As I have alluded to, the Salaryman-Sunshine household has moved away from their previous haunting grounds, something that will be described in all the gory details in the upcoming "buying a house in Japan" series that I'm sure you all are eagerly awaiting. That said, I can't stop myself from rushing in advance here a little bit since this new lair has a hi-tech toilet of the type that Japan is famous for. Out of all the functions (spray, blow, heat etc.) that the little critter is capable of, one has left me extremely impressed; the auto-flush function... This function has revolutionized the way I go to the bathroom; I do my thing in the toilet bowl (this basic function has not yet been innovated upon), and then I just walk out, no looking back. As I stride out I can hear the toilet flush behind me, but I can focus my energy on other, greater things and need not to worry.
But there is a nastier side to this as well... I'm now getting so used to my new "fire and forget" style of toilet behavior that regular, simple toilets without the auto-flush function can cause problems.The problems are not as much to me as to the person coming after me to use the toilet finding a surprise that wasn't automatically taken care of.
Meanwhile I'm on my merry way, perhaps whistling a gay tune as I make my way to the next bathroom without a care in the world except that little pressure in my bowels!
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This post had both me and my brother laughing out loud when read it for him.
However, i will think twice before inviting you home to me again ;-)
Does your toilet seat lid open automatically when you approach it? Mrs. Penguin's grandmother has just had such a beast installed and is very proud of it, though I think it is more like a malevolent 3d pacman just waiting for an opportunity to eat her.
A talking one scared me half to death in the middle of the night, though the heated seat was most welcome, since it was the middle of winter.
Martin - Well, you can always send in the little guy after me to make sure that things are clear. A biological auto-flush function!
Penguin&Aimless - Both speech and movement sounds wonderful indeed, but our toilet has limited intelligence in all but the auto-flush...
-"Send in the little guy" Do you mean Mr Politician???
I remember him flushing beforehand every time he entered a restroom as a kid :-D
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