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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I genuinely cannot understand why someone wouldn't want their seat and lid down at all times when not in use.
I switched out to the slow close seats so there's really no effort or slamming. Just push, wait 2 seconds, then flush.
I would agree, but just yesterday I was visiting my mom and she asked that we leave the lid up in the rarely used guest bathroom because with it closed, it encourages mold growth. So I guess there's that.
That’s a fair case. We don’t use one of our tubs and every once in a while we have to flush it with water because we get sewer smell. Unused bathroom facilities apparently cause problems.
Make sure you work the valves on toilets, showers, tubs, and faucets as well. They will dry out if you don’t and then you’ll get leaks.
Isn't the smell just because the airlock dries out?
I think so; that’s why we run the water.
This might be true if there is existing live mold somewhere in the toilet (for that, monthly tank bleach tablet) but otherwise a lid prevents spores from settling in the first place.
Humidity reduction by ventilation can slow/delay mold but only eradication stops it.
Well they're on a well with a septic tank which means no chlorine in the water and they wouldn't want put a bleach tab in because of the septic. But I agree it would be good to eradicate it if possible.
Even with the lid down there are thousands of spores down there. It doesn't need constant airflow to have spores, all air is filled with spores.
Uh huh
It is not new knowledge...
It's late, I'm drunk, I barely remembered to get the seat up before doing my business, and I'm used to living on my own.
Even when I lived alone and was drunk, I closed the lid. Doesn't make sense to me.
Lots of things don't make sense when you're drunk