Aww. We had no plumbing for eight days when I lived at USC. We were begging friends who lived in the dorms, rather than the university apartments that we lived in, if we could come over and use their shower. Which is an awkward request, but there you go. Gross things were coming UP into our tubs. It was completely nasty. So, sadly, I can completely sympathize, Burrell. Though I wish for your sake I didn't have to.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Alibelle - Aug 03, 2008 7:59:52 pm PDT #1117 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
msbelle - Aug 04, 2008 4:23:40 am PDT #1118 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
IOPlumbingN I just left the plumber in our place to install the NEW TOILET! I am too excited. Flushing via pouring a bucket of water into the bowl for a week was old. I was able to use grey water for a lot of the flushing and educate mac a wee about water conservation. But still, ready for a working toilet.
Tom Scola - Aug 04, 2008 4:25:12 am PDT #1119 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Having a working toilet is a Good Thing.
Nilly - Aug 04, 2008 4:26:44 am PDT #1120 of 10003
Swouncing
I'm gonna take the surprising position and agree with Tom.
Sue - Aug 04, 2008 4:28:56 am PDT #1121 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Yay Toilet!
It's a long weekend here, so, of course, there is torrential rains.
One of my cousins (I think it's a cousin--his name is John and we have the same last name) is also in town, so I guess he is coming over for lunch. (I am at my parent's.)
tommyrot - Aug 04, 2008 4:29:02 am PDT #1122 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
All hail Thomas Crapper!
Despite the urban legend, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet (the myth assisted by his surname).
Darn.
However, Crapper did much to increase its popularity and came up with some related inventions.
Nilly - Aug 04, 2008 4:35:56 am PDT #1123 of 10003
Swouncing
One of my cousins (I think it's a cousin--his name is John and we have the same last name)
If he is some sort of relative in a way that's difficult to explain which sometimes may even require drawing diagrams, then I'd say he's a cousin. At least, that's what I actually say in such descriptions instead of delving into way-too-similar-to-knitting-instructions explanations.
msbelle - Aug 04, 2008 4:36:19 am PDT #1124 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I did get to scare my parents a bit with the following "well I was looking at the composting toilets..." They have little to no ability to know where my wacky and joking dividing line is. I mean, sure a composting toilet if I had a yard, but not in NYC.
tommyrot - Aug 04, 2008 4:40:05 am PDT #1125 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Awesome and surreal purses: [link]
tommyrot - Aug 04, 2008 4:42:57 am PDT #1126 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
At least msbelle didn't have to deal with this: Hailstones blasted man off toilet
An Austrian man, Martin Bierbauer, was blasted off the toilet when huge hailstones started shooting out of it.
The crazy weather in Austria where the temperature dropped over 30 degrees centigrade in just a few days has led to freak hail storms in the country.
Martin Bierbauer said: “I heard the pipes rumbling a bit, and suddenly hailstones the size of golf balls started exploding out of the toilet like it was a popcorn machine.
“There was an avalanche of ice that quickly filled the toilet, then the entire flat, and eventually the entire building.
“I ran down the stairs with the hailstones following me, and other residents did the same.”
The incident was caused by hailstones flooding into a local drain during a torrential downpour, which became blocked. The pressure become to great and the hailstones had to go somewhere and they came out through the toilets.
With pictures.