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am I a slob for not to have cleaned the toilet since Xmas eve?

117 replies

redfruitgum · 27/12/2018 22:45

Am i a slob? I've not cleaned the one and only toilet here since Xmas eve. We had 7 people here for Xmas dinner and 18 people round yesterday for boxing day so that toilet has seen a lot of action is guess. Just wondering where I am on the slob scale? Grin I will clean it before bedtime tonight though.

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hmmhohmmm · 28/12/2018 10:27

I'm pleased to announce that I regularly antibacterial wipe my tv remote

PrivateVasquez · 28/12/2018 10:55

not ones with a single tiny skid mark or a wee splash!

Mine doesn't even have that, and I haven't cleaned it in about 2 weeks!

RedWineIsFabulous · 28/12/2018 10:58

A squiff of bleach takes two seconds and not cleaning it is pretty minging imo.

HauntedPencil · 28/12/2018 11:00

I have to wipe mine down several times a day (small kids) but adults using it properly and with a cistern block I can't see it's going to be that bad

RedWineIsFabulous · 28/12/2018 11:02

I

If I had that many people over then I would certainly be cleaning it without fail. Thinking about it, then it makes me question your kitchen hygiene if you are that slovenly with your toilet. Especially with that many guests.

Sorry but you did ask.

Schmoobarb · 28/12/2018 11:04

DH is a senior social worker and I'm sorry to tell you that that dirty/uncleaned toilets are viewed as a potential indicator of abuse by him and his teams. I'd be getting it cleaned.

Oh, give us peace.

ShotsFired · 28/12/2018 11:04

@redfruitgum (I am @ you specifically)

Are you seriously asking if you personally should have cleaned the toilet 4 days after you personally last cleaned it? When you have had around 25 other (presumably fully functioning) people using it in the meantime?

Is this a drip feed where you're about to reveal you are actually a paid housemaid in this setup? Because if not, and you are just one of the people living there and using the facilities, then you need to ask yourself why nobody else can manage to squirt a bit of bleach in a toilet bowl.

DonaldDucksTowel · 28/12/2018 11:06

Mine hasn’t been cleaned since last Friday
Hadn’t even crossed my mind
MN is weird

Celebelly · 28/12/2018 11:13

I literally wouldn't even think about this, unless it was visibly dirty (and then I'd just have cleaned it when I saw that was the case). These threads are always hilarious, though. Why does everyone seem to know the exact last day they cleaned their toilet?! Do you keep a note of it?

Ladymargarethall · 28/12/2018 11:13

You are so lucky. I clean mind 2 or three times a day because of skid marks, splashes etc.💩

LunaTheCat · 28/12/2018 11:20

I can’t get the picture out of my head of all these social workers running around checking loos!

Celebelly · 28/12/2018 11:23

I can’t get the picture out of my head of all these social workers running around checking loos!

Because this is Mumsnet, though, the social worker will ask to use the loo before they leave and then do a rancid shit in it, leaving poo smeared everywhere and stinking out the whole house for three days.

Thehop · 28/12/2018 11:26

My lounge is a tip but toilets are cleaned twice a day, it’s the thing I’m weird about....though I do have a newly toilet trained 2 year old who touches it when she goes in my defence

I absolutely wouldn’t judge anyone who didn’t though, to each their own!

FrowningFlamingo · 28/12/2018 11:31

Really?? My cleaner last came on the 19th. We will clean it over the weekend but only because we have friends coming for new year. Otherwise it wouldn't be done until the 3rd jan unless visibly dirty. We are clearly awful, awful people Grin

GrandmaSteglitszch · 28/12/2018 12:56

God can anyone imagine a bloke ever, ever writing something like this?

Absolutely ^^

(and the 1 or 2 blokes we see on Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners have probably got it sorted.)

redfruitgum · 28/12/2018 13:08

wintryfrost I'm presuming a dirty toilet alone wouldn't be the deal breaker for social services of a sign of abuse. I'm guessing a dirty toilet and a dirty house in general would be considered as evidence in addition to other more serious red flags already noted.

Redwinnels no that's fair enough. That's an honest question. I cleaned my kitchen, and I generally do so anyway in general, every evening after clearing up all the washing up etc. So yes the kitchen was cleaned both Xmas evening and boxing day evening, just a worktop and sink clean not a oven, floor etc full clean, so the kitchen was cleaner than the toilet but if I were to have prepared food on the toilet seat then that would have been cleaned beforehand too. I do my food preparation in the kitchen however.

shotsfired I'm not a maid no. I am married to an old fashioned man who likes to go down the pub fairly regularly, that sort of macho guy who thinks certain jobs are men and some are for woman. That's just the way he is. I can honestly say he has never once cleaned the toilet in all the time ive known him. I would be fruitless to even try and change him now.

So for those that routinely/obsessively clean the toilet daily or multiple times a day and saying it only takes a few moments to do a toilet clean, is it because you are socially conditioned to believe our toilets shouldn't look like places we put our bodily waste? Or are the cleaning companies brainwashing you to think that toilet germs are some sort spawns of Satan and not cleaning the toilet would put your health at risk?

I have previously wondered onto these Mrs Hinch fb groups and instagram pages where people seem to actively enjoy cleaning. To me cleaning is not enjoyable it is just a necessity and something that falls onto my lap in this house.

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redfruitgum · 28/12/2018 13:11

For those moaning about this thread, I think there is a genuine debate to be had here for those that wish to partake. If it's not for you then flip to the next thread or whatever it is that rocks your boat be it talking about eastenders or talking about Brexit.

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GrandmaSteglitszch · 28/12/2018 13:16

I'm glad you're engaging with this, OP, and it's not just a thread where lots of people say 'I think this' 'I do that' etc.

LagerthaTheShieldMaiden · 28/12/2018 13:19

DH is a senior social worker and I'm sorry to tell you that that dirty/uncleaned toilets are viewed as a potential indicator of abuse by him and his teams. I'd be getting it cleaned

Hilarious! Note he's a senior social worker, not some poxy junior social worker 😂 Some of the shit people come out with on here never ceases to amaze.

planespotting · 28/12/2018 13:22

Well if the toilet lid is left up when flushing then the particles from the toilet spread out a couple of feet from the toilet when flushed so you probably are brushing your teeth or washing your face with a filthy toothbrush or flannel yes
Those particles often compete with Ebola for most dangerous of the year Grin

planespotting · 28/12/2018 13:24

I will tell you the one thing that has been prove most effective against illnesses, along with vaccines. Regular hand washing with hot water and soap.
All this particles talk is a bit Grin

Drogosnextwife · 28/12/2018 13:26

Depends how messy they are. If we have me or in the toilet is generally still quite clean after, 1 day with my 2 son's and dp and my you let is a disgusting shit stained hole. With piss all over the top and under the seat, shit marks all over. Do is the worst culprit and no amount of moaning makes a difference. I just had to get a new bathroom floor because the stench of piss wouldn't budge! Sometimes it depresses me how disgusting they can be.

LuluJakey1 · 28/12/2018 13:27

I have always had a thing about toilets. I am not as fussy in the rest of the house at all.

redfruitgum · 28/12/2018 13:44

I completely agree planespotting that hand washing after the toilet is more key than having the underside of the toilet rim spotless.

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He11y · 28/12/2018 15:02

You're a slob, but who cares, it’s christmas!

I’m wondering how many readers have run to check their toilets in case social services come knocking! Grin

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