Still with me? Today's topic is about wee (pee, #1, seeing a man about a horse, going to the loo, finding the WC, voiding, urinating....)
Still, still with me?
While at Camper's Village purchasing boots I also bought what I consider a required necessity for the Kilimanjaro trek - a "Go Girl", which is a brand name for a female urinal. Another brand name is the "She Wee".
I have been carrying the little tube with the Go Girl in my coat pocket since March 22. I keep forgetting to do something with it. My 16 year old son found it in my pocket and was totally grossed out. That's not easy to do with today's crop of teenagers. He can kill cyber beings with wild abandon but the thought of his mother peeing standing up is just too much!
Today I decided to "get down to business" and actually try the darn thing out. From the online reviews I gathered it's important to do a bit of practicing ahead of crunch time.
Not being very brave, I decided I would try it out in the shower, where any unfortunate happenstances could be washed away without much effort. So, having to "go" just before I was going to get into the shower spurred the thought it was finally time to try the Go Girl out. I eagerly ran down the stairs to get the thing out of my coat pocket (yes, I was naked, sorry for the visual).
First thing I learned - its hard to open the darn container when you have to go! Eventually I read the label which is clearly labelled, "Open here". The pink silicone funnel is soft and pliable, and aptly labelled "up" at the wide open end. Did the company learn the hard way that some people will try to wee into the narrow end of the funnel?
Appropriately applied to the correct anatomical area while standing in the shower, I patiently waited for the fun to start. Let me tell you... after 45 years of peeing while sitting down, it's pretty hard to get started standing up! Eventually my brain convinced my bladder it could do its job while I was standing, and..."success".
The thing works great! It comes in its own little container, is soft,and makes a nice seal around the important bits.
I think, weather permitting, I might sneak out into the back yard and see if I can write my name in the snow!
Post note: Even though I actually CAN refold a map, I can't fit the darn thing back into its package!
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