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Bidet???
toad67
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Was reading a monthly handyman magazine, and they said one of the most common bathroom upgrades was to install a bidet. They mentioned, that even though it uses water, it's still more efficient than all of the water used to make tp.
I've never used one, and think it would be weird. Anyone here have, or use one, if so, what do you think of them? I'm not planning on getting one, but was wondering what people think of them.
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Those who have lost all of their colon due to ulcerative colitis or cancer produce messy stools; they find that a bidet is a necessity. The least expensive bidets work well with cold water tapped from the toilet tank; best, if you have an electric outlet next to the toilet, is one that heats the water & blows warm air to dry.
Neal
Had one for years. Once you get one you will never o back to to the excessive TP use.
Clean butt is a happy butt.
Not me, I voted Trump.
Wife was interested so I tried one out in a friendly location…tickled. Intrigued me, but decided I might come to like it too much so I never installed one.
So wait a second. Do you replace the toilet with the bidet? For some reason I thought you had a bidet and a toilet in the same room.
I have no doubt they handy and at first seem odd
but I am still old, old school no electric or water
I never had the pleasure to try an outhouse though the two houses next to where I grew up did. What not shown in your picture Ditch-Runner, is the little shelf that held the mirror and tweezers to get the splinters out of you b***.
a bit off subject
when I was a young fellow and visiting relatives in Tennessee.
out houses were still what most all of them had
I will say I never had to use corn cobbs as they all had least up graded to T.P .
like the porta johns on the construction I had no choice but to use for 13 yrs the smell is the same and weather conditions always a part of it I do not miss them at all
I have gave a passing thought to getting a bidet. but at 66 yrs old I made it this long with out one so no need I guess for now
First ran into those in Egypt. Not uncommon in Europe.
And don't even feed the kernels off the cobs before you pose photo with them.
oh the hazards of outdoor toilets. my dad, as a strapping newlywed[1938+-] working the oilfields of southern Illinois, had to use the outhouse one day at work. he felt a sting, then fire all thru his nether region. a black widow spider bim his right on the sack. rushed to the hospital, by the evening the scrotum had swelled to volleyball size. he spent nearly a week in the hospital.
wow I can not image the pain and fear of going thru thet lucky he did not lose some parts.
well were straying off so my related out house story
when I worked construction back in the mid 1970's co worker from KY told me his story . herb was a carpenter Forman
as a young fellow they had the out house build out over a small hill above a creek so all the wase would find its way into the stream and wash away I guess good and bad 😲
any way he was in position paints down and good to go ,sitting over the hole he felt a sharp bite . prick sensation on his family jewels.
he just knew a copper head had got him as the would find their way into the out house as it was open on the back and bottom .
he told me he took the door with him as he hit it running out into the yard with his paints still down around his ankles.
he laughed about it telling the story at the time
he found out a chicken had got under the seating area when he was dangling 😁 sitting on the hole the chicken pecked at his undercarriage 😲 and the rest is just a funny story now but when it happed he thought he was done for
A late friend of mine had a kind of bidet experience once. He was traveling south and had one of those "cramping" urges to make a quick exit off the freeway. Found a truck stop with one of those multi stall toilets and picked the cleanest one. Had the entire place to himself for a while until he heard someone enter and being the gentleman that he was, decided to give a "curtesy flush".
Darn toilet over-flowed and all of his smelly business washed his entire bottom along with his pants and underwear! 😲 He told me this story with a lot of dramatic comedic effect but at the time he was far from laughing!!
I have one made by "Dr. Mercola", it was added several years ago to my toilet. I find it useful for sure.
Mike Snyder told of getting carpet in his restroom over in Gleeson, TN. He liked it so much that he ran some up to the house.🤣
My initial thought/comment isn't acceptable so I'll just say "I'll stick with my TP solution". No 'butt wash' for me thank you.
How long does it take for the air dryer to do it's thing? Do you finish up with a towell, a zhitty towell? Asking for a friend.....
Here's the answer...
Years ago my friend KC built a house that had a bidet in the guest bathroom. After he moved in, he had a housewarming party. Probably 30 people were there.
While the group was standing around in the kitchen, I told KC that I really liked the way he built the guest bathroom but "why did you put that drinking fountain on the floor? it's really difficult to reach."
One person actually told me "it's not a drinking fountain. it's a bidet". KC busted a gut laughing!
🇺🇲 "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson 🇺🇲
I put a bidet in each RV. It saves a lot of TP.
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
Interesting, how much did it increase your water usage?
Right He Dog, I had them in my hotel rooms in Paris but I had a choice of both fixtures. The most unusual bathroom feature I found was in Greece. Many bathrooms have a basket next to the toilet to throw your used toilet paper away. The sewers in much of the Athens, and other areas, ares so old that they can't handle all the paper. 🤢
Not much. Both have a water tank capacity of about 100 gallons each. I usually run out of food before water.
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
Never pickup a water bottle in Africa. The locals punch a hole in the lid and use them to wash their butts.
Basically a portable bidet.
I contemplated adding a bidet to the house during the great co-vid toilet paper shortage. I didn't do it.
We are putting one in our retirement home. For now, I never used one, but just use tp and baby wipes. We keep baby wipes in every vehicle when we travel. A clean Butt is a happy Butt.
Yes , they are good and civilized
but wouldn't you still need a wad of toilet paper to dry off after squirting water all over your butt?????????
I'm curious too! How do you get dry? And how do you KNOW the area is clean? Sometimes it requires TP and a few boo boo wipes! How does one gauge if one bedit wash is enough?!
Seriously, if someone with experience could answer. I would HAVE to get one with heated water for sure!
Are you wanting to mix a drink while you're going?
Reminds me of a old question how does a blind man know when the TP and his butt are showing clean
"Reminds me of a old question how does a blind man know when the TP and his butt are showing clean"
NOT funny for those who have a blind person in their family.
TP but less of it.
BIDET-Another indicator of 'the feminization of the American male'.
scrubbing bubbles..............
Is that any way to treat the potus?
I once thought about building a bathroom just like an enclosed shower stall. A good drain in the floor and you could get all of your business done from stem to stern and exit squeaky clean! 😁
Just got an afterthought! Just have your toilet mounted in the oversized shower stall! 🤣
don't you have a backyard and a garden hose, save ya a lot of building..............
Mobuck, sounds like you have never had the pleasure of a bad case of roids or cancer in the neather parts.
Remodeled a bath for gent that had to have assistance in bath and toilet, walah, big shower with toilet inside, SS&S at th same time.
Sorry Butch, you guessed wrong.
"big shower with toilet inside"
Yessir, did one of those myself. I sure hope I don't ever get to that point!