To wonder how on earth our 2 guests use over a loo roll a day?

[Sunnysummer]

We have two very lovely, very welcome and seemingly normal family members staying with for a couple of weeks. Neither one appears to have a stomach upset, or visit the loo more often or for longer than average... yet they get through 3 loo rolls every 2 days! We have restocked and are now set for the remainder of their stay, but in the meantime have become mystified, intrigued and now a little concerned for our ancient plumbing.

Are you a heavy paper-user? Can you help explain what is happening here? Or do we not want to know the horrible truth?

Oh God I'd be mortified if I was your guest and realised my loo roll consumption was being monitored...

Yes Framey but 3 rolls in 2 days...some people may not have enough in esp if the guests are staying a couple of weeks. I feel for both parties if their is a medical problem but surely you'd bring your own if you knew that...?

*there is a medical problem

whiteflame I worded my post badly.

My sister apparently used too much bleach one time.

This has left my Mother traumatized. When she stays with me, the threat of flying bleach has remained!

I use it on a much more stingy manner.

I bought one of those massive 16 loo roll packs...after 10 days, it was all gone.

My Mother has it bad.

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I'm nearly 50 and I swear I learn something weird new about human behaviour from MN every day. Lining the loo bowl? What is that about? Some of these habits are very very odd indeed and not healthy . Ffs, just go to the loo, wipe, flush, wash hands, leave.

I'm still highly about the hand wrapping.
I can understand the bowl lining and seat lining even though I think it's ridiculous.
But wrapping loo roll round the hands?

I didn't know about the wrapping till now.

You would think it would prevent really getting in there

We used to take our own loo-roll when visiting grandparents-in-law. They are Old School and still use the shiny stuff. I didn't know you could still buy the shiny stuff!

That would stop the bowl-liners and arm-wrappers, being confronted with one of those little cardboard boxes with squares of greaseproof paper.

Did it say "now wash your hands please" endo

Maybe they had to put a new loo roll in and your spring-loaded loo-roll holder backfired and pinged the new roll straight down the loo. And maybe they were too embarrassed to tell you and had to fish it out and use most of another roll to wrap it in so it wouldn't drip all over the place while they found a plastic bag to put it in so they could smuggle it into your dustbin.

Which is exactly what happened to me the first time I stayed at my boyfriend's parents house...

Oh yuck, I didn't know you could still get the horrible shiny stuff. We had it at school .

I don't get this loo lining business. What do loo-liners think will happen if they drop a turd into an unlined loo? Surely putting your hands in the toilet to line it with paper is more germy than opening your arse straight into the bowl.

Still quietly snorting at more than 6 sheets, you need a wash

AKiss so precise, I love it! I'm a 3 sheet-er. Always 3 sheets. If it's period time maybe two or even three lots of 3 sheets, but only ever 3 sheets at a time.

Winding and bowl lining is just peculiar. Why? What for? I'm intrigued, we need a wrapper and/or bowl liner to out themselves and explain.

Arf at 'bog roll' is a revolting term. Are you by any chance the Duchess of Kent?

We call them shit tickets.

Ah!
Penny dropped! Sorry, no pun intended.
So loo roll wraped around hands, then line the bowl then drop the hand lining paper in as well...
and nothing ever touches anything horrid.
Mind boggling.

I think that lining the bowl is so that you can't hear it...you know "it"...um...doing their "business" .

For the love of god, would someone please tell me what an inspection shelf is!?
I am having horrible mental pictures

There is a medical condition called pica where people eat toilet roll! I know about this as my mum used to do it. I seem to remember it was when she was middle aged (menopausal). It is due to a deficiency of some sort. Perhaps your guests have this? Have been laughing so much at the other posts!

No, that's clear.
Apparently Jackie Kennedy used to leave the water running so no one would hear her pee.
It's the hand wrapping malarkey..

Sold, it's a continental loo where the poo does not drop in water and stays on a shelf until flushed.
You've been leading a sheltered life!

Why would you want a shelf for your shit? It won't drown

I am in Canada, we do not have that here! Although we are quite adept at shitting in the woods

But wait, how do you get it off the shelf?

Well, it goes hand in hand with the bidet.
There's a real loo culture in Old Europe.
Woods, don't you have bears there? At least a shelf won't bite you in the bum.