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Posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:02:04
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat, posted by llrrrpp on May 19, 2006, at 18:11:50
That is what I am saying llrrrpp, The lid is there for a reason. It is in the design. It is "closed when not in use." Do you leave your front door open when you leave the house?
If you did sit on a closed lid in the middle of the night, I hope you wouldnt "let it go". What a mess that would be!
Posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:04:45
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat, posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 1:45:32
>> And of course, I do all of the laundry.
Oh yes. and laundry...I don't sort laundry. My wife does but I don't. She hates it. I told her that you can do it your way when you do it and I'll do it my way when I do it. K?
Posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:07:32
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat » Bonnie_CA, posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:04:45
Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 22:51:16
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat » llrrrpp, posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:02:04
When we were house shopping, I constantly shut toilet lids. What is wrong with these people?! :D
Posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 23:08:49
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat » curtm, posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 22:51:16
The vacuum cleaner!
My wife never rolls up the cord. She loops it up in an irregular fashion and hangs it on the hook. It is always falling off of it and is hard to "unroll" without getting tangled.
Posted by ClearSkies on May 22, 2006, at 7:39:42
In reply to OK big one here!, posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 23:08:49
My husband does not vacuum. Ever. Ever, ever, ever.
And I hate doing it. But I hate dirt more.
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2006, at 16:28:53
In reply to Toilet Seat, posted by curtm on May 19, 2006, at 10:50:06
> If the seat being left up or down was really in the design of the toilet, it wouldn't come with a lid now would it? Do you leave the lid of the a gallon of paint when your done, do you?
I purposely stayed out of this one, and I admit in advance that I probably should have honoured that thought, but I am ambivalent.
Does it matter if the lid is designed in, or not? Who has the problem when it is left open? Shouldn't the person who has the most problem with the issue simply do what needs doing to make the problem go away? The person leaving it up clearly doesn't have a problem with the act of omission. Then, is it about respect? Respecting the "close the dang thing when done" feeling, because it is strong? But what about "don't sweat the small stuff"?
I do the dishes when it looks to me like they need doing. Similar, toilets. My ex and I had different versions of those thresholds. And darn it all, wouldn't you know it? The dishes and toilets never got close to my threshold. However, I was by far the better cook. And I don't mind grocery shopping. I love having a full pantry to choose from. And Campbell's soup might be an ingredient, but never a meal, if I am cooking, ya know? Thing is, we settled on being equally busy around the house. Funny, she almost never got the "lawn needs mowing/snow needs shovelling/car needs an oil change" problems that I had. Ya know?
I don't know that there is a right answer. However, there are wrong answers. Silently stewing is a wrong answer. For me, lifting the darn toilet seat every time I have to pee is a pain in the uhhhhh bum. Inconsiderate people leaving it down all the time......
;-)
Lar
Posted by curtm on May 24, 2006, at 10:58:20
In reply to Re: Toilet Seat » curtm, posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2006, at 16:28:53
What is the purpose of the lid? Is it there purely for aesthetics or for some practical reason?
Is it to prevent stuff from falling into the toilet, such as toothbrushes, combs, and small furry kittens?
Is it to prevent a mist of bacteria and urea from becoming airborne when the toilet is flushed?
Is it a step to change a lightbulb or to get a glass of water if you are a toddler?
Is it a seat to paint your toenails or wash a toddler in the bathtub?
Is it a backrest? (a pad would be nice if it is)I think it is just a conversation piece personally.
Posted by ClearSkies on May 24, 2006, at 11:54:53
In reply to What is the purpose of the lid?, posted by curtm on May 24, 2006, at 10:58:20
Mine mostly serves to keep things from getting flushed away that I wouldn't otherwise. Hairbrushes, tubes of expensive skin creams, bobby pins, etc.
Other than that, they are just coverups to disguise the true necessity of the room it's in.
Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 13:35:33
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? » curtm, posted by ClearSkies on May 24, 2006, at 11:54:53
My friend has a completely transparent toilet lid and seat. Who would design such a thing? (Who would buy such a thing?)
Umm, toilet bowl. Functional, very. Aesthetic, not.
Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 24, 2006, at 16:29:01
In reply to What is the purpose of the lid?, posted by curtm on May 24, 2006, at 10:58:20
> What is the purpose of the lid? Is it there purely for aesthetics or for some practical reason?
> Is it to prevent stuff from falling into the toilet, such as toothbrushes, combs, and small furry kittens?
> Is it to prevent a mist of bacteria and urea from becoming airborne when the toilet is flushed?
> Is it a step to change a lightbulb or to get a glass of water if you are a toddler?
> Is it a seat to paint your toenails or wash a toddler in the bathtub?
> Is it a backrest? (a pad would be nice if it is)
>
> I think it is just a conversation piece personally.I think it is a very practical thing. For one thing, I don't want my cats drinking from it. For another, I don't want things falling in it. I've heard that stuff flies out when you flush too, but I'm more concerned about unauthorized things falling into it. Plus it does make a convienient seat when I want to talk to someone in the tub. I'm sure I'll use to to wash the kids too, when I have them.
-Bonnie
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 17:07:45
In reply to What is the purpose of the lid?, posted by curtm on May 24, 2006, at 10:58:20
> Is it to prevent a mist of bacteria and urea from becoming airborne when the toilet is flushed?
OMG, they did a mythbusters on just that. The whole room got zonked! Toothbrushes eight feet away got zonked by flying poo particles. Or whatever stink is composed of.
How is it that I didn't properly file that information? Mythbusters is an educational show. One in which they have stuff getting all blowed up.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 17:24:20
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » curtm, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 17:07:45
If the poo hasn't hurt me yet, it's probably not going to. yay for poo on the toothbrush. sterility is overrated.
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 17:30:55
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 17:24:20
> If the poo hasn't hurt me yet, it's probably not going to. yay for poo on the toothbrush. sterility is overrated.
I do agree with you, but only to a point. Dysentery is no fun.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:39:09
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 17:30:55
Lar, I'm not suggesting cleaning the bowl out with the toothbrush! :)
Anyways, I get food poisoning/dysentery annually on my trips to countries less civilized than Canadia.I'm stronger becuase of it. I haven't gotten sick in the "first world" (well, discounting my crazy brain) in a couple of years. I think the germs I pick up on my travels make me immune.
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 22:58:00
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:39:09
> Lar, I'm not suggesting cleaning the bowl out with the toothbrush! :)
According to the findings of that Mythbusters episode (and they actually achieved fair scientific rigour), you may as well use your toothbrush for both purposes. It is that exposed, just leaving it in the same room.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 22:58:00
Cool. did you get b-mails I sent a few days ago?
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 0:29:47
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2006, at 6:44:20
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
> Cool. did you get b-mails I sent a few days ago?
Yes. I'm sorry. I'm overwhelmed. I came home to hundreds. I had to do triage on them.
And the next two days, heck, five days, are hectified above the norm. I still haven't unwound from the 'Fest, and sleep is spare.
I shall attend to you. I'm sorry, that's usually something I talk about in such emails, is how I manage my time.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 7:54:45
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2006, at 6:44:20
no problem, Lar take your time :)
and get some sleep!I think this is a wonderful opportunity for all involved in this thread to go to the store and buy a brand spankin' new toothbrush
Posted by ClearSkies on May 25, 2006, at 9:14:07
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 7:54:45
>
> go to the store and buy a brand spankin' new toothbrush
>
>My husband doesn't rinse his toothbrush. It freaks me out, and I clean his when I clean mine. He doesn't notice, but doesn't mind either, I guess.
I use an Oral B electric and a Waterpick (instead of flossing). Kind of fanatical about keeping the teeth I have remaining. My stint working in a dental office has made a lasting impression.My husband has very healthy teeth, so I suppose years of using grotty toothbrushes hasn't harmed him at all.
ClearSkies
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:17:26
In reply to And that's another one..., posted by ClearSkies on May 25, 2006, at 9:14:07
My mouth is used to it because i'm always talking shint anyway.
A bad habit I have is squeezing some toothpaste out and licking the blob off the end of the tube instead of with my toothbrush. Eeeeeeew!
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 10:39:32
In reply to New toothbrush, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:17:26
Okay. you lick the toothpaste off the tube.
And. you get pissy if your wife slices the tomato on the wrong axisI sense some inconsistency here.
Curt, have you ever brought this up with your Therapist? This is just the opinion of an ignorant person, but the tomato may represent trust. You trust your wife to slice the most delicate of vegetables, and she disappoints you. (i won't even get into what Freud might have to say about you trusting your wife to slice a delicate vegetable)
The toothpaste thing suggests some kind of eating disorder, not otherwise specified. How's your body image?
The human mouth has so many lovely germs. Perhaps even more than a toilet bowl.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:26:26
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » curtm, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 10:39:32
> I sense some inconsistency here.
How did you know my middle name?
> Curt, have you ever brought this up with your Therapist?
I never had one. (Don't have a pdoc temporarily either)
> This is just the opinion of an ignorant person, but the tomato may represent trust. You trust your wife to slice the most delicate of vegetables, and she disappoints you.
Could you rephrase? I trust my wife to slice trust?
> I won't even get into what Freud might have to say about you trusting your wife to slice a delicate vegetable
Please do.
> The toothpaste thing suggests some kind of eating disorder, not otherwise specified.
No eating disorder here, just drinking.
> How's your body image?
I am a sexy beast! Yeah baby!
> The human mouth has so many lovely germs. Perhaps even more than a toilet bowl.
I know.
The reason I do this is simple. Follow closely...
I pick up tube with left hand, unscrew cap with right. Squeeze tube with left. Too lazy to put cap down and grab brush, lick toothpaste off because hands are "full," replace cap with right hand, replace tube with left.
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 11:39:09
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » llrrrpp, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:26:26
Okay. I have mastered the choreography. It's very original, I must say. You didn't finish to the finale of the dance, however. after you put the cap down with your right hand, you picky up the toothbrush with your right hand. then proceed to brush. here's a possible alternative:
pick up brush with R hand
pick up tube with L hand
unscrew cap with R hand
apply paste to brush, NOT mouth
stick brush in mouth, hold it there
use R hand to screw top back on
put down tube with L hand,
commence brushing with R hand.Another alternative is to buy toothpaste with a flip cap. then you can use the left thumb to flip it open and closed, not to involve the right hand at all.
I don't want to seem pushy, but you may want to seek professional help on this matter. It seems that you may be stuck in a certain way of thinking about the coordination, and that you're not open to thinking about alternative solutions. Therapy can help you find alternatives taht might work better, and help you figure out why you have gone so far down this path in the first place. what the tube represents, and why you feel the need to lick it. I think there's a lot to talk about.
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