Something has happened to us recently that has forever changed the way we do things around here, and even though we made the change a couple months back, we are still feeling the impact of it and it really is too good to be true.
We have begun flushing our used toilet paper down the toilet.
For the most part this is a "toilet paper in the trash" society. From what we understand the pipes are just not capable of taking the extra "bulk" of toilet paper. That means that everyone has a lovely little trash can with a lid beside their toilet to deposit the paper in. Sound disgusting? Yes it is, especially when someone has just experienced one of the 10 ways to get a stomach ache. To keep the trash from giving off a certain aroma, the trash should be taken out daily. No one wants to do this, but it must be done...especially before guests come over. Also, it is a unwritten rule that I had to clarify to some visitors from the United States, the used toilet paper is always deposited "sunny side down" - if you know what I am saying.
When we came back from the United States in January, neither KB or myself were ready to resume our T.P in the trash system, so we just pretended to not notice when we "forgot." We kept waiting for the toilet to stop-up, and were prepared to pay the $3 to for the plumber to come and fix it (where is the motivation to not put the T.P. in the toilet when the plumber is $3?). Our friends even had to do this after everything backed up into their bathroom floor. However, it has not happened yet. We have been putting the T.P. in the toilet for almost 2 months, and it continues to flush!
Maybe it is because we purchased a super cool Kohler toilet after our first toilet fell over and broke...as it turns out the person who installed our first toilet did not bolt it to the ground. It was literally just sitting over the hole. Maybe our Kohler toilet is just awesome! Maybe it is because our apartment is a bit newer than the other apartments with smaller pipes. Regardless we are just thanking God for our freedom from the poop trash and will enjoy every moment of freedom that we are granted.
It really is the little things that matter.
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