Inspired by this thread, I'm asking a question of even more earth-shattering importance:
When you find the perforations on the two layers of toilet paper don't line up, can you / do you do anything about it?
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Inspired by this thread, I'm asking a question of even more earth-shattering importance:
When you find the perforations on the two layers of toilet paper don't line up, can you / do you do anything about it?
This happens with two-ply rolls. When the roll is started, i.e., the end is unstuck from the roll, one ply was unwound more and is now out of synch. The solution is to unwind the second ply so that its perforation matches the perforation of the other ply.
Obviously, in addition to being obsessive, I also spend too much time in the bathroom but, hey, it's an important part of life and I do enjoy a good dump.
When the day comes that I worry about stuff like this I think it will be time to retire and become a moderator on SRP. Oh wait I am retired and am a moderator.
You must be very worried then!Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I'm just lazy and strip one ply and use the second for another go. :td No pun intended:roflmao
Great thread, thanks for starting it. Yes I fix it.
If you worry about this issue, does that truly make you classified as anal retentive?:hmmm:
Absolutely not! Anal retentives don't need toilet paper. I, on the other hand, retain nothing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
Mwoohahahahaha! Thank you Rajagra for countering some of the more mud-wrestling-with-pigs-kind-of recent moral 'discussions' around here!
That, and the realization that I'm not the only one indulging in annoyance over this occasional domestic inconvenience (4th option, btw) really made my day!
You forgot option 6:
• I have a meltdown, rip the roll from its holder, race all over the house leaving a trail of ripped and tangled toilet paper in my frantic attempts to make the problem go away, and end up back in the bathroom, huddled in the bathtub racked with hoarse curses and sobs.
~Rich
Hell yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
My wife informs me that I need to fix it again.
Thank you for bringing this up, Ray. The only thing worse than misaligned TP, is TP that was shredded without regard to the perforations by the prior occupant, leaving a mangled, useless, partial square. Have they no sense of decency? Have they no shame? :nono:
You guys are sick puppies!;)
Perforations??? Corn cobs got perforations????
You must be the lead puppy.;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by honedright
sorry to sidetrack, but do you prefer roll over top or from under? I prefer it to roll under. I feel it makes one handed tearing easier (along the perforations, I hate when a two ply roll is started by somebody and they don't make sure both ply's are unrolling. I just bought 3 ply for the first time, it should be interesting). I also find that I have less instances of pulling paper and it starts free spinning. but I don't know if that is because I am such an expert at unrolling it and don't pull too hard.
I call it my "constitutional" and sadly am known, family and friends, to have a set schedule. after work I come home and disappear for 20-30 minutes (depending on how good the reading is). when I proposed adding better lighting and maybe a tv to the toilet enclosure my wife didn't even attempt to humor me. a resounding NO followed by a "we'd never see you!"
Red
This question sounds delightfully anal, almost retentively so. While nothing can be done to re-align the perforations between the sheets, if one wants custom sized lengths of TP, one should bring a pair of scissors with one when using the water closet. Using this tool will eliminate the sloppiness of the torn edge when cutting lengths to the proper dimension. The scissors may also be used effectively to cut the tissue to a desired width if that is also required.
";"
I take and have much sympathy with your point but for me, even worse than that are the twisted souls who leave only one leaf on the roll on the grounds that it's not finished so they don't need to put a new one ready. This is compounded when the main stash of TP is kept in bathroom 1 and you happen to be in bathroom 2.:gthQuote:
Originally Posted by Tonsor
If the paper is cut and not torn, you run the risk of getting a paper cut. If the paper must be made into a different size, I suggest wetting it along the desired dimensions, away from the rest of the roll, and then tearing to size.
If something undesirable is found on my roll of toilet paper, that spot gets to go on the inside of the roll I plan on using. There will be no chance of anything being left behind if I can help it, and that includes unsecured bits of misaligned toilet paper.
Why is the Starship Enterprise like toilet paper?
They both circle Uranus searching for Klingons.
If you make a little arrow with the end of the roll (like in those fancy hotels) you just do not have these problems.
If you use a bidet (like in those fancy French hotels) you just do not have these problems either.
I lament the passing, those days of yore, when men used newspaper, and butts were sore.
James.
...Or the days where men used leafs before they pulled up their briefs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
I just bought 3 ply for the first time, it should be interesting).
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3 ply!! There's a 3 Ply??? OOOHHHH
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Hang on, scissors? why scissors? we all got straight razors lol swoosh and it is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruce
Oh come on, EVERYONE knows that you don't use a straight to cut paper :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Neils1304
In answer to the question though, I unroll the outer ply one revolution and this fixes the problem.
I prefer the free end to hang at the front of the roll, why risk having your wiping hand contact the wall.
Leaving a sheet or two on a dead roll is rude.
The epitome of lazy is the guys at work who start a new roll but can't be arsed to put it on the holder properly and instead just balance it on top of the spindle, oh and leave the old middle other the spindle.
Cat owners unite, From the back! they spin the roll from the front..However there seem to be more perforations later!Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Red
~Richard