5.30.2008

Wow, I Wanted to Blog About the Spelling Bee

See, I'm a nerd. But instead, I must write about our new throne.

Today we got a brand new commode. It is awesome for several reasons.

1) Our old commode was a rocker. It rocked both forward and backward, like a rocking chair, and side-to-side, like a Niagara Falls vibrating bed. Neither of these conditions facilitated using the commode.

2) It has a seat and lid that drop gently (and quietly) to rest upon the base of the commode. The only way this could be improved upon is if it had remote lift and lower capabilties akin to those that the back hatch of my Lexus Rx400h sports.

3) 1.65 gallons per flush. My husband has trained me to the habit of the courtesy flush. I always thought it was a waste of precious water, but the absence of an exhaust fan and his refusal to use the Oust Odor Fighting spray can I so considerately perched on the tank of the commode have converted me. I feared that the eco-friendly gpm would not "take care of the business," as it were. I am pleased to report that "the business" now disappears both more quickly and more quietly in my new Toto than with the 1950's vintage American Standard throne we formerly utilized, and the courtesy flush is more sustainable than ever.

4) Activia - the yogurt that makes women poop. Thank you, gently contoured toilet seat.

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