Summary - The toilets haven’t been as exciting ever since we left South America, which I suppose is a good thing but it doesn’t make for good content. But now we have arrived in Ireland and maybe it’s just the first two places we have stayed, but they seem to have an issue with water pressure and as we all know that can be crucial when flushing anything other than your standard #1.
Flushing Complexity - The view is your standard bathroom view so instead of rating on view for this post, we are changing this out for flushing complexity because this damn thing is harder than Minesweeper on expert mode (I’ve been getting back into Minesweeper). After a long day of travel, I needed to launch a sea pickle so went about my business per usual at our AirBnb. When it came time to flush, I pushed the handle down and the toilet acted and sounded like it would perform its intended duty. However, all the water surrounding “the contents” of the bowl went down but not “the contents”. I attempted again but now the handle just wasn’t working and there was no resistance when pushing the lever down. Frustrated, I went and complained to Caitlin because she should have the answers, right? Wrong, she didn’t. Becoming increasingly more anxious that our hosts would come home to my “welcome present” we went to YouTube. Sure enough, there was a video that explained there is a magical hidden string in some bathrooms that you have to pull in order to receive the needed water pressure to flush #2’s. At long last, I pulled the string and flushed away. Honestly, if Caitlin would have locked me in the bathroom it was the perfect plot for one of those new escape rooms you see popping up in cities. “You have 10 minutes to go to the bathroom, flush it, and escape the room but you must find the string to flush and the key to escape.”
Ambiance - We think we are staying with a mom and her teenage daughter and the ambiance supports that theory. Messy but colorful.
Cleanliness - If we are talking like dirt, bugs, and dust then it checks out. None of that. If we are talking about neatness, then the random chemicals just lining the wall and razor blades littered throughout, hurt the score. We mainly just care about CLEAN not NEAT.
Toilet Paper Situation - At first glance I was real worried because I thought it was just a loose roll on the back of the toilet. If there is no toilet paper holder and you make me reach for a roll in an unnatural way then you are a monster and might as well have an outhouse. Luckily, that was not the case here, as there was indeed a holder next to the toilet.
Privacy/Safety - Adequate. There was a very small deadbolt that could prevent a surprise attack by an intruder. The only thing that kept us on edge was that there was one bathroom for us, the mom, and the teenage daughter. Nothing is truly safe when a teenager needs the bathroom.
Overall - Once we cracked the nuclear code to flush the toilet it was smooth sailing. My philosophy is that a bathroom is for “The 3 R’s” (trademarked by Ian). Relaxing, Reflecting, and Releasing. If you make me do anything more than the 3 R’s then you should consider a remodel or moving altogether.
