Grossed out - Page 10

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

Last time I was in Europe was last year. I never saw a basket for tp. It always went in the toilet. Where in Europe did you see this?

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Last time I was in Europe was last year. I never saw a basket for tp. It always went in the toilet. Where in Europe did you see this?

Most of Europe has century old plumbing. There was no such thing as toilet paper back when their plumbing was built.

If you stay in a new hotel with new plumbing in a big city, you can flush paper. You cannot do this in an older building in the cities nor in the country sides.

sabatini · ‎06-29-2015

@Carmie wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Last time I was in Europe was last year. I never saw a basket for tp. It always went in the toilet. Where in Europe did you see this?
Most of Europe has century old plumbing. There was no such thing as toilet paper back when their plumbing was built.

If you stay in a new hotel with new plumbing in a big city, you can flush paper. You cannot do this in an older building in the cities nor in the country sides.

Well, last year when in the Old City of Jerusalem, you could flush the TP!

Muddling through...

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

Well, that's why we were in Europe the last time, to see old buildings. When I lived in Turkey in the 70's, my apartment didn't have old plumbing, but any sightseeing the toilets were a slab with footprints and a hole in the ground. No tp. That was not fun.

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

@Plaid Pants2

@sidsmom

Several years back, DH bought a toilet seat that functions like a bidet. He installed in in our master bath.

I didn't really think I would like it, but now, I would not live without it! It's a Toto brand and I'm just sorry I didn't know about it before. We've discussed it on the boards before.

I always wanted a bidet, but this is even better because you do not need another toilet. The seat has a wand that extends and sprays water. While not cheap, it was no where near the cost of a bidet. I'm thinking maybe $400 or $600? The controls are wall mounted.

It's fabulous!

Burnsite · ‎03-10-2010

I'm not critiquing the OP, but the title suggested to me this comment:

Somehow, with the world in the shape that it is, I really don't care how often other people wash their sheets.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

@Burnsite wrote:
I'm not critiquing the OP, but the title suggested to me this comment:

Somehow, with the world in the shape that it is, I really don't care how often other people wash their sheets.

There are things about which we can do nothing, some of them big.

There are things about which we can do plenty, most of them small.

Should we just worry and complain about the things out of our control and do nothing about those things, however small and seemingly unimportant, we can control?

Reba055 · ‎06-23-2014

@Moonchilde wrote:
@apple1964 wrote:
Not only the sheets... but, a new bed, mattress should be brought every eight years. People at least some are sloppy pigs. yuck!

And some are really gullible and buy into the mattress barker's "oooh, dust mites, must buy every 8 years!" sales pitch. There's one born every minute.

@Moonchilde If you had ever seen the demo with the old Rainbow vacuum, you wouldn't say that. They vacuumed your mattress and put a white cloth in the canister to demo the crud. It was absolutely disgusting!!!

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

Good grief! I'm not a slob but I sure can't say I'd faint at some of the things you guys talk about.

My idea of ultimate gross sure is different from some I've read here!

I can't imagine the smell, but then maybe it doesn't bother them. You're looking at someone who has their sheets, pillowcases, drycleaned....yepper...every single one of them. Just something I like and I don't mind paying for it...but to say I'd faint...come on..a bit dramatic....

There's a saying, "It's dirt, but it's MY dirt". I have something called IGG. I don't have a very good immune system. I'm lucky though because I don't have to be around people much (I think that saves me). Is my house spotless....that's almost funny.

Here's something that's more along the lines of REAL gross....go over and the about the post someone saw Honey Boo Boo's house with Momma June on TV where they had dog poop sitting on the table along side food...now that's real gross.....

WenGirl42 · ‎07-05-2012

@occasionalrain wrote:

@Burnsite wrote:
I'm not critiquing the OP, but the title suggested to me this comment:

Somehow, with the world in the shape that it is, I really don't care how often other people wash their sheets.
There are things about which we can do nothing, some of them big.
There are things about which we can do plenty, most of them small.
Should we just worry and complain about the things out of our control and do nothing about those things, however small and seemingly unimportant, we can control?

Please tell me how anyone can control how often somebody else changes their sheets.