No Gratitude! / myLot

Manchester, England

January 8, 2016 10:23am CST

One of the innovative products on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a self cleaning toilet which, the manufacturers claim, only needs to be cleaned by a human once a year. I thought this sounded like a marvellous idea so asked my son, who is a student, if he and his house mates would like such a labour saving device. "No chance", he grunted. "Why not?", I enquired, a tad disgruntled at such a firm and speedy rejection of my generosity. "There's no way we're cleaning the toilet more often than we do now", he growled and went back to bed.

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Elizabeth

@Poppylicious (11133)

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8 Jan 16

I was under the impression that students these days were clean and tidy with all the mod cons. I didn't think any of them lived in squalor and dirt like we did, back in the day!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

8 Jan 16

The majority of young people will always like living in squalor and dirt.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

His house is a tad run down. Although it is in the town centre within walking distance of his university and bars/restaurant etc so as they say, location, location, location.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

@MALUSE I'm not sure if they like living in squalor. I think it's more a case of they just can't be bothered living in a clean environment.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

8 Jan 16

One wonders where your son got this attitude from?

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

I have no idea what you are implying

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

I have to admire him for such an impressive response.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

Don't encourage him. I'll send him to live with you for a bit. See how far your admiration stretches.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

@WorDazza He would probably soon get fed up of the nonsense that I talk and rush back home for a bit of sanity.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

@Asylum You think he gets sanity from me????????

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

13 Jan 16

sounds a bizarre labour saving devise - I clean the loo whenever it looks as if it needs attention

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

13 Jan 16

I can't work out why, if it's self-cleaning, it still needs a human clean once a year!!!

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Lol! your son must've been like what 19?.. lol.. ya good luck with that

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

10 Jan 16

@WorDazza lol he will be house trained by his first GF

WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 16

@Drosophila That may be some time away! He had a bad experience with a bit of a bunny boiler. He managed to extricate himself from that a couple of years ago and swore blind he wasn't getting involved with anyone any time soon!!

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

9 Jan 16

22 actually. I expect better of him! You would think I would have learned to manage my expectations by now.

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