Sunday, June 12, 2005
Toilet Rolls and Toast
Why do people find it so hard to change the toilet roll when it runs out?
I don't mean leaving the empty cardboard tube in the holder and sitting a new roll on top, as you then have to pick it up and manually unroll it. That isn't very convenient. Plus sitting it on top of the toilet is pretty useless too, as the chances of a fresh new roll of two-ply drowning in the bottom of the bowl are greatly increased. I thought about this, and realised that it is really easy to take the rod out of the holder, slide the used tube off, toss it into the bin, get a new roll and reverse the procedure. Hence there are about four to five main actions here in the toilet-roll changeover.
Now this is what is required to make a piece of toast in the morning:
1. You need to open the fridge or bread bin.
2. Take out pack of bread, open it(if its got those sticky ties expect about 20 seconds of fiddling then ripping over packet).
3. Put two slices in the toaster (less or more depending on level of hunger).
4. While the bread is cooking, which usually takes about 2 minutes you need to pull out the spreads and a knife.
5. Once the toast pops up, you need to open the condiments and spread em.
6. Then you have to eat it and clean up, which is at least another five main actions, so overall at least ten actions, and remembering that this does not include including eating time, the process takes about five minutes.
If people manage to eat toast in the morning, why can't they change the toilet roll? Look, I'm not well versed about the nuances of time-and-motion, but the toilet-roll conundrum is something that needs to be addressed in households not only in Australia, but all over the world. It's a simple 4-5 step procedure which is over before you can say "I cook fuckin toast everyday but i cant be bothered changing a toilet roll."
I don't mean leaving the empty cardboard tube in the holder and sitting a new roll on top, as you then have to pick it up and manually unroll it. That isn't very convenient. Plus sitting it on top of the toilet is pretty useless too, as the chances of a fresh new roll of two-ply drowning in the bottom of the bowl are greatly increased. I thought about this, and realised that it is really easy to take the rod out of the holder, slide the used tube off, toss it into the bin, get a new roll and reverse the procedure. Hence there are about four to five main actions here in the toilet-roll changeover.
Now this is what is required to make a piece of toast in the morning:
1. You need to open the fridge or bread bin.
2. Take out pack of bread, open it(if its got those sticky ties expect about 20 seconds of fiddling then ripping over packet).
3. Put two slices in the toaster (less or more depending on level of hunger).
4. While the bread is cooking, which usually takes about 2 minutes you need to pull out the spreads and a knife.
5. Once the toast pops up, you need to open the condiments and spread em.
6. Then you have to eat it and clean up, which is at least another five main actions, so overall at least ten actions, and remembering that this does not include including eating time, the process takes about five minutes.
If people manage to eat toast in the morning, why can't they change the toilet roll? Look, I'm not well versed about the nuances of time-and-motion, but the toilet-roll conundrum is something that needs to be addressed in households not only in Australia, but all over the world. It's a simple 4-5 step procedure which is over before you can say "I cook fuckin toast everyday but i cant be bothered changing a toilet roll."
