i might have a little revelation for you: the backwoods bidet.

use a lighter to heat up a fork tine, press the first 2 mm of the tine right under the lip of the flange under the cap to make a small 2x1mm hole, fill the bottle with water, flip upside down and squeeze.

instant bidet.

i am not joking, it has completely changed how I travel since now I can travel to any country and not be irritated by the lack of a bidet.

plastic bottle, small hole near the top, fill with water, pressure water bidet by squeezing the bottle.

revolutionary.

that’s a finnish nickname for a bidet?

I also spend far longer trying to get clean with hands-free, the gun is good. the gun is great. the gun is the way.

i think i err on the side of convenience as well, but i couldn’t agree more with how fun a dozen settings are

I remember my first time in the tokyo airport bathroom, they have hands free bidets and i conservatively spent 15 minutes after business time experimenting with the functions.

sounds like a good setup, i used those bad boys in japan nonstop.

fair point. i prefer the slightly wider spray, but i appreciate pinpoint precision as well.

I’ve been there a dozen times and also have no idea what the Thai word is, so here:

“In the Thai language, a bum gun is referred to as: săai chèet cham-rá (สายฉีดชำระ), hŭa-chèet (หัวฉีด), or thêe chèet dtòot (ที่ฉีดตูด)”

hm. sounds like they don’t know either.

I found this language learning site that more sounds like they know what they’re talking about:

“Bum Gun ที่ฉีดก้น Têe Chèet Gôn”

you’re welcome to it.

I’ve been calling them toilet guns for years, and then someone on the internet said bum gun, and it’s too good not to use.

“…can’t believe what I’ve missed out on my entire life.”

exactly how I felt when I first used a bidet.

like “why did everyone teach me to use my hand and paper for this rather than a hygienic, elegant solution?”

congrats, that’s genuinely great to hear!

I felt the same way after my first bidet use in Thailand.

i was like what? WHAT? toilet hygiene already exists!? why are the cavemen using paper!?

i do like the heated ones, but I don’t even notice if they’re cold anymore.

actually if they’re warm I’m like hey get off your high horse, fancy pants! and then luxuriate.

why hands-free, just so you don’t have to go anywhere near there?

“OK… could you…”

Me? Sure. Did, as far as you mean.

I don’t recommend others leave everything behind when there’s no want or reason for it, though.

Common misunderstandings of travel are that you can’t take your life with you, and that your life is statically limited to your possessions, job and relationships.

“…worth more to me…”

great!

flights out of the US start at 20 bucks.

hm.

don’t know why Mexico is left out of that general search, but flights to Mexico are 20 bucks also:

I appreciate it, he got back to my dm too and I’ve already added my RSS feed via his bot. if this works you definitely are owed a case of beer!

I had no clue where to start so I am amazed that someone has set up a simple feed infrastructure for know-nothings.

thank you, that’s very helpful to know. I sent him a message

thanks, I did check that out when the developer posted it and it’s definitely my backup if I can’t figure out how to sync my feed.

very cool that they built and shared that.

I’ve been able to automate most social media posts, so I’m assuming there is a way to do it with lemmy and I’m just not technically minded enough to know how yet.

Thanks, will do! Good idea, i totally forgot about those communities.

you’re right, although the exact location is not often the main problem for those detained unconstitutionally.

you can probably get all the way to Cuba soon with that strategy.

that’s exactly how it works. import companies are currently cancelling all the orders from China and other countries currently en route and Americans are going to pay a lot more for whatever imported stock is left within the country and then there won’t be anything from other countries in the US after a week or two: produce, meat, electronics, TP and so on.

tickets out start at 21$.