Podbit · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
Desperate for the toilet while his cat recovered in an oxygen chamber on Father's Day, Josh had to negotiate a padlocked outdoor vet toilet — then used it in complete darkness because the motion-sensor light only activated when he stood up.
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The centrepiece of the episode is Josh's Father's Day story, told with escalating absurdity. He's at the emergency vet on a Sunday waiting to hear if Fluffball is okay, when he realises he desperately needs the toilet. The vet directs him to a toilet 'outside' — which turns out to be a festival-style cabin behind a padlocked gate. A member of staff has to escort him and unlock it. Inside, there are no windows and no visible light switch. His phone is charging at the front desk. He uses the pitch-black toilet in total darkness, only for the motion-sensor light to activate the moment he stands up. He describes it as 'Father's Day'. Rob's observation is perfect: the vet staff will absolutely know it was him. [1] — Josh Widdicombe "Desperate for the toilet while his cat recovered in an oxygen chamber on Father's Day, Josh had to negotiate a padlocked outdoor vet toilet…" 30:00
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Josh's daughter broke her arm doing a cartwheel and had to go under general anaesthetic to have it reset — a proper break, not a minor fracture.
Josh had to use an outdoor, padlocked, windowless toilet at the emergency vet on Father's Day, in total darkness because the motion-sensor light didn't activate until he stood up.
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