I'll just have water

[bigtiller]

Wife has one. They work for light jobs only. Not nearly enough pressure to replace paper.

You want pressure?
Try a different one.
This one of mine will blow your guts out.

 

[Runner]

I'm so proud to finally be able to throw away bent nails when tearing something apart. Feel like I've finally "made it". Still save the straight ones though.

 

[Jstpssng]

You want pressure?
Try a different one.
This one of mine will blow your guts out.

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A couple of years ago when my back was so bad I was crawling to the bathroom on my hands and knees, I realized how handy one of these would be. It also made me aware that sometimes when you get behind somebody in line they may not stink because they just had an accident; it's possible they couldn't reach around to wipe.

 

[masseyrider]

It also made me aware that sometimes when you get behind somebody in line they may not stink because they just had an accident; it's possible they couldn't reach around to wipe.

With the size of some people now I sometimes wonder how they manage to... clean up back there.
If you have a serious injury you just can't do anything aboot it except hopefully heal.
However with the size of some of the hippos waddling around it's a self inflicted disability by calories.
Long before you can no longer reach back to clean up your arms should be too short to feed your face.
Ma nature didn't do a good engineering job there.

 

[rScotty]

We grew up poor - though we never thought of it that way. Food came from the garden, and we rebuilt anything that broke in the family sedan - including the battery. It never bothered my dad to ask at the tire shops for "take offs" & old tubes. We mounted them ourselves.

Today we have done well.... I think our savings will outlast our lifespan, yet I still patch my old clothes, sew buttons back on, and reinforce the knees on jeans.

Mom used to say, "nobody cares if your clothes are patched, as long as they are clean"

Sorry Mom, I know you meant well....and I wish we lived in a world where that was true. But in most of the world people do care. Today, patches do reduce social choices.

rScotty

 

[Jstpssng]

your arms should be too short to feed your face.
Ma nature didn't do a good engineering job there

 

[BnRidge]

In the 50s, the farm house was remodeled, with some rooms totally renovated by a local carpenter. I remember his hit/mis cement mixer, chewing tobaco, bib overalls and of course the stick ruler. Some of the salvaged old trim was used to assemble the new kitchen cabinets and closets. Elaborate construction, with onsite salvage material behind and out of sight. 15yrs layer he was again hired on to put on a barn roof, reinforce the rafters, and do many other repairs. Sure enough, more of that salvage trim showed up in multiple places. And it is nice to finally get past all of that and unwind a little.

 

[WinterDeere]

I use plastic, but reuse them a lot. I get the powdered Gatorade zero and mix it in reused bottles. 90% of the time its just water, but this time of year, I need the Gatorade. The bottles help me track my intake. I usually have 1 in the fridge all of the time and rotate so I always have a cold bottle.

Check out Nuun, like Gatorade for adults. Lower sugar, and because it comes in tablet form, you can mix to your preferred strength. I mix mine at half strength (1 tablet / 32 oz. of water) this time of year, which gives the water a little flavor and the desired sodium and electrolyte kick, but so much less sweet and sugary than Gatorade. Also, if you're drinking a lot of the stuff throughout the day, it doesn't tear up your stomach like most sports drinks at full strength.

FWIW, they have different formulations for sport vs. daily hydration, etc.

 

[Torvy]

I only have one a day and Gatorade Zero has no sugar. I work in the heat for an hour or two and then drink one. After that, water 99% of the time. I may have unsweet tea if I need caffeine. Gatorade was actually developed for adults.

The powdered stuff on Amazon is pretty cheap. They sell variety packs so we can have different flavors.

 

[ultrarunner]

We grew up poor - though we never thought of it that way. Food came from the garden, and we rebuilt anything that broke in the family sedan - including the battery. It never bothered my dad to ask at the tire shops for "take offs" & old tubes. We mounted them ourselves.

Today we have done well.... I think our savings will outlast our lifespan, yet I still patch my old clothes, sew buttons back on, and reinforce the knees on jeans.

Mom used to say, "nobody cares if your clothes are patched, as long as they are clean"

Sorry Mom, I know you meant well....and I wish we lived in a world where that was true. But in most of the world people do care. Today, patches do reduce social choices.

rScotty

But jeans with holes sell for more…