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Why aren't baby wipers our default?

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[–] april 62 points 6 months ago (23 children)
[–] dogsnest 34 points 6 months ago

Got one off Amazon for $35....wifey's like, "meh"....I say, "30 days, you'll wonder where it's been all your life!"....8 days later, wifey, "When I go at work, I wonder why they don't have..."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Bidet very good, but I still need a few squares to check. "Trust but verify."

[–] dogsnest 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Be thankful you're not blind...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As long as you're not both blind and anosmic, should be OK.

[–] Fosheze 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just give it the old taste stes then.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Generally one should wipe anyways before using a bidet

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago
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[–] ivanafterall 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did...did you say toilet paper?

He doesn't know how to use the three seashells!

[–] Rhynoplaz 6 points 6 months ago

I hope we never stop referencing this.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Because "flushable" wipes really aren't and they are mode of plastic?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mine are plastic free and clearly fall apart in water

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Do they come on a roll?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Because toilet paper can be flushed, but baby wipes should go in a garbage bin?

[–] cmrn 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My roommate refuses to acknowledge that key difference. I just hope I’m out of the apartment before it becomes my problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Being in an apartment, good chance it gets to the building-wide plumbing before clogging, and so wouldn't be traced back to you. Of course, that would still leave you (and the rest of the building) without plumbing for a while whenever it actually does clog

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

bidet is the only green way

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Some years back I was introduced to the CuloClean (https://culoclean.com/) - a side squirting cap that fits most any narrow plastic bottle, e.g. dish soap bottles. Super portable, I take it camping.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Until recently, baby wipes were largely non biodegradable

[–] CM400 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And they’re still non-flushable, despite what the package says.

Most baby wipes and similar materials aren’t designed to be flushed—“flushable” products like wipes do not readily disperse upon flushing and actually remain in a solid state while traveling through the sewer system. They may clog your pipes at home resulting in costly visits from your plumber. They may get caught in the public wastewater system, which can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage to regional pumping equipment leading to higher sewer bills for us all. While many of these products might masquerade as “flushable” and “sewer friendly”, don’t be fooled!

https://protectyourpipes.org/wipes#

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Toilet wipes have led to an epidemic of what have been colloquially termed as turdbergs, which are vehicle sized piles of shit held together by baby wipes that refuse to actually biodegrade and have caused sewer and plumbing issues costing taxpayers and individuals millions of dollars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mine disperse fine, don't trust big paper

[–] CM400 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Paper? I don’t wipe like a peasant. I have one of those $20 bidets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Okay so how do you dry your arse

[–] Boozilla 12 points 6 months ago (5 children)

This shit again? Pun intended. But JFC Lemmy is fucking obsessed with TP & bidets.

Mandatory PSA: Baby wipes clog up the plumbing system. Please don't flush those down a toilet. TP was designed to break down.

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[–] spittingimage 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Read some history to discover methods used before we settled on toilet paper.

Spoiler: you're not gonna like it.

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[–] Sanctus 1 points 6 months ago

"We" didn't. Join Eru's chorus and buy a bidet.

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