Remudamom Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 If you use that family paper thingy what do you do for company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheWillFly Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 There is always a roll of TP out and available in both of our bathrooms.:) ETA: If we are having a party or something then the bin for the cloth has been emptied, the cloth is washed and the bin isn't even in the bathroom at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thank you Remudamom for asking the ?s everyone wants to know. :D ETA: BTW, have I told you lately that I love you!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 If you use that family paper thingy what do you do for company? :confused: Oh yeah, I have to wonder about that too. If I came to visit and you provided me a basket of washcloths and a bucket of vinegar water, I think I'd invite you to meet me at Starbucks next time we visited. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: we keep paper tp for company and DH who cannot bring himself to transition and I'm fine with that as it is women and children who go through it the most. However, guests are always welcome to experience the greater feeling of cleanliness that comes from using cloth if they please. There is even a diaper sprayer in the hall bathroom which makes wetting it super convenient or alternatively, could be used as a bidet. Whatever they please. :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: I'm SORRY ppl but really .. have you thought about this? YOU WIPE WITH DRY PAPER :lol: I know, you're thinking .. but the cloth is being REUSED. Yes, but it is clean. Would you put dirty panties on? No? Me either :D The cloth is clean, sterilized (by one method or other) and undefiled. You can not say that for your backside, or your underwear, if you are wiping with DRY PAPER. :lol: It's OK. I understand ... I was once on your side of the fence. But now I am inviting you over to the clean side. :lol: Experience the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 O/T ----------------------------- I sympathize with the cloth people, if only because I have a septic tank and I've been surprised with the 'ewww! gross!' comments I get about that. Guests, here, are informed that they can't flush anything other than poo and paper, if it's not p.p. then they'll have to go out and fish it out of the tank themselves :D I do supply a trashcan, and even some plastic baggies for the ladies. ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 O/T----------------------------- I sympathize with the cloth people, if only because I have a septic tank and I've been surprised with the 'ewww! gross!' comments I get about that. Guests, here, are informed that they can't flush anything other than poo and paper, if it's not p.p. then they'll have to go out and fish it out of the tank themselves :D I do supply a trashcan, and even some plastic baggies for the ladies. ---------------------------- Are there ppl who habitually flush things beside those? :confused: We have a septic tank too, btw. I did read somewhere that cloth had an extra benefit in such cases. Not sure how great a benefit to the tank it is though (I mean, supposing you don't accidentally flush it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Are there ppl who habitually flush things beside those? :confused: We have a septic tank too, btw. I did read somewhere that cloth had an extra benefit in such cases. Not sure how great a benefit to the tank it is though (I mean, supposing you don't accidentally flush it). Many women flush certain things (actually marked "flushable" on the packaging), that's not so flushable with a tank. There've been 'Dear Abby' collumns written on how to broach THAT topic with guests who will be staying over night. :lol: I say, don't think so much about it, I mention it when I tell them that you have to jiggle the handle (oh, and if you needed to flush anything other than t.p., please use one of the bags under the sink and throw it away or the septic will back up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I have never heard of this.:001_huh: :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 I want an icon that's rolling around on the floor laughing hysterically and kicking it's arms and legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: I'm SORRY ppl but really .. have you thought about this? YOU WIPE WITH DRY PAPER :lol: I know, you're thinking .. but the cloth is being REUSED. Yes, but it is clean. Would you put dirty panties on? No? Me either :D The cloth is clean, sterilized (by one method or other) and undefiled. You can not say that for your backside, or your underwear, if you are wiping with DRY PAPER. :lol: It's OK. I understand ... I was once on your side of the fence. But now I am inviting you over to the clean side. :lol: Experience the difference! Ahh...but alas, there are those of us who thought of that and use babywipes first. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I want an icon that's rolling around on the floor laughing hysterically and kicking it's arms and legs. :willy_nilly:<<<<<Picture this one Doing this >>>>>>>> :rofl: Personally, I need the jaw-dropping smilie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bess Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: I'm SORRY ppl but really .. have you thought about this? YOU WIPE WITH DRY PAPER :lol: I know, you're thinking .. but the cloth is being REUSED. Yes, but it is clean. Would you put dirty panties on? No? Me either :D The cloth is clean, sterilized (by one method or other) and undefiled. You can not say that for your backside, or your underwear, if you are wiping with DRY PAPER. :lol: It's OK. I understand ... I was once on your side of the fence. But now I am inviting you over to the clean side. :lol: Experience the difference! That's what they make the Cottonail Toilet Wipes for (disposable). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Are there ppl who habitually flush things beside those? :confused: Do they ever! We had the septic tanks inspected and pumped before we bought our house 2 years ago. The septic guys said they had never seen that number of PLASTIC applicators in a tank . We can only guess that the single guy that was living here, after inheriting it from his parents, had a REALLY bright girlfriend. I mean, it's the country! Where do you think things go when they're flushed?!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Do they ever! We had the septic tanks inspected and pumped before we bought our house 2 years ago. The septic guys said they had never seen that number of PLASTIC applicators in a tank . We can only guess that the single guy that was living here, after inheriting it from his parents, had a REALLY bright girlfriend. I mean, it's the country! Where do you think things go when they're flushed?!:001_huh: I'm sure there could've been some plastics flushed by the guy too... Yeah, that's not embarassing :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 That's what they make the Cottonail Toilet Wipes for (disposable). :) I'm sorry....:D, but I have to say it! "Cottonail" wipes don't sound so comfy! (Cottonelle, on the other hand, is pretty soft stuff!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'm sorry....:D, but I have to say it! "Cottonail" wipes don't sound so comfy! (Cottonelle, on the other hand, is pretty soft stuff!) :lol: Those do sound preferable to the regular kind used by the majority but having experience with both disposable and cloth wipes on baby bottoms I can assure you they still don't clean like cloth ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: I'm SORRY ppl but really .. have you thought about this? YOU WIPE WITH DRY PAPER :lol: I know, you're thinking .. but the cloth is being REUSED. Yes, but it is clean. Would you put dirty panties on? No? Me either :D The cloth is clean, sterilized (by one method or other) and undefiled. You can not say that for your backside, or your underwear, if you are wiping with DRY PAPER. :lol: Then, as we have a septic tank, we put the wetwipes into baggies and bin them. It's not an environmentally friendly thing to do (although the bags are biodegradable) but at least it's clean. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'm sure there could've been some plastics flushed by the guy too... Yeah, that's not embarassing :lol: I'm so sorry to hijack this thread, but..... Oh my goodness, this happened to someone I knew years ago!! I completely forgot until you wrote that. He destroyed his girl friend's family septic system. The, um, plastic didn't make its way to the tank and got stuck somewhere in the middle. They had to dig everything up to fix it. Nobody knew what the problem was until the plumber found a MASS of "plastic". This was in a very small, rural town so everybody knew about it. Yeah, embarrassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I use family cloth just for me. I started using it after a pregnancy loss, because I was so sore that the paper was just killing me, and now I use it because I prefer it. No one else (except the baby, who has cloth wipes) in the family uses it. We put TP in the other bathrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I feel utterly naive ... but what plastic do guys flush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bess Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'm sorry....:D, but I have to say it! "Cottonail" wipes don't sound so comfy! (Cottonelle, on the other hand, is pretty soft stuff!) :lol::D I flubbed that one up alright. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRoomSchoolHouse Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I feel utterly naive ... but what plastic do guys flush? I think they mean rubber products...condoms! I must say I never thought about guests flushing feminine products. We moved about 2 years ago from a big city to the country and now have septic. Hmmmm...maybe I need to post signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bess Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I feel utterly naive ... but what plastic do guys flush? I think they are referring to something of a different material. Like...rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :lol: I guess living with a septic for most of my life has made me immune to the grossness of it... I remember my parents' septic backing up into the tub and sinks (blech!), it took forever, but they finally found the culprit... a pumpkin ;) It's amazing what can get flushed and with a septic... you get found out sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I see. Thank-you ladies :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascamps Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 What are you all talking about? It has something to do with paper vs. Plastic. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 What are you all talking about? It has something to do with paper vs. Plastic. What? Reusable cloth for toilet paper use. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 The fact that this thread keeps showing up in the list next to "What do you smell like" is really giving me the giggles. I'm sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 The fact that this thread keeps showing up in the list next to "What do you smell like" is really giving me the giggles. I'm sorry. True--how funny! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 :confused: Oh yeah, I have to wonder about that too. If I came to visit and you provided me a basket of washcloths and a bucket of vinegar water, I think I'd invite you to meet me at Starbucks next time we visited. :D :lol::lol: I would hold it 'til I got home... :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Then, as we have a septic tank, we put the wetwipes into baggies and bin them. It's not an environmentally friendly thing to do (although the bags are biodegradable) but at least it's clean. Laura My in-laws had a homestead where we did not flush ANYTHING down the septic... the TP or paper goods was in a trash bag and then burned once a week. Anything not burnable was in a bin to drive to the dump once a month. She kept any food scraps for the compost bin or chickens. Very wise system... but when she heard of this idea (current topic) of "family cloth" she said, "No way." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The fact that this thread keeps showing up in the list next to "What do you smell like" is really giving me the giggles. I'm sorry. :smilielol5::smilielol5: and :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The fact that this thread keeps showing up in the list next to "What do you smell like" is really giving me the giggles. I'm sorry. :001_smile: Seriously though, does anyone else think TP stinks? I can't stand the smell of it, I guess it's just an association I have though. I can't stand the smell of baby lotion either- smells like poop to me (rel's always used baby lotion when they changed a poopy diaper :tongue_smilie:). SO, I don't smell like urine, BM, or toilet paper. Guess I should put that in the other thread. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 :lol: I guess living with a septic for most of my life has made me immune to the grossness of it... I remember my parents' septic backing up into the tub and sinks (blech!), it took forever, but they finally found the culprit... a pumpkin ;) It's amazing what can get flushed and with a septic... you get found out sooner or later. Someone flushed a pumpkin??? How in the world..:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm sorry....:D, but I have to say it! "Cottonail" wipes don't sound so comfy! (Cottonelle, on the other hand, is pretty soft stuff!) :lol: and :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Someone flushed a pumpkin??? How in the world..:001_huh: It was dd. She had one of those little pumpkins, the ones you can't cut up and the kids usually paint. It was not quite as big as a softball. :lol: I would not have thought you could flush one either. The look on the plumber's face (small town, so we actually know him) was priceless. He'd bet my dad that my mom had been flushing applicators or "women things," and hadn't wanted to own up. Dad thought it was half a roll of toilet paper that one of the girls had used (because he was always accusing us of using too much and warning we'd back up the septic). No, it was a painted pumpkin.... the pumpkin was smiling no less :lol: That is one of the stories that will haunt dd for the rest of her life I'm sure ;) (Remember that time you flushed a pumpkin...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 :001_smile: Seriously though, does anyone else think TP stinks? I can't stand the smell of it, I guess it's just an association I have though. I can't stand the smell of baby lotion either- smells like poop to me (rel's always used baby lotion when they changed a poopy diaper :tongue_smilie:). SO, I don't smell like urine, BM, or toilet paper. Guess I should put that in the other thread. :D I do. I have a very sensitive nose. I am also convinced I can smell unscented disposable sanitary napkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 If you use that family paper thingy what do you do for company? I obviously missed something. What the heck are you talking about??? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I obviously missed something. What the heck are you talking about??? :bigear: The long: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134504 The short: Exchanging toilet paper rolls for washable, reusable cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I do. I have a very sensitive nose. I am also convinced I can smell unscented disposable sanitary napkins. I can definitely smell those. My kids joke that I could work as a police dog with my sense of smell.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Someone flushed a pumpkin??? How in the world..:001_huh: This actually made me laugh out loud. I don't know why it struck me as so funny.:lol: We did just have our bathtub drain cleaned out because it kept running slow. The rooter guy called me in after a good while to show me a toothbrush he'd found way down in there. Now, this toothbrush was a kid's brush but it was not from my current little guy which means it's been in there since one of my big kids (now 16 and 13) were little.:001_huh: As for the family cloth thing...:tongue_smilie: I can't seem to get past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 You've got to be kidding! :svengo: thanks for filling me in.....I think. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I think they mean rubber products...condoms! I must say I never thought about guests flushing feminine products. We moved about 2 years ago from a big city to the country and now have septic. Hmmmm...maybe I need to post signs. When we have a big group here we post small signs above the toilet paper roll in each bathroom which reads... Please no feminine products in the toilet They give our septic system indigestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 So I'm just wondering, if it's yellow, do you let it mellow, to help with water conservation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 So I'm just wondering, if it's yellow, do you let it mellow, to help with water conservation? only when aboard sea-going vessels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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