appeal to me much!

Today I must send a letter to my mums GP explaining the current predicament (I’m already hiding from that job 😆), doing admin and probably going to have a bit of experimental kitchen in the form of gluten free horseradish cobbler topping as I’m still not satisfied with the steak and kidney pie toppings I’ve made!
 
karadekoolaid said:
Have to rush into town to buy olive oil, cardamom, cloves, mustard powder,
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So I rushed into town but only got a kilometer away when something snapped and the brakes went funny. Stopped, turned round and went back home! Mechanic turned up later and it looks like the brake pump...
 
Plans for today:

Well, today is a bank/federal holiday (Veterans’ Day), but since that falls on Saturday this year, we have the option to take off today or work today and use it some other time. I chose to use it some other time, so I’m working.

That means, I’ve still got 2.5 days of off time to get scheduled by the end of the year, so I’m going to get that worked out, if possible.

I need to pick a date and make reservations for our yearly Christmas night out - I’ll likely use the half-day I have for the following morning, since we’ll be out late (mind, “out late” for us means 8:30PM :laugh: ).

Other than that, I’ve got to finish the last yard mowing of the year (I hope, but with the way the climate is now, I may be mowing on Christmas!), and pick up some meds in town. That’s about it.
 
Lullabelle said:
My uncle's funeral went well, a lot of people turned up. He is my dad's brother, it isn't yet 3 years since we lost my dad so seeing a coffin with flowers spelling out the word dad really got to me, things are still a bit raw :(
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Oh dear, sorry to hear that, even when we try to prepare ourselves it can still catch us unawares and floor us in the process.
Maybe a nice hot toddy and a film when you’re ready to have a break from thinking about it 🤗
 
LissaC said:
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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How bizarre the local rag has published an article on the history of bidets in Spain.

Franco has some bizarre ideas!

Why does Spain have so many bidets? How sink used to wash your intimate areas exploded under General Franco - Olive Press News Spain
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
How bizarre the local rag has published an article on the history of bidets in Spain.
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That pic of the bathroom with the bidet…they’ve put it all the way across the room!

I always thought it was meant to be right up next to the toilet, so you could just slide from one right over to the other, but that one…you’ll be waddling like a penguin, pants around your ankles, to get to ride the “porcelain pony.”

The one we had in Rome was directly across from the toilet, so I had to devise a way to just sort of spin on my heel to land on it - fun and functional! :laugh:
 
TastyReuben said:
That pic of the bathroom with the bidet…they’ve put it all the way across the room!

I always thought it was meant to be right up next to the toilet, so you could just slide from one right over to the other, but that one…you’ll be waddling like a penguin, pants around your ankles, to get to ride the “porcelain pony.”

The one we had in Rome was directly across from the toilet, so I had to devise a way to just sort of spin on my heel to land on it - fun and functional! :laugh:
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Yes, here in Portugal the bidet is always right next to the toilet, for convenience of use. I've never seen it anywhere else.
 
caseydog said:
"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead." (SNL)

CD
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I had to look that up as I've never heard it before! But Franco hasn't been spoken about until very recently due to the pact of forgetting.

The Spanish aren't the only ones who don't talk about Franco though.

In the UK you'd be hard pushed to find anyone who knows much about the horrors that happened, but unlike the Spanish it's because we don't know much of anything about it. My generation just about know his name and are extremely surprised when they hear how many of his own people were slaughtered.
It being so close to home the folk who do know about him can't laugh about it. Which is fair enough.

His practices continued after his death with children still being taken from parents who were deemed "morally or economically deficient" in hospitals right up to the 80's. So so sad.
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
I had to look that up as I've never heard it before! But Franco hasn't been spoken about until very recently due to the pact of forgetting.

The Spanish aren't the only ones who don't talk about Franco though.

In the UK you'd be hard pushed to find anyone who knows much about the horrors that happened, but unlike the Spanish it's because we don't know much of anything about it. My generation just about know his name and are extremely surprised when they hear how many of his own people were slaughtered.
It being so close to home the folk who do know about him can't laugh about it. Which is fair enough.

His practices continued after his death with children still being taken from parents who were deemed "morally or economically deficient" in hospitals right up to the 80's. So so sad.
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I spent six weeks crossing Spain in 1978. In Madrid, there were still soldiers with military rifles walking the streets. NOBODY there mentioned Franco, that I saw/heard.

CD
 
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