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Toilet hygiene

p00hsticks
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OK, I've now seen the Febreze advert enough times to warrant putting my rant down in writing.....
It asks Q. Did you know that every single flush flings odours onto your soft surfaces?
My answer - that's because you are not putting the lid of your toilet down before you flush, you silly moo! Do you think the toilet lid is just there as a back-rest for when you're straining to evacuate you bowels ? No! It's an integral part of the design to prevent bad odours and feacal matter being distributed around your bathroom after the toilet has been in use - do people not realise that ?
The same goes for the perennial 'toilet seat up or down ?' argument.
The hygenic answer is both toilet seat and lid down whenever the toilet is not actually in use, and especially prior to flushing.
Right, that's got it off my chest until the next time I see the advert......
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Anybody who buys Fabreze or many other nasty chemical based things to squirt into the air need head examined IMO.6
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p00hsticks said:OK, I've now seen the Febreze advert enough times to warrant putting my rant down in writing.....It asks Q. Did you know that every single flush flings odours onto your soft surfaces?My answer - that's because you are not putting the lid of your toilet down before you flush, you silly moo! Do you think the toilet lid is just there as a back-rest for when you're straining to evacuate you bowels ? No! It's an integral part of the design to prevent bad odours and feacal matter being distributed around your bathroom after the toilet has been in use - do people not realise that ?The same goes for the perennial 'toilet seat up or down ?' argument.The hygenic answer is both toilet seat and lid down whenever the toilet is not actually in use, and especially prior to flushing.Right, that's got it off my chest until the next time I see the advert......2
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I think the LID DOWN campaign should start here in MSE.
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Know how you feel about adverts, at the moment there's one where a child is filmed actually INSIDE a farm machine, sitting on a moving conveyor belt with potatoes.
Kids act like a magnet to farm machinery with lethal or life changing results. Makes my blood boil and run cold at the same time.
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The matter is further complicated by the convention in workplace or public toilets: if you are about to go into a cubicle and the lid is down it often indicates that there’ll be a nasty surprise under it.
I don’t know about you, but I move swiftly on to another cubicle!
would've . . . could've . . . should've . . .
A.A.A.S. (Associate of the Acronym Abolition Society)
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I always put the lid down before I flush in public toilets, and it is always just a pee I have done.
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GSDMum said:Know how you feel about adverts, at the moment there's one where a child is filmed actually INSIDE a farm machine, sitting on a moving conveyor belt with potatoes.
Kids act like a magnet to farm machinery with lethal or life changing results. Makes my blood boil and run cold at the same time.
So you think everything on TV should only show people acting in a safe and realistic manner?.
If a child has access to farm machinery unsupervised and gets involved in an accident that isn't the fault of an unrealistic TV advert!.0 -
p00hsticks said:OK, I've now seen the Febreze advert enough times to warrant putting my rant down in writing.....It asks Q. Did you know that every single flush flings odours onto your soft surfaces?My answer - that's because you are not putting the lid of your toilet down before you flush, you silly moo! Do you think the toilet lid is just there as a back-rest for when you're straining to evacuate you bowels ? No! It's an integral part of the design to prevent bad odours and feacal matter being distributed around your bathroom after the toilet has been in use - do people not realise that ?The same goes for the perennial 'toilet seat up or down ?' argument.The hygenic answer is both toilet seat and lid down whenever the toilet is not actually in use, and especially prior to flushing.Right, that's got it off my chest until the next time I see the advert......
Oh, and I'm ALWAYS a lid down person, whether at home or away. Anything else is just not on. And as for public toilets *shudder* - I'd rather go behind a tree. .Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0 -
GSDMum said:Know how you feel about adverts, at the moment there's one where a child is filmed actually INSIDE a farm machine, sitting on a moving conveyor belt with potatoes.
Kids act like a magnet to farm machinery with lethal or life changing results. Makes my blood boil and run cold at the same time.
I think it would be a very valid complaint, too.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.1 -
Tokmon said:GSDMum said:Know how you feel about adverts, at the moment there's one where a child is filmed actually INSIDE a farm machine, sitting on a moving conveyor belt with potatoes.
Kids act like a magnet to farm machinery with lethal or life changing results. Makes my blood boil and run cold at the same time.
So you think everything on TV should only show people acting in a safe and realistic manner?.
If a child has access to farm machinery unsupervised and gets involved in an accident that isn't the fault of an unrealistic TV advert!.
Some TV ads may seem unrealistic to we adults but not to kids.
And if that mum thinks the ad is dangerous, then she has every right to complain. As do we all. That's how some ads have been banned. Remember all those ads for cigarettes and cigars? How many do you see now? They were removed because of the fear that they influenced people - children and adults.
It's not a crazy idea to complain about ads we think of as dangerous. At all.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0
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