Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Aug 10, 2014 18:25:54 GMT
lol. Ugly, horrid things. BUT... back in the 1980s we did have them. The RATT and the lovely toilet seat cover. What were we thinking!!!
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Mary Kay Lady
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 10, 2014 21:51:03 GMT
I have tile in both of our bathrooms. I have a RATT in the hall bath that my two sons (ages 15 & 20) share. I don't have one in my bathroom, only because I couldn't find one in a color that I liked. The rugs wash nicely. I don't like sitting on the potty with my feet on the tile floor during the winter.  |
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Aug 10, 2014 22:06:38 GMT
 If I see one of those rugs or carpet in a bathroom.... |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 10, 2014 22:37:41 GMT
No, tiny rug for outside the shower. Nothing near or around the toilet. ![]() ...except for Christmas. Nothing says Christmas like pissing in Santa's face hole. |
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Post by sugarmama on Aug 10, 2014 22:53:55 GMT
This thread is too funny! I can see this one ending up in the History of the Peas section.
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 10, 2014 23:10:27 GMT
The RATT isn't as dated as the Barbie dolls with their legs stuck through a roll of toilet paper and wearing a fugly crocheted ball gown sitting on the back of the toilet. I swear every house had one of those things in the bathroom when I was growing up.
As far as the RATT, we have a rug in front of the toilet to keep our feet off the cold tiles, but it gets washed every week, along with whatever towels haven't already made it to the laundry and the bathmat. Before we remodeled, there was carpeting in front of the sink (tub and toilet were in a separate room); that was disgusting! How does one clean hairspray and powder out of shag?
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AllieC
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Post by AllieC on Aug 10, 2014 23:17:52 GMT
Is this a US thing? I need some overseas Refupeas to weigh in on the global RATT situation. Aussie Pea here - you see them occasionally but in general it is an "elderly relative" thing LOL. There were around a lot more when I was growing up (I'm 48) but I can't recall seeing them anywhere for years. My MIL lives alone and has them but she has all sorts of wierd and wonderful things around! |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 11, 2014 0:03:48 GMT
 Oh. Oh my. Well. |
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Aug 11, 2014 0:06:10 GMT
What? I can't have carpet in my outhouse?
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Aug 11, 2014 0:09:34 GMT
Seriously, every time I clean the bathrooms I thank my DH for having good aim. I should probably thank my MIL.
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Post by fwscrapper on Aug 11, 2014 0:33:59 GMT
No thank you, I have boys (3 and 7) and their dad to worry about. I have a hard enough time keeping the tile clean!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 0:42:31 GMT
I don't like those rugs, but I have to agree that the main problem is the men and boys with such lousy aim. I don't think that was a problem in my house for more than a week when DS was potty training. I never have to clean urine off the floor. My bathrooms just don't get smelly and dirty. And I don't really spend much time cleaning them either.
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pamp
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Post by pamp on Aug 11, 2014 0:45:36 GMT
No RATT here but I have stepping out rug in one bathroom in front of the tub and one in front of the shower in the other bathroom.I am more concerned with "the flushing button" or handle in these houses with all the males who are urinating wherever.I'm pretty sure the handles are toxic waste sites!
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MaryMary
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Post by MaryMary on Aug 11, 2014 0:48:16 GMT
I knew someone who had one of these!!!!! Yikes!!!!  I just screamed out loud. |
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Post by whipea on Aug 11, 2014 0:54:33 GMT
Anti-RATT. Not a germaphobe by any stretch, they just look weird. Kind of beard without a mustache weird.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Aug 11, 2014 1:25:08 GMT
Those that have boys, and no toilet ring rug...do you wash the floor around your toilet everyday? My MIL (mom of 5 boys) gave me 3 t-shirt rag toilet ring rugs when DH moved in together. A new set for my wedding shower (It was my gag gift  ), and a double batch when DS was born. Throw it around the toilet, change it everyday, and toss it in with your white clothes to wash. I couldn't live with out them. No one has taken an actual full on "wiz" around my toilet since I was in college. DS at least got some in the toilet when he was training.  The rug feels good on your feet when your sitting, and keeps things nice and fresh when you have boys.  |
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Aug 11, 2014 1:38:52 GMT
I knew someone who had one of these!!!!! Yikes!!!! I just screamed out loud. My step mom used these... She didn't want the combs in our back pockets (1980's) to somehow rip the plastic on her fancy padded toilet seats.  |
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Post by jmurray on Aug 11, 2014 2:25:45 GMT
I currently have two adult males (DH and a relative) in the household, and I'm disgusted every time I enter the room and see new spots on the floor. I dry them up and mop the floor frequently, but it's impossible to keep up--I'd have to mop every hour. If these guys were children, I could hope to educate them. But with grown men, it's too embarrassing to say anything (and it would probably be ineffective anyway). Has anyone found a solution to this? I have a solution. Out them both, at the dinner table, while they're still eating. Seriously, grown-a$$ men should be able to pee without it wandering all over the place. And btw it's not embarrassing for YOU, it's embarrassing for THEM. I'd probably say something like "WTF is up with you two and your pathetic aim?" And let the chips fall where they may. ETA: also I'd tell them until they can learn to use a toilet the way the inventor intended for it to be used they were banned, and then plonk a bucket on the table and tell them to say hello to their new friend. I would seriously do that, but then I'm not known for my subtlety. |
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Post by ptamom on Aug 11, 2014 2:50:44 GMT
The first house DH and I bought had Berber carpet in both bathrooms. We saved up our pennies and got those bathrooms tile floors.
i do have a bathmat in my current bathroom. It is made out of towel material rather than the fake fur, and it sits alongside the shower, rather than around the toilet. It is so my wet feet do not slip on the slick floor when I get out of the shower. It gets washed weekly.
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Post by mztfied on Aug 11, 2014 2:59:09 GMT
Ttotally anti here. Ick and double ick!!
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 11, 2014 14:45:04 GMT
I'm loving all of the photos. The aim of my family is good. Some of their friends, not so much.
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Post by picotjo on Aug 11, 2014 15:51:27 GMT
Nothing says Christmas like pissing in Santa's face hole. Attachments:
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Post by gillyp on Aug 11, 2014 15:57:23 GMT
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 11, 2014 16:24:44 GMT
100% Anti-RATT!!
I am a big believer in natural & logical consequences, so if you are the one making the mess, you are the one cleaning it up. Having your boys/men clean the bathroom is THE best way to reduce splash, drops, poor aim, etc.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 11, 2014 16:45:26 GMT
I am against the RATT. And if my DH or DS were making a pee mess on my floor, they'd be cleaning it up themselves. No way in hell I'm cleaning up after that type of grossness.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 11, 2014 16:49:03 GMT
we have them, but my BF is pretty fastidious, so the squick factor is pretty low... they get washed regularly, too. (and yeah, it keeps my feet from getting cold!)
ETA: we also have the fluffy toilet lid cover... one of the cats really likes to curl up and take a nap on it- lol!!
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Post by Sassy Sabrina SWZ on Aug 11, 2014 17:01:27 GMT
I hope I'm not making a mistake by coming back to this thread and posting again. I'm rather shocked by the harshness of some reactions.
Didn't mention this earlier, but I am talking about a slight drippage, not poor aim. Maybe it's an old-man thing, as they are both getting up in years (I'm not sure which of them is responsible). The lack of clean-up is not intentional, either, as he/they are unaware that it's happening. I also didn't mention before that one of them has psychiatric problems that I don't want to inflame by bringing up the subject. I am certainly not going to stomp around self-righteously and hand them a piss bucket. But maybe I can ask for more help in general clean-up of the area and hand them a mop.
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Post by penny on Aug 11, 2014 20:57:13 GMT
I had a very direct conversation with a male friend regarding men and their poor aim... His insight - and the other guys backed this up (you all owe me for that ), was that sometimes the skin of the "external urethral opening" sort of sticks together... When that happens, it's no longer a straight shot so to speak...lol They can aim accurately but it doesn't go where they've aimed it... Also, that accounts for a few dribbles... If there is a second round of dribbles it's from them trying to correct their aim based on where the stream is ending up - sort of an over correct... Apparently, the best thing to do is to continue as normal even after noticing that the stream is off because as the skin unsticks/is opened by the flow, and then the stream is back to hitting the target... And finally, if you were as grossed out by the skin sticking why?!?! part - things like tight undies, weird arranging of the goods, and sleep (not urinating for a long period of time), is what causes it... I refuse to put much thought into if this is a likely or legitimate explanation...lol I told them that since they were clearly so aware of what causes it and when it happens, there'd be no reason for them not to clean it up themselves  |
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Time to get off the internet!
), and a double batch when DS was born. Throw it around the toilet, change it everyday, and toss it in with your white clothes to wash. I couldn't live with out them. No one has taken an actual full on "wiz" around my toilet since I was in college. DS at least got some in the toilet when he was training. 
The rug feels good on your feet when your sitting, and keeps things nice and fresh when you have boys. 
We don't have one in the en suite but that's only because the floor area is so small that the bath mat reaches anyway! 
