If a sponge on a stick was good enough for the Romans….
Jussi
In Finland any new build since decades ago has a small showerhead next to the toilet. I never mastered it, water splashes everywhere. My dad loves it, doesn’t use toilet paper but has a small dedicated terry towel hanging on the wall. My mother’s advice to any new visitors: “Do not use the small towel under any circumstances!”.
Diogenes
Jussi, that sounds like the Muslim solution
Jussi
Diogenes, he picked the habit up while fighting the hairy-wristed people in the 60’s, apparently much nicer than wriggling one’s bare bottom against a sand dune…
bloke in spain
Surely that’s the Guardian, isn’t it? Reusable? Weather, sports results ‘n stuff. It does have some use as a newspaper before you wipe your arse on it.
Roué le Jour
Jussi,
Standard equipment here in Thailand, more hygenic than bog paper and doesn’t clog up the plumbing. Also in this climate a wet bum is a dry bum in about five minutes so no need for towels. Different story in a cold climate though.
jgh
Re-usable…. as what? Most toilet paper is re-usable as in it’s made from something that’s already been used, most toilet paper isn’t 100% virgin paper. But you’d think toilet paper would be the usage end-point, other than re-using it by adding it to the compost heap.
Henry Crun
BiS, The Guardian? You’d wipe more on than off.
Nessimmersion
Japanese toilets, 60-70% are the type that wash your arse afterwards.
If its good enough for a high hygeine country like that.
Two other benefits:
It automates some home care for the elderly, see Tim on aspirin, roughly a quarter of home help for the elderly is to help them toilet with a corresponding loss of dignity.
It also reduces the consumption of crap sitka spruce for toilet paper.
bloke in spain
Do the Japanese not have bidets? Where do they keep the beer?
Nessimmersion
Nope, limited space so an all in one job- basically all electronics in toilet seat. Hot/cold water spray, male/female mode and a blow dry.
As for the beer – failed to come up with a good pun on Asahi
Michael The Swot
Reusable toilet paper. Like the joke about a second hand condom.
Pcar
Morrisons today:
– loo rolls in abundance inc pallets still in wrapping
If a sponge on a stick was good enough for the Romans….
In Finland any new build since decades ago has a small showerhead next to the toilet. I never mastered it, water splashes everywhere. My dad loves it, doesn’t use toilet paper but has a small dedicated terry towel hanging on the wall. My mother’s advice to any new visitors: “Do not use the small towel under any circumstances!”.
Jussi, that sounds like the Muslim solution
Diogenes, he picked the habit up while fighting the hairy-wristed people in the 60’s, apparently much nicer than wriggling one’s bare bottom against a sand dune…
Surely that’s the Guardian, isn’t it? Reusable? Weather, sports results ‘n stuff. It does have some use as a newspaper before you wipe your arse on it.
Jussi,
Standard equipment here in Thailand, more hygenic than bog paper and doesn’t clog up the plumbing. Also in this climate a wet bum is a dry bum in about five minutes so no need for towels. Different story in a cold climate though.
Re-usable…. as what? Most toilet paper is re-usable as in it’s made from something that’s already been used, most toilet paper isn’t 100% virgin paper. But you’d think toilet paper would be the usage end-point, other than re-using it by adding it to the compost heap.
BiS, The Guardian? You’d wipe more on than off.
Japanese toilets, 60-70% are the type that wash your arse afterwards.
If its good enough for a high hygeine country like that.
Two other benefits:
It automates some home care for the elderly, see Tim on aspirin, roughly a quarter of home help for the elderly is to help them toilet with a corresponding loss of dignity.
It also reduces the consumption of crap sitka spruce for toilet paper.
Do the Japanese not have bidets? Where do they keep the beer?
Nope, limited space so an all in one job- basically all electronics in toilet seat. Hot/cold water spray, male/female mode and a blow dry.
As for the beer – failed to come up with a good pun on Asahi
Reusable toilet paper. Like the joke about a second hand condom.
Morrisons today:
– loo rolls in abundance inc pallets still in wrapping