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Re: jimmy
I believe my mom did too, jean. We didn't have disposable anything back then! I think that, if those people who flushed these wipes and clogged up the main sewer systems had to pay for the clean up themselves, you'd see those things disappear really quick! Basic 1-ply paper has always been fine by me! And please, you might be better off not thinking about that clay and stone thingy . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM
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Not one bit, C C T! I know someone has to do it, but you probably couldn't pay me enough! And you're right . . . there are stupid, inconsiderate people all over the world who think nothing of flushing whatever they damn well please down the loo! It's amazing sometimes that anyone's sewer system can handle all of the debris! And then people are shocked to see the rubbish washing up on the shores! It has to go somewhere . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:27 AM
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That's true, chuck. No one really likes to think what's going on inside any of our bathrooms, but it's still a part of nature, and we can probably help matters by not flushing these damned things! Life goes on . . . moving on . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:23 AM
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That's okay, TAPS. I assume you're all caught up now! Although this probably was a less-than-desireable subject to tackle, the main issue should be the work and money now involved to clean up this particular mess! Something tells me that, eventually, these companies are going to be forced to remove 'flushable' from the packaging . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:21 AM
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Well, Kabu, the subject itself wasn't really about our 'bathroom habits' as much as it was about insensitive people not realizing the damage their carelessness was causing, as well as the monetary 'hit' these large cities are taking as a result. Although much of the fault probably lies with the companies who label those products as 'flushable,' common sense should have told people that they were probably much too thick and non-biodegradable to put in the toilet! But like I told Annicita, common sense isn't very common anymore . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:19 AM
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Well, Justi, I really don't want to think of it, other than out of mild curiosity. However, we'll just leave that as a rhetorical question, and move on to something else . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:15 AM
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Re: Jimmy
Thanks, Naut. It's fun once in a while to come up with a thought that triggers other thoughts, no matter how revolting the topic may actually be! Needless to say, we've come a loooong way in that department, thank the gods . . .
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JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:13 AM
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I can understand your father's angst completely, FSI. Of all the things a landlord wouldn't want to have to deal with, clogged toilets and pipes must be high on the list! And as far as that 'clay & stone' combination is concerned, like I wrote, we may not want to know exactly how they were used . . .
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JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:12 AM
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I hope so too, Bill! Otherwise, a lot of 'bottoms' are going to be sore, for one reason or another! Although I am familiar with these particular wipes, I just can't see using them instead of 'regular' toilet paper. But, people do what they feel they must, I suppose . . .
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JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:09 AM
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Thanks, Sir Wiley. I'm sure this is a timely subject, but of course not necessarily something people may discuss all the time! And I guess our plumbing system is a lot more delicate, because sometimes even 2-ply paper clogs up our pipes, let alone three! But hey, whatever works for you . . . 
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JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:07 AM
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Well, Annicita, that might explain how they got rid of their 'waste,' but not necessarily what they did afterward to clean up 'themselves.' Again, it's something we may not want to know! And you're right . . . common sense should have told these people to throw away those wipes instead of flushing them, regardless of whether or not the package said flushable. But, we all know where we stand today on common sense . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on September 28, 2014 at 9:05 AM
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jimmy
now you have me wondering, clay and stone?
i have a sceptic tank so i have to be very, very careful what goes down may have to be pumped out and that is very expensive.
maybe enough said, but if you cannot do the job with toilet paper, maybe a good wash is in order. also raised my children washing diapers.
posted by
jeansaw
on September 27, 2014 at 12:44 PM
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Well another thing Jimmy what about those disposable nappies that are filling up the the refuse pits. I suppose they will decompose in time, and what about other things that are flushed down the toilet or hung on trees in some parts. A man on the sewage works told me that everything imaginable is flushed down the pipes. I wouldn't want to work there, would you?
posted by
C_C_T
on September 27, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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No matter what is being used before or today life still goes on LOL
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on September 27, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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Nautikos tried to answer your question. Somehow I ended up at his post before I got to this one as I was doing the day's readings backwards.
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TAPS.
on September 26, 2014 at 10:48 PM
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Bummer of a subject James...and you reminded me of some of the bathrooms that I have had anything but pleasure to visit on my travels around the World...some enough to make one cry others hilariously funny.
posted by
Kabu
on September 26, 2014 at 7:17 PM
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Yuck, yuck and why think of it?
posted by
Justi
on September 26, 2014 at 2:53 PM
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Jimmy
I have a somewhat lengthy response for you in 'Thoughts'...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 26, 2014 at 11:36 AM
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Some years ago, Dad had a renter who clogged up the toilet with those wipes. Dad was none too pleased as one would imagine.
I wonder who the first one was to use clay and stone.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 26, 2014 at 10:46 AM
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Hope they get to the bottom of it
posted by
BC-A
on September 26, 2014 at 9:03 AM
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JimmyA
That is a timely subject my friend. But going from the new wipes to one-ply paper will never do for me thank you. Three ply every time but I agree they should do something to stop flushing the darn wet wiper things. I't seems alright for the septic but we aren't sure, so plastic bags seem the answer if one must have the new wet wipes. Great post my friend.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 26, 2014 at 7:33 AM
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When using the wipes it's best to dispose of them in the trash....common sense says that....
I don't know about the ancient Greeks but the bathroom at the nobleman's house in the pharoanic village just had a hole in the ground....no running water or anything else....how's that for hygiene!
posted by
Annicita
on September 26, 2014 at 7:13 AM
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