Toilet brush

Not for the mum's, for the babies

That apostrophe is thanks to auto type not me !

My granny swore by it for athletes foot too! What actually is it?

Is this a bit too mumsnetty . They used to go on about toilet brushes. Northern gransnetters might appreciate my pun.

It's the French equivvalent of septic tank, Aka! (fosse septique)

One too many 'v's there!

Stansgran

I never knew what my mum used Fuller's Earth for but I do remember one of her most frequent sayings when particularly harassed was 'I don't know whether I'm on this earth or fuller's'

Grannyknot, where do you clean your pets' bowls?

Not with a loo brush I hope!

Fosse is French for septic tank' [Aka]

My Mother used Fuller's Earth for face masks. It's also good for plooks (spots)

Aka ]grin]!

I meant [griin]!

Oh, for goodness sake - !!

Eventually got it Stansgran duh! We were out celebrating DH's birthday last night and I really shouldn't be trying to communicate with others yet

I like this toilet brush. It gets a soak in Milton solution, (as do the cat litter scoops). The bowl gets a scrub with Cif cream cleaner, and Harpic at night every so often.

How on earth can you wash cat dishes without using a sink? I do mine last in the washing up bowl, using a separately kept scouring sponge.

I got it, Stansgran - (netty)!

Take more water in it Marelli

- fat fingers this morning, Aka!

I just had to look at this toilet brush thread [I mean, it seemed so unlikely] However,overthethill last year I did exactly the same as you [great minds think alike.]Fed up with brown brushes, bought a couple from Sainsburys, as you say the slightly curved ones and a bit smaller, they do a great cleaning job, and they are cheap, no need to replace the bowls they sit in, a good solution all round.
On washing pets dishes; you have to do it somewhere but I would never use my washing up bowl, used to take that out and then clean the pet dishes in the sink.

I was once horrified when I was staying at the S.O.'s flat with a couple of friends; one of them was the most houseproud person I've ever known. We were cleaning the flat prior to leaving it and she used the tea towel that was about to go in the wash to wipe the toilet bowl . I know it was about to be washed but, even so I still couldn't believe it. My dog bowls are always washed in the utility room sink with a separate brush or a scourer that's due for binning. I have seen the S.O. wipe things of the floor with the same cloth he uses in the sink .Not in my house, I hasten to add.

Caravan shops have a smaller plastic toilet brush and matching plastic holde rto keep it in, with no wires in it to go rusty. It is curved like a dishwashing brush, so it goes round corners better. The handle is not very long, so your hands are nearer to what you are brushing - but not too near! I bought one for each loo in the house.

I was house sitting at the time aka so allowed to search for cleaning products
Milton solution is a very expensive form of bleach shysal marketed for baby bottles.
My late ex MIL told me once that her older sister used to wipe the outside of the sunday joint with Milton before putting it in the oven

There must be something about our toilet then as it never needs 'scrubbing', hardly ever has 'marks' as 'things' go straight into the water and the toilet duck and blue Mr. Muscle take care of any limescale. I scrub the seat and rim with a plastic pan scourer and Flash Bathroom. Must admit it makes me feel puky if I find even a hair around the rim... What a subject!! interesting though..

The users must have ergonomic bottoms, "Tanith", or they sit square on the seat.

I agree, my loos hardly ever needs scrubbing either. I suspect some people's families need a refresher course in toilet training, with emphasis on posture.