Didn't have the guts to post this under "learning/sharing/teaching"

[talltexan]

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/06/14/numbers-add-up-peeing-in-shower-makes-sense.html?intcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork

[zolotiyeruki]

I still don't think DW will be convinced.... :P

[Sibley]

Feel free to take over cleaning the bathroom, just make sure you do it frequently and thoroughly enough to satisfy your SO.

[StockBeard]

I never thought about it this way. However I do recall my parents telling me as a kid that the pipes for the toilet were not leading to the same place as the pipes for the shower, which is why you shouldn't pee in the shower honey.... myth? (we had a septic tank)

[frugledoc]

Feel free to take over cleaning the bathroom, just make sure you do it frequently and thoroughly enough to satisfy your SO.

In all seriousness, would you really need to clean the bathroom more often just because you pee in the shower?  It's all going down the drain with soapy water after all.

[StockBeard]

I'm pretty sure soap scum is harder to clean up than whatever pee would be remaining, too.

[Sibley]

Feel free to take over cleaning the bathroom, just make sure you do it frequently and thoroughly enough to satisfy your SO.

In all seriousness, would you really need to clean the bathroom more often just because you pee in the shower?  It's all going down the drain with soapy water after all.

Technically, probably not. It would be rinsed down the drain. But it is an ick factor.

However, I was more referring to making sure that your cleaning efforts are at or above the level required by your SO's tolerance. I've found plenty of people whose definition of clean does not remotely match mine.

[talltexan]

There was always some cognitive dissonance to me about cleaning the shower. There's water flying around, soap flying around, how would those get anything dirty?

[sonjak]

There was always some cognitive dissonance to me about cleaning the shower. There's water flying around, soap flying around, how would those get anything dirty?

I don't know but somehow it always manages to get dirty anyway...  Same thing with your bath towel which should theoretically never get dirty since all it's doing is wiping away water from a clean surface.  :)

[Jack]

Feel free to take over cleaning the bathroom, just make sure you do it frequently and thoroughly enough to satisfy your SO.

In all seriousness, would you really need to clean the bathroom more often just because you pee in the shower?  It's all going down the drain with soapy water after all.

Technically, probably not. It would be rinsed down the drain. But it is an ick factor.

LOL!

Do you ever use ammonia to clean your bathroom? Well, guess what else is made mostly of ammonia!

Spoiler: show

Yep, that's right: back in the days before laundry detergent, urine was used as a cleaning agent itself, among other things! See this article for details.

[Sibley]

Feel free to take over cleaning the bathroom, just make sure you do it frequently and thoroughly enough to satisfy your SO.

In all seriousness, would you really need to clean the bathroom more often just because you pee in the shower?  It's all going down the drain with soapy water after all.

Technically, probably not. It would be rinsed down the drain. But it is an ick factor.

LOL!

Do you ever use ammonia to clean your bathroom? Well, guess what else is made mostly of ammonia!

Spoiler: show

Yep, that's right: back in the days before laundry detergent, urine was used as a cleaning agent itself, among other things! See this article for details.

Nope. I like breathing. Ammonia gives me asthma, as does PineSol, kitchen/bath cleaners, and bleach to a slightly lesser extent. Even the "green" cleaners. But not vinegar and baking soda, so I use those sometimes. Other times I just turn the fan on and have my inhaler handy.

[Hotstreak]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.


When I lived in a rental house I cut a tiny hole in the window screen and peed out that at night, but I'm in an apartment complex now so that doesn't make sense anymore.


Peeing in the sink is an option as well, but you do need to be sure to run the water for a few seconds.  If you leave piss in the trap it can start to stink.  If you think it's gross at all just splash water on the sides of the sink.


For anyone who gardens, here is an excellent article on how to utilize urine as a fertilizer: http://www.nwedible.com/how-to-use-pee-in-your-garden/

[Sibley]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

[Hotstreak]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

But that would require flushing, which wastes water and defeats the whole purpose!

[Sibley]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

But that would require flushing, which wastes water and defeats the whole purpose!

Alternative. Don't flush when you pee at night. If you've got a female in the house, it'll get flushed in the morning.

and on second thought, if you're peeing in the tub or sink and NOT rinsing it, that's really gross. Stop.

[Hotstreak]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

But that would require flushing, which wastes water and defeats the whole purpose!

Alternative. Don't flush when you pee at night. If you've got a female in the house, it'll get flushed in the morning.

and on second thought, if you're peeing in the tub or sink and NOT rinsing it, that's really gross. Stop.

Your personal ick factor isn't something I'm going to consider when deciding how to behave in my home :).  The article posted suggests that by peeing in the shower we can save water, my post suggested ways people can save water when they need to pee but don't need to take a shower.  You certainly don't need to implement them in your own life.

[Sibley]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

But that would require flushing, which wastes water and defeats the whole purpose!

Alternative. Don't flush when you pee at night. If you've got a female in the house, it'll get flushed in the morning.

and on second thought, if you're peeing in the tub or sink and NOT rinsing it, that's really gross. Stop.

Your personal ick factor isn't something I'm going to consider when deciding how to behave in my home :).  The article posted suggests that by peeing in the shower we can save water, my post suggested ways people can save water when they need to pee but don't need to take a shower.  You certainly don't need to implement them in your own life.

Fair enough. Though I did enjoy our discussion. :)

[Metric Mouse]

When I lived in a rental house I cut a tiny hole in the window screen and peed out that at night, but I'm in an apartment complex now so that doesn't make sense anymore.

Sorry, all I can think of now is mean penis jokes.

[mm1970]

For us guys, it's really easy to pee in the shower in the middle of the night.  Since it's such a big target you don't need to turn the lights on, so your bathroom lights won't make you more alert.  When you shower in the morning it will get clean, just grab the shower head and spin it 360 degrees to hit the shower wall.

Alternative. Sit on the toilet to pee. I promise, the toilet will not eat your penis.

But that would require flushing, which wastes water and defeats the whole purpose!

In fact it does not require flushing.  If it's yellow, let it mellow.

[talltexan]

no joke, the window screen thing is so much worse than anything I expected when I started this thread! I suppose I deserve it. RobbyJ has found a level of badassity that the rest of us are afraid to reach.

[ender]

There was always some cognitive dissonance to me about cleaning the shower. There's water flying around, soap flying around, how would those get anything dirty?

One way, water evaporates, leaving behind whatever is in it. The harder the water, the more stuff gets left behind.

If the water doesn't evaporate, it turns out lots of microorganisms like to grow in wet places.