For all you music lovers: http://www.toto.co.jp/products/toile...9/05.htm#sound

The ideal soundtrack has to be the recently released "unedited" recording of Horowitz's 1965 Return to Carnegie Hall concert. (The one where they didnt edit out the bum notes).
http://www.amazon.com/Horowitz-Live-.../dp/B0000CF314

I don't like the idea of a row of cubicled loudspeakers all blaring out songs out of synch, especially with music from the 80s (I'm all ready experiencing flashbacks of what it was like to put your lippy on entrenched in the battling miasmas of a trio wearing Poison, Opium and Anais Anais).

If you're going to have music, much better to go the "Row, row, row your boat" or "Frere Jacques" route. I'm sure there's someone clever enough to arrange "Sakura" along similar lines should a more patriotic feel be required.

Bring your Bose headphones.

Oh, like the ones they have at the Grand Hyatt?

Talking of the fridge, dang compressor is super noisy at the moment - better get someone to take a look at it :)

Nah the Hyatt ones are even a bit older than these. The new building in Akasaka has them. It opens in a month.

Mail me tomorrow about the fridge.

That would be the one you're mail-shotting me about? :)

Looks very comfortable.

Some of the suites at The Sentosa Resort in Singapore have these. Walk i and the toilet seat goes up while you are working on the zipper!!

I was just about to ask about if anyone ever had experienced an automatic toilet paper dispenser, but then I found this Hello Kitty model. Still one needs to press a button instead of just waving the hand in front of Hello Kitty! :D

How about this gizmo. With a push of a lever, you can get triangularly folded tp like housekeeping had just stopped by. If the Hello Kitty tp dispenser can do this, its price tag might be justified.

Having lived in Japan, I am bookmarking this thread as my all time favorite from FT. I will check it frequently. Put my hand over my mouth while I did the dainty Japanese lady tee-hee laugh!!

Curious -- I thought everything was up-to-date in Kansas City! :D:D:D

I may be the only one who got that, but yes ... "they've gone about as far as they can go." :-:;):-:

That's as "fer" as they can go.

I've actually performed in "Oklahoma" two times, here in KC. When we got to that song it's everyone's favorite.

Everything will be up to date as soon as I get me one of them fancy Toto toilet seats for my house! : )

There are houses with plumbing in Kansas City? Who knew.

--Jud

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.