• Andy@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    It’s just a mobility assistance device.

    This meme is like laughing at the idea of wheelchair ramps because you think they’re for people who are wrapped up around the legs like mummies.

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      4 months ago

      Are they laughing at the device, or the promotional photo?

      Seriously, it looks like Sarah Palin really hit hard times with this one.

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      4 months ago

      Don’t forget I was actually the person who searched for this product in the first place

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      4 months ago

      Mate, I literally have four support rails in my bathroom alone and i’m still laughing at this. The butt (heh) isn’t the idea of assistive devices.

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      4 months ago

      Tore my e.spinalis on the one side - like, all of it - and was a wreck for weeeeeeks. Truly, the loo was the scariest place in the house.

      “I’m to young to need handles and bars everywhere,” I thought to myself. But, maybe I’m not.

      Those echo flex units are cheap by the half-dozen and can be set to only allow outgoing calls for help. Just saying.

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    4 months ago

    Well yeah, that’s ok if it’s so bad you’re feeling weak, but they really need to add a seatbelt for extreme cases where liftoff may be a concern…

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    4 months ago

    I didn’t know toilet capacity was measured in the hundreds of pounds

    Edit: I hate to explain jokes but I was referring to the quantity of mass going into the toilet, not onto it.

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      4 months ago

      The top handle is for someone stepping into or out of the tub. The lower handle is for someone trying to stand from a shower chair, or pulling themselves up from the floor.

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    4 months ago

    There’s a towel bar in front of my toilet (small bathroom) and holding onto it during a poop can absolutely elevate your form. Mind you I have a squatty potty too so this is an advanced technique.