Smart Faucets And Toilets Use Alexa To Listen To Your Conversations

[Meerkat]

You've never seen a his and her toilet have you?

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Thats just too close for comfort. A few kids is one thing but adults may not want to talk .

 

[Meerkat]

When I first moved into my dorm at college, I walked down the hall to the community bathroom. There were half a dozen toilets up against the wall. No stalls, just toilets. There were two guys sitting there playing chess while taking care of business. On the other side of the room were the showers - yep, just a bunch of shower heads pointing out from the wall. I soon learned that the proper etiquette was to yell "crapper!" before flushing the toilet. That gave the guys in the shower time to step aside before all the cold water was diverted to the toilet for the flush, scalding the guy in the shower. The proper response from the shower guy to notify the toilet guy he was clear and it was OK to flush, was "shoot!"

Texas A&M University, Crocker Dorm, circa late '70's

That is worse than an outhouse,its grown people.

 

[The Innkeeper]

Kids don't worry about privacy. Some important decisions were made while taking care of business, the boys would discuss things like the next tree house or how to tear up our dolls and tar and feather them. We also all bathed in the creeks and lakes together till a certain age.
Plus a well maintained outhouse is probably cleaner than any public rest room. Ours was advanced, in the daytime we had light from our half moon ,nights were not so safe so we brought candles.
We did have power but storms knocked it out quite often or the well pump would go out, mainly that was the points though. A matchbook cover fixed that up.perfect size to set the points. Just don't be the one holding the flash light for mama. I still have scars on my arms from that job.

Almost anything is cleaner than a public restroom. I was in a restaurant tecently and pushed the door panel leading to the men’s and ladies and m6 hand literally stuck to it for a moment. I had to wash before using the restroom

 

[The Innkeeper]

You've never seen a his and her toilet have you?

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The silver candelabra adds a nice romantic touch but the risk of more flames offsets it a bit. There doesn’t seem to be a wine bar though. Few things as romantic as the grunts, groans and other noises of your partner using* the toilet. I think I will pass

 

[Caribou]

I told her, "A man lives here, unless you want to be sitting in a puddle lift the seat when you're done." Once, I told her once.

 

[phideaux]

Yep , you told her ONLY once.


Because it was hard to talk after she busted you in the chops...

Jim

 

[Peanut]

My first experience with a unisex public restroom was in Europe… I walk in… It looked like a row of extra-large urinals built into the wall and the floor with no walls in between. In each giant urinal there was a round hole in the floor section. Just in front of the hole were raised pads shaped like feet with a non-skid surface.

I’m standing there looking confused when 3 women walked in and began to take care of business without hesitation.

I walked back out to check the sign on the door and then thought… “You idiot, you can’t read the language”.

By the time I walked back in the ladies were leaving but at least I had a good idea of how things were supposed to go.

I will add... those 3 ladies set the world record for the shortest stay in a restroom by a woman.

 

[The Innkeeper]

My first experience with a unisex public restroom was in Europe… I walk in… It looked like a row of extra-large urinals built into the wall and the floor with no walls in between. In each giant urinal there was a round hole in the floor section. Just in front of the hole were raised pads shaped like feet with a non-skid surface.

I’m standing there looking confused when 3 women walked in and began to take care of business without hesitation.

I walked back out to check the sign on the door and then thought… “You idiot, you can’t read the language”.

By the time I walked back in the ladies were leaving but at least I had a good idea of how things were supposed to go.

I will add... those 3 ladies set the world record for the shortest stay in a restroom by a woman.

Those holes got me thinking of squatty potties in rural South East Asia,basically just a hole you squatted over and did your business in. A bit disconcerting to use the restroom, find it attached to a kitchen with no walls and the have to squat to tend to business. Not my idea of a good time, nor particularly sanitary.

I remember talking with a cleaner in the Hamburg airport, they have a real problem with people from Asia just doing their business on the floor of the washroom because they have never seen a toilet

 

[Swing]

I don’t know if our toilet is smart or not, do outhouses count?

Outhouses don't have to be plunged when too much tp is used. (I hate my Mom's main toilet due to issues).

 

[Flight]

Well that's just ******. Lol

Well about 2 years ago I wanted to turn my house into a smart home. Well who wouldn't want to. So anyway the more I learned about that technology the more I was turned off of it. M2c

 

[Cascadian]

@poulsenar welcome to the forum. There is an introductions thead if you want to introduce yourself.

 

[Wingnut]

All 'Alexa' would get out of me would be loud frapping & splashing noises... flushing too! The CIA, NSA, FBI, DOJ, and every other gubmint alphabet agency would be SOL on the spy convos, lol.

There might be some cat-related noises too, as those knucklehaids follow me into the bathroom every morning... dunno why, maybe they're masochists, lol.

 

[dademoss]

all alexa hears is my farts

 

[rice paddy daddy]

So they were sitting next to each other as they were doing their business?? I'm pretty sure I'd wait for some privacy.

The old wooden Army barracks left over from WW2 that I lived in at several posts in 1968 & 69 still had the row of toilets down one wall, no dividers, and a horse trough urinal on the other wall.
Thankfully, the sinks and mirrors were in a separate area.
It was good for a heavy drinker though, Saturday morning you could sit on one toilet with the Budweiser squirts and simply lean over to the side to puke in another bowl.

 

[VThillman]

When I first moved into my dorm at college, I walked down the hall to the community bathroom. There were half a dozen toilets up against the wall. No stalls, just toilets. There were two guys sitting there playing chess while taking care of business. On the other side of the room were the showers - yep, just a bunch of shower heads pointing out from the wall. I soon learned that the proper etiquette was to yell "crapper!" before flushing the toilet. That gave the guys in the shower time to step aside before all the cold water was diverted to the toilet for the flush, scalding the guy in the shower. The proper response from the shower guy to notify the toilet guy he was clear and it was OK to flush, was "shoot!"

Texas A&M University, Crocker Dorm, circa late '70's

The "heads" in the barracks at Sampson AFB (the eastern basic training base at the time - in the '50s) had a similar physical arrangement - but not the same protocol. The benefits of giving warning were outweighed, at least for the first week or so, by the need for something to laugh about.

 

[bkt]

How and why did this zombie topic get resurrected?

 

[dademoss]

How and why did this zombie topic get resurrected?

you know the zombies are everywhere . There is no rhyme or reason I have found, if I do there will be a paper written

 

[rice paddy daddy]

The "heads" in the barracks at Sampson AFB (the eastern basic training base at the time - in the '50s) had a similar physical arrangement - but not the same protocol. The benefits of giving warning were outweighed, at least for the first week or so, by the need for something to laugh about.

“Courtesy flush!! Courtesy flush please!!”

 

[dademoss]

MOPP DRILL

 

[Proud Prepper]

Never had any, never will. No water shortages here, we have as much water as we want and it's almost free or can be easily enough.

 

[Haertig]

It seems to me, that if someone doesn't want a smart faucet or smart toilet ... they simply shouldn't install one.

Problem solved.

 

[Wingnut]

"AND ENOUGH BITCHIN' ALREADY, LOL!!!"

"NOBODY LIGHT A MATCH EITHER, GOLDURNIT..."

KA-BOOM!!!

 

[dademoss]

"AND ENOUGH BITCHIN' ALREADY, LOL!!!"

"NOBODY LIGHT A MATCH EITHER, GOLDURNIT..."

KA-BOOM!!!

Smoking lamp is NOT LIT. do they still do that? suddenly, after 40 years, I want a cigarette/