So, my friend Rhonda had been writing about this marvelous invention call the pStyle. Rhonda is my good friend that lives in Calgary and started the Calgary Outdoor Club. Through her, and the club, I was able to get outdoors and do lots of hiking and snowshoeing in the Rockies. I am forever indebted to her.
Anway, when I saw her writing about this pStyle thing I immediately did some investigation and found a site called Krista's Cups.
The pStyle is a device(?) that's made out of plastic and kinda looks like a wonton soup spoon. The idea is that you put the "bowl" next to your body, and the nozzle towards the toilet and just go. Easier said than done.
I would like to say that my first attempt was hit and miss, but in fact it was more miss than hit. So, after the aborted attempt, I changed my pants, washed the floor, cursed myself, and committed to trying it again.
Second time worked like a charm.
Third time.....not so much. Fourth time....worked like a charm. Fifth time....not so much. Sensing a pattern here? I was batting about 50% for a while, then gave up.
With my impending trip, I decided I had to get this thing mastered. There are quite a few squat toilets in Taiwan and I'm not too crazy about squatting. I saw a few on my trips to Europe, but was able to avoid them by deciding I just didn't need it that badly.
I've pulled out the pStyle again and have been dilligently practicing. It's amazing how hard it is to "let go". Mom did a good job in potty training, I guess.
Now that I've learned the correct positioning of said bowl, and the correct angle that is needed on the nozzle, I've been batting 100%!
The test will be this week. I'm going to take it outside and see how I do. The idea with this thing is that you don't have to drop your drawers and squat in the bushes (or over the squat toilet). I can see the benefit when camping, snowshoeing, fishing...everything! Isn't our greatest fear being caught with our pants down?
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