To flush or not to flush

Traditionally, I've always found (in public restrooms) pissing in another guy's piss repulsive. Smell is foul beyond words. I always flush before doing my thing. These particular type of ecologists are simply well-meaning.

But I remember my seventh grade current events teacher telling us a single flush uses up about 3 gallons of water. So off and on, at home I've now made it a point , a few times, to save my flushes for the next piss. Now more than ever, our natural resources are endangered. Am I just well-meaning?

I always flush and check to make sure the equipment is clean for the next person. Denise

“The amount of water it takes to flush a toilet varies by model. Older toilets may use 7 gallons per flush, while newer toilets may use just 1.6 gallons.”

The article also said that toilet flushes can account for up to 30% of a household water consumption. The old “If it's yellow let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.” saying is followed by many. We always flush - as dog lovers, we like to leave their water bowls clean!!!

My father in law has a thing about saving water. He never flushes and it is disgusting to go into his bathroom. I'd rather pee on a tree in the yard than use his bathroom. He is in his 90's now and I'm not sure about how often he showers either. I have to shower at least daily, more if it is real hot. Around here the utilities failure to plan for water, most of which runs out to the ocean instead of being collected is the problem. They make their problem our problem from lack of foresight.

The old “If it's yellow let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.”

Is the idea at our house. It is only the two of us so it can be varied if it starts to smell, which I am more particular about than my sub.

We always flush - as dog lovers, we like to leave their water bowls clean!!!

We have to keep the lid closed as two of our cats think they are dogs. No cats are drinking or playing in our toilet. Ewww to that.

I flush every time and some times twice after an enema. However, the fact that I hardly ever water the lawn these days more than makes up for a couple of toilet flushes per day. Denise

Offtrack: To each their own without judgement but for me, one comment: EWWWWWW!

If I walked into a stall and found it had not been flushed by the last guy, I would find another stall to use. I might flush the bad one first just to reduce the overall smell in the restroom.

I really hate using public restrooms because they are typically so filthy. I can count on two hands the number of times I have used a stall in a public restroom to poop. At work, I have used more than that because the restrooms at work are kept spotless. If I have no choice but to use a stall in a public restroom, I wet a paper towel and take it and a dry paper towel into the stall to clean and dry the toilet seat--top side first and even the underside, at least around the edges.

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Funny story about one of the 10 times I used a public restroom to go number #2.

My wife and I had a very nice dinner in Disneyland at the upscale Italian restaurant near the water across from the big roller coaster where they present the World of Color by projecting video images onto a screen made of water spray. Pretty amazing presentation.

First, the introduction to the story for context. My wife and I were at Walt's amusement park with our son and daughter-in-law and two granddaughters, ages 3 and 4. Our daughter-in-law had her panties in a bunch because my wife and I would not take the girls back to the hotel and sit with them while they took afternoon naps. We said we would just wheel them around in the stroller and if they were so tired, they could sleep in the stroller and we could continue to enjoy the park instead of sitting in a hotel room. She had sent some pretty nasty text messages so we spent the afternoon by ourselves and then had dinner at the Italian restaurant with plans to meet up with them for the World of Color at dusk.

So, near the end of dinner, I realized I needed to make a deposit in the restroom and I couldn't wait three hours until we would be back at the hotel. It was a nice, clean restaurant with a nice clean restroom with two stalls and two urinals. I chose the stall farthest from the urinals for privacy. I cleaned the toilet seat topside and bottom and I sat down to do my business. A moment later, I did a courtesy flush to help freshen the air. Another moment later, I heard a fist slam irately on the restroom door as it then opened and man strode heavily into the restroom and over to one of the urinals. I thought that if I remained silent, then, in his fury, he would think he was alone in the restroom.

“GOD!!!” he bellowed angrily into what he thought was an empty room.

I sat there for two seconds listening to his urine splattering on the porcelein and then I could not help myself. I summoned the deepest, divine voice that I could muster in the moment.

“Yeeessssss!” I answered loudly with my own family frustrations coming immediately to my mind.

“Son, are you upset because this is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and yet you and your family are all angry and in each other’s faces and you can't seem to get along in this, the happiest place on Earth?”

There was a moment of silence as he took in my question and then he burst out with laughter. I think the pause was to consider whether the voice was indeed from above or just from the stall by the wall. Then there was another pause . . . I think so he could make sure that with his raucous laughter his pee was still piddling in the pot.

“Oh, dude, have you ever got that right. I want to strangle them. Everyone wants to do something different. Nobody is happy with anybody else. And we still have two more days of this.”

And, by the way, there were no lightning strikes because I impersonated deity.

Every time i pee outside i congratulate myself for saving water by not having to flush.

I am a hygiene freak, so it is definitely to flush after every use.

@sahara9m welcome to your new generation of Enemates to replace mine. I was afraid the enemas I love so much would disappear from the planet. Keep watering the Sahara, it needs it!