Friday, November 11, 2011

airing of grievances

dear person in charge of mandating lo-flow toilets:

is it really more environmentally responsible to make people flush FIVE TIMES and STILL have poop stuck in the toilet? why are we gently cajoling our waste to the sewer and letting it stay if it doesn't want to go right now? i'm not worried about the self-esteem of the lump of waste that is making itself comfortable in my toilet right now.

i thought part of the point of having indoor plumbing was making the gross stuff disappear--on the first flush--so the bathroom doesn't smell. and not attracting flies. and being all sanitary and stuff.

i just wanted you to know that, thanks to you, i'm "saving the environment," one gratuitous flush at a time.



1 comment:

la o said...

My brother calls them something clever and catchy, but I can't remember the name--
Basically calling them two-flush toilets. You have to flush along the way or you have left overs. The Japanese flush once before they get started, once while going and once after they are done.
1st flush to wet the equipment and prepare the way for the stuff to escape.
2nd flush to mask any noise made ...
3rd flush to send everything on its merry way.
Good luck!