Gotta smuggle in a Canadian toilet

[kc7jty]

To our good Canadian brothers up north, can you give me any tips on how to successfully smuggle into the US a full water capacity flush toilet?
The one I currently have only holds the CORRECT amount of water as set by the US government and usually has to be flushed 2 or more times to do the #2 disposal thing properly. Since it's against the law to acquire a high capacity water flush toilet here, I'm turning to the black market.

What's the rap if I get caught? Will it be right up there with baby raping and dope smuggling? Perhaps they'll think it's an IED packed with C4?

I don't want to do time with my mug on the front page of all the newspapers but I can't stand it any more.

[K3XR]

Go to Canada, sit down, pretend you are stuck. #Go to the border and tell customs you got stuck and need to come to the states to have it medically removed, because of the long wait for health care services up North.

[KC0W]

This might help you get started: Smuggling Info (http://thomer.com/mit/35.html)

Tom kcØw

[kc7jty]

Quote[/b] (K3XR @ Mar. 13 2006,12:13)]Go to Canada, sit down, pretend you are stuck. #Go to the border and tell customs you got stuck and need to come to the states to have it medically removed, because of the long wait for health care services up North.
good one!

[w5ljm]

Go out in your backyard, dig a very, very deep hole. Build an outhouse over it and fill it to "full capacity". http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[W2ILP]

You see what our goverenment has caused..
First it was easy to smuggle pot from Canada...
Then it was cheaper to buy prescription drugs from Canada...
and now you can't make a royal flush without the help of royal mounted Canadians.

Oh Rosemarie I luv you.
--Nelson Eddie (when he was Royal Mounted)--

w2ilp (Inport Large Potties)

[KE5FRF]

Potty-mouth threads here on QRZ.com will not be tolerated!

[kl7aj]

Are Canadian posteriors bigger than American posteriors?

[kb9lei]

Go somewhere they are tearing down an old house and offer to remove one of the old fixtures for them, and if they won't accept your offer, go dumpster diving after hours. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[KA7RRA]

Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water

[al2i]

I have my own well, my parents have their own well, my sister has her own well, my in-laws have their own well -- and in fact all of my closest family and friends have their own wells. What my friends and family do not have is a free country. Roosevelt's stacked Supreme Court crawled through the "Commerce Clause" of the Constitution and made the Federal government omnipotent to the point of controlling our defecation.

It is about time for a new document that respects individual liberty ... or at least a new court that does not respect Judicial Precedence ... or maybe just a declaration of defecation clause.

Anyhow, the principle of freedom was destroyed by the pragmatists who sneer at principle.

[KE5FRF]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Not true, I have seen birds flying over water defecate many times. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[al2i]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,13:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Yes, it is rare to step in human feces, unless you mean metaphorically.

[WA5KRP]

When we remodeled one of the bathrooms in our 55 year old home, the contractor automatically assumed we wanted a new, lo-flo toilet. I told him the old pot stays - it'll last another ten thousand years.

I understand the newer toilets are much better at clearing deposits, but I'm not interested. This one works without the terrifying screaches of an American Standard growler.



WA5KRP
Texas

[k4kyv]

Actually, check out your lo-flo toilet. The tank holds about as much water as the old-style toilets. It's the flow mechanism that limits the amount of water.

I bought a new Amercan Standard several years ago because the old toilet had a crack in it. I thought the lo-flo feature would be nice because we are on a septic tank, and it was always stopping up and overflowing.

The new toilet didn't help with the overflow problem. Turns out the field line was clogged, there was no buffer on the outflow line in the septic tank, and the pipe from the house to the tank had split open and mud was leaking in. We had all those problems repaired (for about $1600 total) professionally, and after several years the septic tank has never again overflowed.

But the new American Standard toilet had the usual problems requiring multiple flushes. Then, once while the septic line was stopped up, the flush mechanism jammed, and the tank fill valve didn't shut off, so the whole thing overflowed for several hours, flooding the bathroom.

I looked at the mechanism and couldn't find anything mechanically wrong except for excessive friction in the flush mechanism. So I sprayed the moving parts with WD-40.

The WD-40 cleared the problem too well. Ever since, in order to get a good flush, you have to hold the handle down until the job is finished. Apparently, the mechanism was designed to have a built-in delay, based on a delicate balance of friction, to allow just 1.6 gallons to flow, before it shut off. The WD-40 stopped the delay altogether, and it instantly cuts off as soon as the handle is released.

But that solved the problem (once that the clogged septic system was repaired). When a heavy flush is needed, we just hold the handle down longer. When only a light flush is needed, we hold it down only long enough to establish a good swirl.

I suspect many flush mechanisms work the same way and will allow the tank to empty completely if you simply hold down the flush handle until all the water drains out. I rarely have to use the plunger anymore.

One of the biggest complaints I have heard about lo-flo toilets is that some people think the intestinal-looking imprint of the drain channel on the bottom of the toilet is "gross" looking.

[KF0RT]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,13:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Absolutely not true. There are non-human land mammals that actually prefer water. The tapir, for one.

73, Rob

[KI6ADA]

Quote[/b] (KF0RT @ Mar. 14 2006,16:28)]Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,13:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Absolutely not true. #There are non-human land mammals that actually prefer water. #The tapir, for one.

73, Rob
Anybody for a glass of water? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[kc7jty]

Potty prohibition? Lots of alcohol came in from Canada during prohibition.

My tank is small, it holds about 2 gals max (I think I remember seeing a 1.8 gal marker line inside the reservoir. I don't dare EVER flush the brown with paper. Its 2 flushes always, and I keep one of those high power plastic bellows type plungers behind the pot just in case the 2 won't do.

[ad4mg]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,16:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Never been on a poultry farm?

[kg4kww]

I suggest you check out this article on Canadian toilets.

Focus on Canadian Toilets (http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Regulation/canadian_toilets.htm)

Remember GW's SS is watching and listening to HF as well.

[ab8ma]

It always amazes me how quickly a thread like this one can get off topic.

I mean where is your empathy and sympathy guys.

A guy got mugged by a Canadian Toilet for heaven's sake.

There oughta be a law!

[al2n]

Ebay has everything! (http://home.search.ebay.com/toilet_Plumbing-Fixtures_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR8QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQ sacatZ20601)

I see some 3.5 gallon vintage loo's up for bid.

Happy bidding!

[KE5FRF]

Quote[/b] (al2n @ Mar. 14 2006,21:05)]Ebay has everything! (http://home.search.ebay.com/toilet_Plumbing-Fixtures_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR8QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQ sacatZ20601)

I see some 3.5 gallon vintage loo's up for bid.

Happy bidding!
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Now, that will be the day! If you ever catch me on e-bay bidding on used toilets, you might as well call the loony farm and have me hauled off, cause I think I will have totally wigged-out.

[KC9ECI]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
I've seen cows do it.

[KA9VQF]

Have you thought of getting one of those plastic gizmos that go inside the tank?

My little sister got one retrofitted to her stool and it handle the job one flush and meets the low flow requirement.

[KC0W]

Quote[/b] (KC9ECI @ Mar. 15 2006,02:32)]Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
I've seen cows do it.
How do you tell the difference between cow sh*t and bull sh*t??

Throw it in the air and if it comes down it's cow sh*t but if it stays up it's bull sh*t.


Moo,


Tom kcØw

[W0MT]

Actually, there is a way to get the US lo-flow toilets to flush properly. When you flush, hold down on the lever until the water level in the bowl is at the lowest level; then release the lever. Works every time for me.

[al2i]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Mar. 14 2006,18:05)]I suggest you check out this article on Canadian toilets.

Focus on Canadian Toilets (http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Regulation/canadian_toilets.htm)

Remember GW's SS is watching and listening to HF as well.

Your links are getting better and better OM. Thanks!

[al2n]

http://bepreparedathome.com/library/LuggableLoo9854-03.jpg

If you really want to save water, this is always an option.

Just leave on the mayor's lawn when you are done.

[KD7WHQ]

Ah, the 5-gallon bucket conversion ;)

Living in a small town, I have no problem finding "hi flush" pots.

Paranoia is cured with a bit of Pine Sol ;)

And saving water? Pah. Mine comes from the creek. It's going right back into the system, with a 250' buffer.

You couldn't pay me to move back to the city..

[WY0COP]

*FFFFLlllussshhh.....gurgle gurgle...EH?*

Ah the sound of the toilet from the great white north.

[w4rot]

Quote[/b] ]You couldn't pay me to move back to the city..
Amen brother!
w4rot

[w8idb]

Don't know about B.C., but here at the Detroit/Windsor crossing it's a non issue.

"How long have you been in Canada?"
"About an hour"
"What did you buy?"
"Two toilets, and three shower heads."
"Have a nice day."

Guy at Home Depot in Windsor says he sells more toilets to Americans, than he does to Canadians.

[kf6rdn]

Quote[/b] ]Gotta smuggle in a Canadian toilet
Ok, just dont smuggle in any more canadians! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[k4kyv]

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[KW4MW]

Go to Canada. #Buy your pot - No No - the pot for your bathroom silly.

Go to the nearest home improvement store. #Buy potting soil and a nice but inexpensive plant. #

Pour potting soil in pot, plant plant in pot potting soil. #(Is everyone clear on that?)

Drive south to border. #At border declare you have a purchased a pretty potted plant. #

Border guard will confiscate plant and potting soil. #Proceed homeward with your empty potting plant pot.

Position and plumb pot properly.

Several times a day add urea nitrogen and waste soil to pot. #Water vigorously after each application.

[AC0H]

We've got one of those "low flow" thrones in the house. 1.5 gallons per flush.
Just how much water are you saving when it takes three, 1.5 gallon flushes to get the job done compared to one 3 gallon flush on a regular toilet?
Environmental hoohaw run amok.

[KD6NIG]

A good portion of some of these laws were probably passed by:

1) The toilet makers themselves. Thats what you get for making a product that lasts longer than a VCR...
2) Developers who didn't want to front water system improvements before putting in a new development. "We'll just consume less water" yeah right.

I guess you could just install one of those commercial ones with the nice bright chrome handle in your home. It'll look industrial, but those dang things will eat a entire roll of paper!

[kc7jty]

The commercial toilets that use the full line water pressure nozzle to squirt what's in the bottom of the hopper into the soil pipe are quite effective at pulverizing everything, which avoids all clogs, but they are dangerous. Sometimes they squirt up at you. I flush em and run.

[al2i]

The remote facilities in the Oil Patch use some sort of vacuum flush that is most satisfying. The suction is enormous, and I seriously think it would suck a watermellon without difficulty. The only think is that perching one's delicate undersides on top of all of that raw power can be a bit unnerving.

[KW4MW]

Quote[/b] (al2i @ Mar. 15 2006,15:25)]The remote facilities in the Oil Patch use some sort of vacuum flush that is most satisfying. #The suction is enormous, and I seriously think it would suck a watermellon without difficulty. #The only think is that perching one's delicate undersides on top of all of that raw power can be a bit unnerving.

Cruise ships that I have been on have that vacuum flushing system. However they are rigged so that one must get up off of the throne and lower the lid in order to flush.

[ve2nsm]

Airplanes are like that too, they flush/suck so hard that your ears pops http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[kc7jty]

I'll bet a big enough tampon would clog em all.

[KC0W]

To quote the immortal Frank Zappa........."My toilet went crazy yesterday afternoon, the plumber he says never flush a tam-poon."


Tom kcØw

[W2ILP]

You don't have to get a toilet from Canada. You could probably get a used super flushing toilet that could be grandfathered because it was made before the limited tank law was passed. It could be a classical antique and the law could be wavered for it. It could be even more valuable if it was used by some famous politician or movie star.

Just imagine what the toilet of the late Kate Smith might go for. The flush wouldn't be over until she sang. ...Nah...better not go further into that.

Some say toilet humor is the lowest form of humor. Enuf sed.

BTW...Beavers defecate in the water even in their own dam homes.
Gibbon apes defecate on land on sea and in the air. They aren't very selective.

w2ilp (I Like Porkqupines)...but I won't get stuck on them.

[W2ILP]

They asked me if I could find in my heart to find God. I told them it is hard enough to find a plumber on Sunday.
--Woody Allen--

w2ilp (Idolizing Lost Plumbers)

[W2ILP]

The Japanese invented seatless toilets. I kid you not.
If you catch anything there you can't blame it on toilet seats.

w2ilp (Ichi Level Plumbing)

[KD6NIG]

Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Mar. 15 2006,10:35)]The commercial toilets that use the full line water pressure nozzle to squirt what's in the bottom of the hopper into the soil pipe are quite effective at pulverizing everything, which avoids all clogs, but they are dangerous. Sometimes they squirt up at you. I flush em and run.
Well, I wouldn't have believed it if I wouldn't have saw it myself, but the maintance guy here at work, in a classic "Y'all watch this!" Jeff Foxworthy style demonstration actually tossed the roll in and flushed. I think he held the handle maybe 2 seconds and that roll was history.

I'm guessing they designed them that way to prevent high school pranksters. I remember many a time at my school where a large wad of toilet paper placed into the bowl followed by a few pumps on the handle caused localized flooding (and much male teenage laughter!). Someone in the R+D department probably burned much midnight oil coming up with an anti-male-teenager industrial toilet.

I definetly respect it now though and make sure I don't come near the handle until I'm well clear after that demonstration of power, though.

[kc7jty]

Quote[/b] (W2ILP @ Mar. 14 2006,22:29)]Just imagine what the toilet of the late Kate Smith might go for. #
Any pot able to support her would also probably be bunker buster bomb proof as well.

[KA8NCR]

Quote[/b] (KC9ECI @ Mar. 14 2006,19:32)]Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
I've seen cows do it.
Hippos.

[ka5s]

Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Mar. 14 2006,11:04)]Since it's against the law to acquire a high capacity water flush toilet here, I'm turning to the black market.
Get a one-gallon pitcher and keep it filled with water, near the commode. Or be cheap and use a plastic, gallon juice bottle with a handle, cutting out the the spout so it'll pour faster.


Cortland
KA5S

[kc7jty]

Quote[/b] (KD6NIG @ Mar. 15 2006,09:45)]#Someone in the R+D department probably burned much midnight oil coming up with an anti-male-teenager industrial toilet.
I can remember driving to Maryland (near Elkton on hwy 7 just west of where it connects with Hwy 40) and buying bootleg M-80s @ $8.25/half gross (72). Ain't no potty made that can survive one of those going off while surrounded by water.

[kc7jty]

Quote[/b] (ka5s @ Mar. 15 2006,12:40)]Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Mar. 14 2006,11:04)]Since it's against the law to acquire a high capacity water flush toilet here, I'm turning to the black market.
Get a one-gallon pitcher and keep it filled with water, near the commode. Or be cheap and use a plastic, gallon juice bottle with a handle, cutting out the the spout so it'll pour faster.


Cortland
KA5S
How about I just run a garden hose (up through a hole in the bathroom floor) outfitted with a trigger handle nozzle, and pulverize the solids just before I flush?
That'll probably change the decor of the whole room a darker color through time though.

[KD6NIG]

Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Mar. 16 2006,11:46)]Quote[/b] (KD6NIG @ Mar. 15 2006,09:45)]#Someone in the R+D department probably burned much midnight oil coming up with an anti-male-teenager industrial toilet.
I can remember driving to Maryland (near Elkton on hwy 7 just west of where it connects with Hwy 40) and buying bootleg M-80s @ $8.25/half gross (72). Ain't no potty made that can survive one of those going off while surrounded by water.
I guess the town I grew up in was lacking then. #We didn't have a good supplier of those.

But we definetely had gobs of paper handy it seemed.

I can't remember back 10+ years now, but I don't think I ever initiated the flood. #I think I was one of the ones pointing and cackling about it while someone else "set off the water".

Now the scariest thing was in a casino in Vegas. I can't remember if it was Mandalay Bay or another. But those toilets had those automatic light sensors. I leaned forward from my sitting position to grab some paper, and the toilet fired-and I about leapt out of the stall.

I prefer ones where I can pull the trigger from a safe distance, definetely.

[al2i]

Quote[/b] (ka5s @ Mar. 16 2006,11:40)]Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Mar. 14 2006,11:04)]Since it's against the law to acquire a high capacity water flush toilet here, I'm turning to the black market.
Get a one-gallon pitcher and keep it filled with water, near the commode. Or be cheap and use a plastic, gallon juice bottle with a handle, cutting out the the spout so it'll pour faster.
At times I feel a special kind of pride at being from the "home of the brave." It is the kind of pride that says "we may be some of the most kept, coddled, used, and regulated people in the Western World, but our shared delusion of freedom is unshakable.

If we see the flag and a jet contrail we think "Freedom". If the yellow is mellow but the brown just won't go down, our minds go blank.

[KA7RRA]

Quote[/b] (KE5FRF @ Mar. 14 2006,14:01)]Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Not true, I have seen birds flying over water defecate many times. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
But birds are not human

[KL7FZ]

A short while ago..while crusing through the local Lowe's store, I happened across the isle with the toilets. Of course, the fancy expensive models were up front, and then the lesser priced units marched down the aisle toward the rear of the store. But I was especially struck by the advertising placard on the top-o-the-line unit. It proudly proclaimed to be able to flush 24 golf balls in a single flush. Now I stood there for a while. Staring up, nee gaping, at this model of modern engineering and enhancement of Sir John Crapper's earlier attempts, and pondered this event for a while. I must admit I was possibly a bit confused. I asked a passing employee "Don't you think that's a bit weird?" 24 GOLF BALLS??"
#Who came up with this test? Did they start with One Golf ball and work their way up? Did they start with 30 and work their way down? Did the guy down at the waste treatment plant start wondering where all those darn golf balls were coming from? Is flushing 24 golf balls equivalent to a large human evacuation?
Is this now the standard by which we measure the effectiveness of a good flush? I left the store shaking my head and wondering at this latest development.
#It does leave me with more questions. Is this the same as "Sinking a poot, er, putt?" A true "Hole in One?" If it doesn't work properly, could that considered a "Water Hazard?" Many more questions come to mind but I will leave these to the rest of you.
#And I went back home to the little shack out back.

KL7FZ

[kl7aj]

You need to smuggle a Canadian in a toilet? Does the Canadian know about this?
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Eric

[KC0NBW]

you don't have to get an entire toilet, all you need is to get a larger flush tank from one of the old style toilets.

[KD6NIG]

Quote[/b] (KL7FZ @ Mar. 17 2006,03:39)]A short while ago..while crusing through the local Lowe's store, I happened across the isle with the toilets. Of course, the fancy expensive models were up front, and then the lesser priced units marched down the aisle toward the rear of the store. But I was especially struck by the advertising placard on the top-o-the-line unit. It proudly proclaimed to be able to flush 24 golf balls in a single flush. Now I stood there for a while. Staring up, nee gaping, at this model of modern engineering and enhancement of Sir John Crapper's earlier attempts, and pondered this event for a while. I must admit I was possibly a bit confused. I asked a passing employee "Don't you think that's a bit weird?" "24 GOLF BALLS??"
#Who came up with this test? Did they start with One Golf ball and work their way up? Did they start with 30 and work their way down? Did the guy down at the waste treatment plant starting wondering where all those darn golf balls were coming from? Is flushing 24 golf balls equivalent to a large human evacuation?
Is this now the standard by which we measure the effectiveness of a good flush? I left the store shaking my head and wondering at this latest development.
#It does leave me with more questions. Is this the same as "Sinking a poot, er, putt?" A true "Hole in One?" If it doesn't work properly, could that considered a "Water Hazard?" Many more questions come to mind but I wil leave these to the rest of you.
#And I went back home to the little shack out back.

KL7FZ
I laughed at that. Loudly.

Especially the correlation to "24 golf balls being the equivelant to a large human evacuation."

Good job on that one.....

I can imagine that the golf ball manufacturers are happy with that correlation also.

"Titalist...choice of golfers and toilet testers everywhere!"

[k6pme]

I just knew that those golf balls had to be good for sumthin'

Monty KG6QQL
Nottagolfer, California

[ab8ma]

Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 17 2006,09:04)]Quote[/b] (KE5FRF @ Mar. 14 2006,14:01)]Quote[/b] (KA7RRA @ Mar. 14 2006,15:28)]Humans are the only land animal that defecates in the water
Not true, I have seen birds flying over water defecate many times. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
But birds are not human
Birds are not land animals.

or


Humans are not land animals.


or

Birds are not animals.


What was the question again?

[K8AG]

Scuba dive with it across Lake St. Claire. Piece of cake. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[n2nh]

Could always float it across using a paddle to steer and move it. Could be a bit dicey with the Canadian Coast Guard.

"You say you have nothing to declare Eh?" http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[KF0RT]

Quote[/b] (al2i @ Mar. 16 2006,13:43)]At times I feel a special kind of pride at being from the "home of the brave." It is the kind of pride that says "we may be some of the most kept, coddled, used, and regulated people in the Western World, but our shared delusion of freedom is unshakable.
Exceptionally well said, Dave.

73, Rob

[kl7aj]

Quote[/b] (al2i @ Mar. 15 2006,13:25)]The remote facilities in the Oil Patch use some sort of vacuum flush that is most satisfying. #The suction is enormous, and I seriously think it would suck a watermellon without difficulty. #The only think is that perching one's delicate undersides on top of all of that raw power can be a bit unnerving.
Think of it as a "mechanical laxative."


http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

eric

[W2ILP]

There is a story about a guy who kept coming out of a factory every day pushing a wheel barrow. #When the guards looked into the wheel barrows they saw nothing so they let the guy pass. #It turns out that he stole 300 wheel barrows right in front of their noses. He would have stolen more but he didn't work on week-ends.

Now there may be border guards who will inspect toilets coming in from Canada. # They might find that they comply with the U.S. tank size laws...BUt they may forget to look to see what is being smuggled into the U.S. inside the legal toilets. #Could it be pot inside the potties or maybe Canadian whiskey?


Hmmm...Should we call Home Depots in Europe "Abroad Depots?" # What? #Que? En Esperanto:...Dunde es a-broad de-pots?

w2ilp #(Inside Lithuanian Pots?)...Nah...but Mongolian Pots make fine pot luck dinners.

[ka5s]

Quote[/b] (W2ILP @ Mar. 17 2006,20:30)].BUt they may forget to look to see what is being smuggled into the U.S. inside the legal toilets. Could it be pot inside
Idea!

Plant Ficus in commodes (with tank) and pass 'em off as a shipment of (wait for it)...
...

...

...

...

...

"toilet trees."


Cortland
KA5S

[KL7FZ]

Quote[/b] (KL7FZ @ Mar. 17 2006,03:39)]A short while ago..while crusing through the local Lowe's store, I happened across the isle with the toilets. Of course, the fancy expensive models were up front, and then the lesser priced units marched down the aisle toward the rear of the store. But I was especially struck by the advertising placard on the top-o-the-line unit. It proudly proclaimed to be able to flush 24 golf balls in a single flush. Now I stood there for a while. Staring up, nee gaping, at this model of modern engineering and enhancement of Sir John Crapper's earlier attempts, and pondered this event for a while. I must admit I was possibly a bit confused. I asked a passing employee "Don't you think that's a bit weird?" 24 GOLF BALLS??"
#Who came up with this test? Did they start with one Golf ball and work their way up? By the time they got to 24, several hundred balls had been driven down the course. Or did they start with 30 and work their way down? Did the guy down at the waste treatment plant start wondering where all those darn golf balls were coming from? Is flushing 24 golf balls equivalent to a large human evacuation?
Is this now the standard by which we measure the effectiveness of a good flush? I left the store shaking my head and wondering at this latest development.
#It does leave me with more questions. Is this the same as "Sinking a poot, er, putt?" A true "Hole in One?" If it doesn't work properly, could that considered a "Water Hazard?" Many more questions come to mind but I will leave these to the rest of you.
#And I went back home to the little shack out back.

KL7FZ
One must also ponder if the testers shouted out "Flush" (instead of Fore!) before swinging the handle every time.
Also, there is the choice of No. 1 or No. 2 instruments to be used.
And don't forget the traps along the way.
Probably the shortest course in the world with only one hole to play.

KL7FZ

[kc5bie]

Quote[/b] (KL7FZ @ Mar. 17 2006,02:39)]But I was especially struck by the advertising placard on the top-o-the-line unit. It proudly proclaimed to be able to flush 24 golf balls in a single flush.

KL7FZ
I saw on television, not too long ago... one of those home improvement shows on which they toured a toilet manufacturer: They actually do use golf balls and ping-pong balls in the flush test. #(I never thought knowing that would prove useful.)

[KN9D]

This discussion is hilarious.

Anyone else heard of flushing a wire with a weight on one end for an apartment house rf ground ?

I notice more and more public places have the automatic flushing toilets,urinals and handwashing faucets with sensors as well. The sensor faucet spray was so conserving I wasn't sure if my hands were wet,NOT very cleansing in my opinion.

[k5rna]

I think this is a lot of crap. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[kc7jty]

Quote[/b] (k5rna @ Mar. 17 2006,23:25)]I think this is a lot of crap. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
I thought about sharing my desire to open a hemorrhoid massage parlor in my town in a new & separate topic, but I'm not sure if I should given the heavy response to this thread.