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What's a shortcut in a daily routine that you discovered embarrassingly late. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Just discovered a much easier way to grind my coffee in the morning and felt dumb because it was so obvious, figure there's some good stories out there about this type of thing out there

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[–] 8 points 5 hours ago (12 children)

I'll bite the bullet on this one.

Maybe it's not embarrassingly late because it was decades ago and I was a dumb teenager, but wiping your ass while sitting. Every time I took a shit, I'd stand up and then wipe.

Much easier now sitting down since the toilet seat basically keeps your cheeks spread for you.

Now just wish I had the right hookups to install a bidet toilet. That would be a real game changer.

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  • [–] 1 point 12 minutes ago

    You can get travel bidets for like 20 bucks or so, which are pretty much just a squeeze bottle with a nozzle. I wash mine and fill it back up when I go to wash my hands, so it's always ready.

    I've never used a 'proper' bidet, but don't feel like I'm missing out in terms of cleanliness. Still feels pretty much like freshly showered, and certainly magnitudes cleaner than when using just toilet paper.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

    Half of people wipe from the front while sitting. The other half stand up and wipe from behind. Most people in either group never find out that the other half exists.

    I wanted to share a relevant QI clip for this (it was brought up by a guest, not the host) but couldn't find it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    I wipe from the back while sitting. Am I a monster?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    If you have balls, just make sure you keep them clean.

    If you have a vagina, that is how you get a UTI and the practice should best be avoided entirely.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 hour ago

    If I had a vag, I would be wiping from the front toward the back. But I have balls, so not a concern anyway. Take paper -> reach behind me (rocking forward a little as necessary) -> wipe from balls towards spine. Presto, ass is wiped without standing up or dirtying the proverbial vagina.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

    If you have water going to your toilet you should be able to install a bidet seat. Easy peasy.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

    with ice cold water?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

    You should be able to just slap a t-valve on the existing water line. The bidet I’ve got came with all that.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    I considered that, but the water that comes out of our well is ice cold. Not the most pleasant of sensations to grace your sensitive bits.

    I'd ideally like to get one of the electronic ones that can regulate temperature and has a few different modes. But I don't currently have an electrical outlet anywhere close to the toilets, and rewiring the bathroom isn't high on the budget priority at the moment.

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