I carry a small squirt bottle with me to use to rinse my pouch. My pet peeve is those faucets that have to be activated by motion or the ones that are like a shower. It makes it extremely difficult to fill up my bottle.
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Aug 11, 2023 12:57 pm
Justbreathe
Aug 11, 2023 6:42 pm
Thanks for this tip - great idea! I recently bought a small collapsible cup for the same purpose. When it arrived, it was far too bulky for my purse, and I was disappointed. Now I will try a small spray bottle and may even put a small amount of baby oil in the bottle as well. Yay and thanks! jb
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Hi Crossley. Ya know, I think it’s all about feelings. I don’t mean the pain feelings which could control everything. I mean the feelings inside our heads, our hearts and even our souls. I mean the feelings of who we are now compared to who we were; how we accept our situation or maybe we don’t. My wife asked how I felt and I said, “like crap”. She asked what hurt and I answered, “Nothing hurts, well, everything hurts, I don’t know, It all sucks.” That was a long time ago. You question if your feelings are normal. How normal is it to relocate your butt hole to your belly where it’s usually in the way of your belt and, you know. But that’s where we are and for lots of us we are so much better off than we were before, physically. Emotionally, psychologically, well, that might be a different story. I believe talk therapy is wonderful if we could find a real empathic or sympathetic listener. So guess what! I found MAO and began “talking” with a keyboard with some of the wisest, kindest most sympathetic and compassionate folks on the planet. Regardless of where we’ve been, lots of folks here have been there and worse places and found their way back healthier and happier. We really do help each other.
Keep “talking”,
Mike
Happytostillbehere
Aug 11, 2023 6:43 pm
Try bottled water to fill up the smaller bottle. I get 40 17 oz bottles from Walmart for $5 and change. That should last you a long time.
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Past Member
Aug 12, 2023 2:08 am
I just bought a collapsible water bottle on Amazon. Okay so far. Cheers, Ian.
eefyjig
Aug 12, 2023 4:01 pm
Haha, yes, a definite pet peeve. So are single bathrooms for large restaurants and bathrooms with no exhaust fan.
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Aug 16, 2023 10:22 am
I still want a Japanese ostomy sink and their lobbying power to have them installed in public washrooms in every country.
Past Member
Aug 26, 2023 5:31 pm
Do you know a company that sells very small cans of air freshener thanks
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eefyjig
Aug 26, 2023 5:51 pm
Smells nice, goes right in the toilet beforehand but I also give an extra spritz after flushing.