I have gotten spoiled ... well, more spoiled. Earlier this year the toilet seat which we had used since soon after buying our house finally cracked and had to be replaced. As long as I was replacing one, I decided to replace the one in the kids' bathroom since they were complaining about the current one anyway. For them, since Rowen was in potty-training, I got a more expensive seat that included a built-in potty chair (which he hardly ever used since he insisted on using the "big" seat) and a "no-slam" lid. Considering the abuse my children put their toilet through, I felt the no-slam feature was a good investment.
A few months later, the cheaper seat which we purchased for our own toilet cracked (please, don't comment). While some might make jokes about my weight, the culprits included the seat itself, which was not the most sturdy to begin with, and a young child or two who were slamming the lid. Despite my wife's concern about the cost, I again went with a no-slam lid and a higher quality seat. Now, I haven't had the chance to use it during cold months, but thus far it is the best toilet seat that I've used.
There is, however, one small problem. I am in the habit of shutting the lid before I flush, a habit I developed after watching demonstrations of how much fecal material ends up on bathroom ceilings if the lid is up. Because the lid is "no-slam" (and because I am a bit impatient), I have to use a little more force to get the seat to a spot where I am comfortable flushing. This does not cause any real difficulty while I use the toilets in my house. Unfortunately, few other places have no-slam lids, and I now find myself using more force than necessary (or at least not being as cautious) when closing other toilet lids. I have become a toilet-lid-slammer.
I am guessing that this is why my cheap toilet seat took so much abuse in such a short period of time; the boys were used to the no-slam lid on their toilet and had forgotten that we didn't have one on ours. I now have to give myself a mental reminder when I go to other people's bathrooms that I need to be careful when closing their toilet seats. I think that I'm getting better about it, but I still have lapses. I now find myself wishing that everyone got the no-slam lids.
Ah, first world problems ...
A few months later, the cheaper seat which we purchased for our own toilet cracked (please, don't comment). While some might make jokes about my weight, the culprits included the seat itself, which was not the most sturdy to begin with, and a young child or two who were slamming the lid. Despite my wife's concern about the cost, I again went with a no-slam lid and a higher quality seat. Now, I haven't had the chance to use it during cold months, but thus far it is the best toilet seat that I've used.
There is, however, one small problem. I am in the habit of shutting the lid before I flush, a habit I developed after watching demonstrations of how much fecal material ends up on bathroom ceilings if the lid is up. Because the lid is "no-slam" (and because I am a bit impatient), I have to use a little more force to get the seat to a spot where I am comfortable flushing. This does not cause any real difficulty while I use the toilets in my house. Unfortunately, few other places have no-slam lids, and I now find myself using more force than necessary (or at least not being as cautious) when closing other toilet lids. I have become a toilet-lid-slammer.
I am guessing that this is why my cheap toilet seat took so much abuse in such a short period of time; the boys were used to the no-slam lid on their toilet and had forgotten that we didn't have one on ours. I now have to give myself a mental reminder when I go to other people's bathrooms that I need to be careful when closing their toilet seats. I think that I'm getting better about it, but I still have lapses. I now find myself wishing that everyone got the no-slam lids.
Ah, first world problems ...
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