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| Dr. Leonard's Bidet | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 29 2016, 02:59 AM (1,285 Views) | |
| FuzzyO | Apr 29 2016, 02:10 PM Post #16 |
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Wildie the article states that as regards birth control it is "obviously not accomplished with plain water washing." So no, a bidet has nothing to do with birth control. Durgan I believe the history of condoms for example is quite a lengthy one, going back centuries. |
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| wildie | Apr 29 2016, 02:31 PM Post #17 |
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Plain water washing meant to my mind that splashing water from a pan was ineffective. As the average woman used to have a dozen kids, this is obvious. Once I was doing some wiring in a mansion that had a bidet. When the valve for the bidet was turned on, it shot a geyser about two feet up in the air. I called my work mate over for a look, had him look down into the bidet, then I slammed open the control valve and gave him a shot right in the face. bounce and jump045 |
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| Shorty | Apr 29 2016, 02:51 PM Post #18 |
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I've never seen or even heard of a Dr Leonard's catalogue. Modified bidet - you get what you pay for, JMO. Entertainment value of this thread, priceless. |
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| FuzzyO | Apr 29 2016, 03:29 PM Post #19 |
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Sorry Wildie, it means that water alone is not effective, and that is all that a bidet provides...no spermicide in plain old water. |
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| Trotsky | Apr 30 2016, 12:07 AM Post #20 |
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A bidet is not a douche and it has controls just like a faucet so that you are sitting on a gentle water flow a couple inches high, not a geyser like wildie's Old Faithful. And Durgan, you don't get wet from the waist down any more than you are covered with water every time you wash your face or drink from a water fountain. You wash precisely what you want to wash. Birth control? I cannot imagine how that could work? You don't want a water force to blast into you, but rather a cleansing rinse of the outside parts. Edited by Trotsky, Apr 30 2016, 12:09 AM.
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| Durgan | Apr 30 2016, 12:18 AM Post #21 |
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Swoosh the water up maybe with a food baster and a mixture of vinegar would tend to discourage those little wiggly things. Not fool proof but might help, time would tell. Any bidet I have seen is a device to be avoided. As I mentioned a wash cloth and a bit of running water sure does a quick and neat job, outside of a good shower. Anyways the bidets never got much encouragement in NA. They are encountered in SA in some places. |
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| FuzzyO | Apr 30 2016, 12:38 AM Post #22 |
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The bidets encountered in Europe were great, but I certainly never used one for birth control! Wonder how that misconception (!) came about. |
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| Darcie | Apr 30 2016, 12:58 AM Post #23 |
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I had a house in Montreal that had one. Still can't figure out why bathrooms don't have them, they have to be more hygienic than paper. |
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| Trotsky | Apr 30 2016, 02:54 AM Post #24 |
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One reason: small bathrooms. Darcie, are they common in Montreal: French influence I guess? Edited by Trotsky, Apr 30 2016, 02:56 AM.
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| Darcie | Apr 30 2016, 03:58 AM Post #25 |
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Let's put it this way, apart from Europe the only ones I have seen have been in Montreal. Maybe the wealthy in other areas have them, but the few very wealthy homes I have been in outside of Montreal did not. |
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| Dialtone | Apr 30 2016, 06:00 AM Post #26 |
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I grew up in the backwoods and we were lucky to have running water and 1 indoor toilet (without bidet) . I've never used a bidet but have knowledge of their general use, primarily a blast of water to clear away chunks of offal debris and to keep the private parts from smelling evil. I've often wondered about functions after the spray, do you dry yourself with a towel (I would think there's gotta be some skid marks let on it) or just button up and let your underwear dry your butt ? biggrin 04 |
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| Durgan | Apr 30 2016, 06:19 AM Post #27 |
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A bidet is a God awful sink at ass level. Totally useless. Often with cold water which precludes it use even if desired. |
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| Dialtone | Apr 30 2016, 06:41 AM Post #28 |
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Sounds like a 50' garden hose run into the bathroom would do the trick, sort of a portable bidet and you can wash the car with it after. |
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| angora | Apr 30 2016, 09:49 AM Post #29 |
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such fun! When I first visited my boyfriend's home (John, in this case) he lived with his mother and sister. Hanging on the bathroom door was a hot water bottle with a long hose attached. I never had the nerve to ask what it was. Maybe someone in this thread can enlighten me. |
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| Dialtone | Apr 30 2016, 10:33 AM Post #30 |
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Are you sure you want to know ? http://akinstitute.com/blog48.htm#.VyPS5TArKhc Multi system here http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-combination-douche-enema-and-water-bottle-system/ID=prod17207-product After using to flush, you can keep the warm contents in the hot water bottle and snuggle up to it later at night. Edited by Dialtone, Apr 30 2016, 10:37 AM.
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