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Wiping your bum after a poo ........

I use the loo roll using my right hand, but I recently had a small operation on my right hand, so I have been using my left hand.

Weird!!! :shock:
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Copy the Romans and use a xylospongium. :wink:

Softer than the Izal sandpaper that was a standard issue in the 50's and 60's in schools, hospitals and public buildings. :oops:

Just had a thought. That Izal paper would have been useful to prep your inner tube before applying the patch. :lol:

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Incidentally, why do the Met Office keep issuing yellow warnings of snow ? Do they know something we don't ?
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Cugel wrote: 9 Dec 2022, 9:22pm
cycle tramp wrote: 9 Dec 2022, 7:51pm .....should I try and use both sides of the toilet paper in an attempt to prevent world deforestation?
Get a bidet. It might be a Frenchy idea but a good squoit of your ejector is a lot cleaner than using them paper muck spreaders!
I installed a hose next to my loo to do the same job. 😎
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At our cycling club as I eye up other bikes "You paid......... how much for that bike?" nice bike sizable fortune shelled out.
How appropriate is lycra (tight or loose) when one is older.
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sussex cyclist wrote: 8 Dec 2022, 9:33am Is there anything you'd like to discuss, but don't, either because you're afraid you'll offend too many people, or bring down the wrath of mod?
The development's within the CTC/CUK at natinal level but nobody is interested
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Mick F wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 9:09am Wiping your bum after a poo ........

I use the loo roll using my right hand, but I recently had a small operation on my right hand, so I have been using my left hand.

Weird!!! :shock:
I feel like that would result in disaster for me. My left is pretty much useless for much of anything.
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Spintankle wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 5:39pm
Mick F wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 9:09am Wiping your bum after a poo ........

I use the loo roll using my right hand, but I recently had a small operation on my right hand, so I have been using my left hand.

Weird!!! :shock:
I feel like that would result in disaster for me. My left is pretty much useless for much of anything.
That would have me regretting getting rid of the bidet that was in our upstairs shower room / loo when we first moved into this house.

On a related matter, my wife and I have a small disagreement on the subject of toilet roll. Whether getting less expensive rolls is a false economy, as I suspect it is. With cheaper rolls I tend to double up on the sheets to get a more reassuring thickness, negating the value of going for the cheaper sort.
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On a related matter, my wife and I have a small disagreement on the subject of toilet roll. Whether getting less expensive rolls is a false economy, as I suspect it is. With cheaper rolls I tend to double up on the sheets to get a more reassuring thickness, negating the value of going for the cheaper sort.
As I mentioned above Izal is tough enough so you don't poke your finger through, cheap and single ply so goes a long way. We used it as tracing paper when I went to school :wink:

This is a description of it from the link below. :lol:
“The Clint Eastwood of loo paper – it’s rough, it’s tough and takes no <i>[inappropriate word removed]</i>.”
https://sheffielder.net/2020/04/02/izal ... to-health/
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rjb wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 6:38pm This is a description of it from the link below. :lol:
“The Clint Eastwood of loo paper – it’s rough, it’s tough and takes no <i>[inappropriate word removed]</i>.”
:lol:
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Philip Benstead wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 3:54pm
sussex cyclist wrote: 8 Dec 2022, 9:33am Is there anything you'd like to discuss, but don't, either because you're afraid you'll offend too many people, or bring down the wrath of mod?
The development's within the CTC/CUK at natinal level but nobody is interested
Pretty sure the charity conversion was discussed at length on this forum.
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pwa wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 5:42pmOn a related matter, my wife and I have a small disagreement on the subject of toilet roll. Whether getting less expensive rolls is a false economy, as I suspect it is. With cheaper rolls I tend to double up on the sheets to get a more reassuring thickness, negating the value of going for the cheaper sort.
Guage the cost by size/weight of the rolls, not the number of sheets.
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mattheus wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 10:28am
Philip Benstead wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 3:54pm
sussex cyclist wrote: 8 Dec 2022, 9:33am Is there anything you'd like to discuss, but don't, either because you're afraid you'll offend too many people, or bring down the wrath of mod?
The development's within the CTC/CUK at natinal level but nobody is interested
Pretty sure the charity conversion was discussed at length on this forum.
What about events since the conversion..Have the change been for the better or worse?
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Mick F wrote: 8 Dec 2022, 4:16pm
sussex cyclist wrote: 8 Dec 2022, 9:33am Is there anything you'd like to discuss, but don't, either because you're afraid you'll offend too many people, or bring down the wrath of mod?
Pointlessness of < offensive word removed for the mental wellbeing of moderators >.
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Philip Benstead wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 12:17pm
mattheus wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 10:28am
Philip Benstead wrote: 10 Dec 2022, 3:54pm

The development's within the CTC/CUK at natinal level but nobody is interested
Pretty sure the charity conversion was discussed at length on this forum.
What about events since the conversion..Have the change been for the better or worse?
Are they being sponsored by a fossil fuel giant??
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