Man of Constant Sorrow
Footballguy
In life, few things are black & white. This goes for gadgets and experiences as well. Here is an example of one I recently have found.
As I have gotten older, my bladder has seem to shrunk, and I also have developed a night thirst...drinking lots of water. The result, I now seem to wake every hour or so; go piss; and then drink some more water. This has resulted in some "not fully awake" experiences in the bathroom. One of the most annoying...dropping the lid(s) onto the bowl resulting in a loud WHACK! Very annoying to all.
Well, I found a solution not long ago: Slow Close Toilet Seat.
All I have to do, is gently push the lids towards the bowl, and they then complete the journey...landing softly and quietly. Very nice. THIS IS AWESOME!
However, now that I have become accustomed to this, I unconsciously treat ALL lids as being slow closing. Very often, when I now use a toilet not my own, I simply nudge the lids towards the bowl (expecting the slow close) and walk away....which produces the loud WHACK that I originally sought to eliminate. This is particularly embarrassing when done in the deep of night when staying as a guest with others.The result: family, friends, acquaintances and probably a few states view me as someone too stupid; too lazy; too uncoordinated or too uncaring to properly use a toilet. THIS SUCKS!
I have gotten better at avoiding this, but I still F'IT UP way too often.
So, any other paradoxes out there? Doesn't need to be a gadget...experiences can often be this way as well.
As I have gotten older, my bladder has seem to shrunk, and I also have developed a night thirst...drinking lots of water. The result, I now seem to wake every hour or so; go piss; and then drink some more water. This has resulted in some "not fully awake" experiences in the bathroom. One of the most annoying...dropping the lid(s) onto the bowl resulting in a loud WHACK! Very annoying to all.
Well, I found a solution not long ago: Slow Close Toilet Seat.
All I have to do, is gently push the lids towards the bowl, and they then complete the journey...landing softly and quietly. Very nice. THIS IS AWESOME!
However, now that I have become accustomed to this, I unconsciously treat ALL lids as being slow closing. Very often, when I now use a toilet not my own, I simply nudge the lids towards the bowl (expecting the slow close) and walk away....which produces the loud WHACK that I originally sought to eliminate. This is particularly embarrassing when done in the deep of night when staying as a guest with others.The result: family, friends, acquaintances and probably a few states view me as someone too stupid; too lazy; too uncoordinated or too uncaring to properly use a toilet. THIS SUCKS!
I have gotten better at avoiding this, but I still F'IT UP way too often.
So, any other paradoxes out there? Doesn't need to be a gadget...experiences can often be this way as well.