In response to stories of toilet paper hoarding

[conuly]

I have purchased a bidet seat. Hurrah.

Now I just have to install it on our toilet.

(We don't quite have our shit enough together to trust the euphemistically called "Family Cloth", but I think even we can manage a bidet.)

In other news, Jenn's switch has abruptly turned from "okay" to "clean all the things". Every time there's anything stressful, be it a hurricane or a pandemic or a surprise shortage of socks, she wants to clean house.

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Comments

[marahmarie]

Every time there's anything stressful, be it a hurricane or a pandemic or a surprise shortage of socks, she wants to clean house

Yeah, I'd basically scrub my own place into non-existence if only things like "hunger" and "needs sleep" didn't stop me - every storm, every crisis, personal or otherwise, almost every time. I have a whole list in my head involved enough that if I tackle a bit more each day it should keep me busy through at least maybe April.

[marahmarie]

(We don't quite have our shit enough together to trust the euphemistically called "Family Cloth", but I think even we can manage a bidet.)

That's punny. At least it'll all be running through the...bidet, I gather - and that's a start?

[conuly]

No, it'll be running through the toilet same as usual. The bidet just squirts water up your butt.

[affreca]

During the time waiting for everyone to gather for a meeting, one of my coworkers talked about getting a buying a duvet to deal with the lack of toilet paper. He's generally has a large vocabulary, so I was confused until I realized he meant bidet. But I'm left with the image of the poor guy with a giant blanket in the bathroom.

[conuly]

Cozy!

[hamimi_fk]

When I get really upset and/or my stress levels get really bad, I set off on a cleaning binge too - usually it stuff that I’ve been holding off from doing for a while (although the dishes tend to be my first target). Then I get mad when I start calming down or someone distracts me too long to finish expelling my stress. I get mad because I wish I had cleaned more, not even joking.

[semperfiona]

I bought one of those bidet seats. The day I installed it, though, I found that the hose that came with it (to split off the water intake) leaked. I have still not managed to get a replacement hose, because it's an odd size that isn't stocked at any of my local hardware stores. I really ought to write to the manufacturer.

[conuly]

Which company did you purchase from?

[semperfiona]

I bought it at Amazon, but on my boyfriends account so I'll have to check when I get home. I think it was called "SouthSpa" or something similar. I know that because of the shape of our bathroom we needed one with the controls on the left, and there weren't as many of those available.

[conuly]

Well, here's hoping ours doesn't have the same issue.