yeah!

for sweet lil birdies in wheelchairs...

:D

Ok, I gotta ask since I never have done the "bidet thing" and am ashamed to admit that I'm a bidet "virgin" (well, maybe not ashamed to admit it, but....).

1. Doesn't it require a whole lot more undressing than using a lovely toilet?

2. How the heck do you DRY OFF?? See, I'm surely not going to go to someone's house, do the nasty but appropriate business of relieving myself in their sparkling clean potty, and then turn around and use their bidet and dry myself off with one of their towels! That just seems like carrying friendship a bit too far.

3. Ever see the "Couplings" episode where Susan removes the door locks from the bathroom? Zoinks!

After that smartass remark, I took a shower, just for you Cindysmolehole..:p

Thank you Gazelle....and here was I thinking I was the only one left :icon_redface:
To be honest, I've never even seen one that hasn't been in a magazine or in a photograph! Such a secluded life I've led.......:rolleyes:

hola, Gazer.

it's like, er, um, sorta coppin' a squat on a small directed, but gentle water fountain.

slightly inconvenient if you're wearing longjohns or pantyhose, yeah, but easy if one wears a dress, just slip off the panties, hop on, quick rinsy, dry, and done.

one CAN face the other way, just like using a terlet, (and no need to undress) but I find that awkward to reach certain areas.

one can use a few sheets of toilet paper to pat dry afterwards, no need to use a towel.

my bidet has a sorta blow-dryer thingie... so, no paper or towels involved.

bidets can be most EXCELLENT for many disabled people... to keep that "daisy fresh" thing goin' on...

for me, I wanted it because my hands and nether regions are numb, and I sorta can't feel what I'm wiping, OR what I'm wiping WITH...

meaning, well, several times... I've gotten dirty hands after wiping... and THAT's annoying! :eek::o:eek:

here's some instructions for the curious:

1. Use the toilet first. The purpose of the bidet is to help clean off after toilet use. While some people believe that using a bidet is a hygienic substitute for toilet paper, many choose to use both.

2. Straddle the bidet. On most standalone bidets you can either face the bidet's water controls or you can face away from them, as you would on a toilet. It is easier to control the flow and temperature of the water if you face the controls, but if you are wearing pants you will generally need to remove them in order to straddle the bidet in this manner. There are a variety of bidet designs, so the configuration of the jets and the area of your body that you wish to clean may dictate which way you need to face.

3. Adjust the temperature and jet strengths for comfort. If the bidet has both hot and cold water controls, start by turning on the hot water. Once it's hot, add the cold water until you have a comfortable temperature.

4. Position yourself over the water jets so that the jets hit the desired area.

5. Clean desired area. Generally, you simply allow the jets to clean without having to use your hands.

6. Dry your skin. Some bidets have a built-in air dryer that you can use. For others, simply pat dry with toilet paper. Many bidets have a towel on a ring positioned next to the bidet, but this is usually intended for drying hands.

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Bidet

not secluded at all, Pouchy!

this is my first bidet of my very own... I used one while traveling abroad a few years ago, and fell totally in lurve with it.

some days I haven't the energy for a full-on shower, and a bidet provides the solution.

KAY = http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5...tlaa280ld4.jpg

OMG, I bout died with the bouquet of flowers. Trust me, honey, I'll take your word for it! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for the er.... edumucation. It was a delightfully sanitized version of "what could have been."

And now I know (and so does Koala).

You're all right, Cayo. I don't care what anyone says about you. ;) :eek:

Oh, the things ya learn here.

I'm glad you asked Gazelle. Even I didn't have the guts, lol.

When we win the lotto and turn the bird room into a bathroom, we're gonna have to get a bidet.

:cool:

D'ya think they make the bidets that small? Ok, I guess that's a silly question--you don't happen to have a Cockatoo, do you? Would make PERFECT sense to have a bidet for a Cockatoo. :D

:p:o:p:cool::p

*blushes*

takes shallow bow, and exits stage left, dodging termaters