Is this grim or genius?

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Went to visit a friend yesterday for lunch. When I got there she said she was just finishing cleaning her bathroom and to grab a cup of tea and come up so she can have a natter while she finishes.

The bathroom looked really clean and she was wrangling with a mop.

What she did next had me utter ‘what the actual fuck’ out loud. She poured half a cap full of Zoflora down the toilet, stuck the mop in to soak it all up, twisted and drained it in the bowl and then MOPPED THE BATHROOM FLOOR.

She explained after I gasped out loud that the floor was the last thing she did, the toilet had been bleached clean and flushed a few times and it saves having to buy and store a mop bucket. She also insisted that she reckons most people don’t bleach and clean thoroughly their mop buckets between each use so even argued a thoroughly clean toilet would probably be cleaner. She then flushed the toilet to bring in clean water and repeated it.

In fairness the floor looked and smelt sparkling, she does live in a small house and I know she would have thoroughly cleaned her toilet… but can it ever be that clean??

So, grim or genius?

YABU: it’s practical and saves space, nothing wrong with it
YANBU: holy fuckballs-the horror!

If the toilet and the water in it was clean, I don't see an issue. Potentially could be cleaner than the average mop bucket.

Neither grim nor genius. Seems fairly sensible, not earthshattering and not gross.

I think she’s right, but I can’t help recoiling from the idea.

My mouth dropped 😭😭😭

Grim sorry

Toilets are some of the cleanest places in the house because they get cleaned regularly and flushed after every use. Probably cleaner than your phone, light switches, money, door handles, keyboards etc.

Plus unless you lick your bathroom floor or the soles of your feet, I don't see an issue.

A sparkling clean toilet is fine

This is how I feel!

It's like two sides of my brain are conflicted now! 🤣🤣

I would file this in the 'really didn't want to know that' category. I mean, logically everything she says is right. But... yuck.

Those feet then go in the bed. 😶
Although the above replies are making me question myself.

if you think this is bad, never look into how many hotel bathrooms/rooms are cleaned 😂

Oh it’s one of those things that sound gross but are actually not gross at all 😝

Grim! I would be horrified if I saw this!

Very odd approach to mopping. Can get a mop bucket in Wilko for less than a fiver which will probably pay for itself quickly as opposed to repeatedly flushing water down the loo as per her mopping routine.

It’s grim, cold water won’t kill germs unless there is a lot of bleach involved

How does she wring the mop? Can’t see how you’d effectively do that in a loo bowl? (missing point entirely 😁)

I use a spray mop to avoid having to store a mop bucket.

Well…logically it’s probably ok, but I wouldn’t do it. And even if I did, I certainly wouldn’t do it in front of anyone!

Me too. Except the spray thing stopped working after about five minutes so I use a squirt on the floor cleaner. I also have a steam mop with swirly pads which I use in the kitchen but it is a real faff and very heavy and the flex doesn’t reach to the ends of the kitchen even if I use a central plug ( very long kitchen! ) so I have to stop and re plug which irks me.

The water in your toilet is cleaner than the water some people have to drink. If you have a problem mopping your floor with it, that’s what’s grim.