Poll of the Day > People clogging pipes using wipes

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BUMPED2002
04/05/20 12:01:38 AM
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It appears some people are using and flushing wipes as opposed to tp and it's causing a clogging issue. General common sense guidelines only flush waste and tp. Do not use napkins, paper towels, baby wipes, lysol wipes, or any other kind of wipes in place of tp and if you do please dispose of those wipes in a plastic bag then disposing of them in the garbage.

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LinkPizza
04/05/20 12:13:05 AM
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I mean, almost everybody knew this was going to happen, tbh... People should just get a diaper genie to dispose of the waste. But we knew people were just going to flush whatever...
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aHappySacka
04/05/20 12:27:49 AM
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It was already happening before the virus.

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FourthDimension
04/05/20 12:35:05 AM
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Some of them are labeled as biodegradable, but they will still clog your shit up.
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Duke_Lion
04/05/20 12:37:59 AM
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What about socks with holes in them?
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Blaqthourne
04/05/20 12:50:45 AM
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What about sponges on the ends of sticks?
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Mead
04/05/20 12:55:38 AM
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aHappySacka posted...
It was already happening before the virus.

well maybe try to understand that now the problem is worse

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Ogurisama
04/05/20 1:05:16 AM
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hypnox
04/05/20 1:31:08 AM
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Yeah I have a buddy who swears by them and how they are flushable and all that. I tried telling him that if they truely were flushable they would have fallen apart in their own package due to the moisture.

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The_tall_midget
04/05/20 1:34:59 AM
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I am actually shocked that hasn't happened more.

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wwinterj25
04/05/20 2:41:31 AM
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BUMPED2002 posted...
General common sense guidelines only flush waste and tp. Do not use napkins, paper towels, baby wipes, lysol wipes, or any other kind of wipes in place of tp and if you do please dispose of those wipes in a plastic bag then disposing of them in the garbage.


Nah I just flush wipes and have recently flushed kitchen towels. Not that I need to use them often as TP is easy to come by. No blockages yet!

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streamofthesky
04/05/20 2:49:56 AM
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Topic made me think of something I saw a few weeks ago...

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/817205813/oregon-police-remind-residents-dont-call-911-if-you-run-out-of-toilet-paper

That, at least, is the earnest request of the police department in Newport, Ore.
"It's hard to believe that we even have to post this. Do not call 9-1-1 just because you ran out of toilet paper," the department told residents in a reminder posted to Facebook last weekend. "You will survive without our assistance."
Store shelves may not be flush with the two-ply right now, exactly but police warned that, whatever folks may think, they cannot assist with this particular need. Instead, they helpfully offered some alternatives gleaned from the annals of human history improvised instruments such as dried corn cobs and pages torn from old magazines.

Well, that sort of dismissive advice sure didn't backfire at all!

Police: Wait, fuck....they actually listened to us?

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SusanGreenEyes
04/05/20 4:07:36 AM
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In California pipes and sewers were blocked because people were wiping with t shirts and flushing them.


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LinkPizza
04/05/20 4:39:32 AM
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SusanGreenEyes posted...
In California pipes and sewers were blocked because people were wiping with t shirts and flushing them.

Why? I had a friend who told his wife they would use T-shirts if it came to that, then rinse them off in the shower, then wash them. Why would people flush them instead of washing them? Especially since washing them would let you use them again...
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SusanGreenEyes
04/05/20 4:53:17 AM
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LinkPizza posted...
Why? I had a friend who told his wife they would use T-shirts if it came to that, then rinse them off in the shower, then wash them. Why would people flush them instead of washing them? Especially since washing them would let you use them again...
Because they're stupid

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Lordgold666
04/05/20 5:32:33 AM
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Imagine being over the age of five and still not understanding how plumbing works

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LinkPizza
04/05/20 5:41:11 AM
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SusanGreenEyes posted...
Because they're stupid

Good point!
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dancer62
04/05/20 6:42:03 AM
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Yes, I read in the news that plumbers are staying busy unblocking drains.

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mooreandrew58
04/05/20 6:46:20 AM
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BUMPED2002 posted...
paper towels

We started allowing inmates have these again at work and within a week nearly everybathroom has a inmate made sign hanging up saying "DONT FLUSH PAPER TOWELS!"

Some of the inmate made signs in the bathroom are comical like "don't piss on the toilet seat or around the toilet unless U just nasty" and "pick up your damn clothes you aint kids"

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mooreandrew58
04/05/20 6:51:02 AM
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streamofthesky posted...
Topic made me think of something I saw a few weeks ago...

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/817205813/oregon-police-remind-residents-dont-call-911-if-you-run-out-of-toilet-paper

Well, that sort of dismissive advice sure didn't backfire at all!

Police: Wait, fuck....they actually listened to us?

LOL

I can see the magazine thing if you can find regular paper onea not that glossy page type. People used to use seats catalogs and phone books I believe. Corn com thing just sounds painful

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LeetCheet
04/05/20 11:37:34 AM
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adjl
04/05/20 12:53:12 PM
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To be fair, a number of wipes do market themselves as being flushable, which shouldn't be allowed.

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Judgmenl
04/05/20 1:05:01 PM
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tldr: People aren't very smart.

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WhiskeyDisk
04/05/20 1:07:34 PM
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If everybody is stuck at home with nowhere to go, and they've run out of TP, how hard is it to wash your ass? The shower is right there, you already paused Netflix to take a shit...I don't get it. For like 99% of people, this shouldn't be rocket surgery.

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wwinterj25
04/05/20 2:50:44 PM
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WhiskeyDisk posted...
If everybody is stuck at home with nowhere to go, and they've run out of TP, how hard is it to wash your ass? The shower is right there, you already paused Netflix to take a shit...I don't get it. For like 99% of people, this shouldn't be rocket surgery.
It's probably more the convenience of using other things that taking a shower after a poop that folk use other things. I mean if they didn't then TP at home would be useless in the first place.

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The_tall_midget
04/05/20 3:09:47 PM
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WhiskeyDisk posted...
If everybody is stuck at home with nowhere to go, and they've run out of TP, how hard is it to wash your ass? The shower is right there, you already paused Netflix to take a shit...I don't get it. For like 99% of people, this shouldn't be rocket surgery.

It sure is one of the reasons bidets are more popular right now.

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WhiskeyDisk
04/05/20 3:36:07 PM
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wwinterj25 posted...
It's probably more the convenience of using other things that taking a shower after a poop that folk use other things. I mean if they didn't then TP at home would be useless in the first place.

Ordinarily, we're busy people. Places to be, things to do. But right now like 3 out of 4 people have fuck all to do with any real urgency. I'm not saying they have to do a full body scrub and hair wash everytime they shit, but I just don't see how hopping in the shower for 3 minutes to wash your butthole is such a terrible inconvenience for people with nothing but time on their hands if they've run out of tp.

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wwinterj25
04/05/20 4:10:19 PM
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I guess people are lazy.

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LinkPizza
04/05/20 6:40:14 PM
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WhiskeyDisk posted...
Ordinarily, we're busy people. Places to be, things to do. But right now like 3 out of 4 people have fuck all to do with any real urgency. I'm not saying they have to do a full body scrub and hair wash everytime they shit, but I just don't see how hopping in the shower for 3 minutes to wash your butthole is such a terrible inconvenience for people with nothing but time on their hands if they've run out of tp.

It could be a number of things. Some people might not want to take a shower every time they poop. Not to mention, if they have already taken a shower, taking another isn't good. I heard too many shower can actually dry out your skin. Especially hot showers. I know personally, I hate any shower that isn't hot. And it really is a waste off water to take a shower just to clean your butt. Even if it isn't a full shower. It's a lit of wasted water. Get a bidet for that... And just because people have a little extra time (if they even do because most people I know still work), they probably don't want to waste it all taking showers). They shouldn't be flushing wipes, but I do understand not wanting to take a shower after every poop...
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ChaosAzeroth
04/05/20 6:55:34 PM
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We don't even have a shower lmao
2 full bathrooms, no shower.
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