If it's yellow, let it mellow?

[kenny]

Somethigshiny's thread about feeling sorry for toilet water got me thinking.

These days more of us are trying to be green by not wasting stuff, including water.
To be green some people recommend only flushing the toilet when #2 is there, not #1.

The saying is, If it's yellow let it mellow; if it's brown flush it down.
I think you get the idea without getting any more graphic.

I have a friend (who lives alone) who does this when alone but not when guests are there.

What about your house?
Do y'all let it mellow if it's yellow?

 

[shihtzulover]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

 

[kenny]

BTW, we don't do this.
We flush every time.

I DO see how it would be a good idea though, if I could get over the yuck factor.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

This is why it's necessary to have two toilets. One that is flushed after every useage and another that never ever is.

 

[Autumnovember]

Just the other day I was thinking about leaving my pee behind in the toilet as an experiment.

Since I drink a lot of water, my pee is pretty much colorless. I was curious to see if FI would notice that any pee was in the toilet? I guess if its pale why not just leave it?

Either way, as of now we flush both ways.

 

[Miss Sparkly]

Nope. DH would never flush if we did that.......eeeeewwwwwww

 

[manderz]

We have a high efficiency toilet, so we always flush. If we don't, it not only gets REALLY smelly, but the toilet gets dirty much faster, and it's much harder to clean.

I'm sure that my fish tank uses more water in a month than the toilet does.

 

[charbie]

Since I have a baby resting/juumping/smashing my bladder right now, I am peeing quite frequently during the night. I find it wasteful to flush throughout the night, so currently I just flush the first morning pee.

Now I bet you all feel much better now that you know this information about my habits.

 

[VapidLapid]

No
Horrible
comes out steril yes, but quickly festers. then if it splashes back on someone during the next use it is more than just rude, it is weaponized! If you're at you summer camp in the adirondaks or moose lodge in maine and water is held in a cistern and scarce then maybe, but otherwise eewwww

 

[JewelFreak]

That may work for boys, but not for girls. Especially if you're on a well AND have these danged low-pressure toilets. Think Clogs, ack.

I collect water in a rain barrel -- does that cancel out flushing the john?

--- Laurie

 

[Autumnovember]

Nurses used to test patients pH by tasting the patients pH....

 

[Haven]

We typically flush after every use.

When I went to camp the real toilets had one of two signs above them:
"If it's yellow let it mellow
If it's brown, flush it down"

or

"Poop
Flush
Wipe
Flush"

Of course, the metros didn't have any flushing signs because they don't flush!

 

[kenny]

Nurses used to test patients pH by tasting the patients pH....

Are you saying what I think you're saying?

 

[manderz]

Nurses used to test patients pH by tasting the patients pH....

Is there a throw-up smiley?

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

LOL I'm the special snowflake who selected "other".

Our upstairs bathroom connects directly to our son's room. We did this on purpose, thinking it'd be smart to have easy access to the bathroom for bottles,etc. Unfortunately the toilet is a noise Aidan is sensitive to, even with the white noise machine on. So at night, and only at night in the upstairs bathroom, we let yellow mellow. At all other times upstairs and downstairs the toilets are flushed for both.

Gotta keep the water fresh for the dog!

 

[suchende]

There are more effective ways to save water... your shower likely burns through 8-10 gallons per minute. A newer toilet is using 1-2 gallons a flush (and if you have older ones, there are DIY fixes to reduce the water you're using.) Slightly shorter shower, and clean toilet.

 

[VapidLapid]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

This is why it's necessary to have two toilets. One that is flushed after every useage and another that never ever is.

As mystifying as it is horrifying.

 

[vc10um]

I'm going to be a special snowflake too.

I flush after every use no matter what.

FI comes from a family that subscribed to the title of the thread.

I've spent YEARS trying to break him of the habit because it personally grossed me out...but every so often, he forgets.

 

[kenny]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

This is why it's necessary to have two toilets. One that is flushed after every useage and another that never ever is.

As mystifying as it is horrifying.

MC, I'm also curious what you meant.
Do you mean an extra toilet that is never flushed because it is never used?
I can't imagine never flushing a toilet that IS used.

 

[Autumnovember]

Nurses used to test patients pH by tasting the patients pH....

Are you saying what I think you're saying?

No poop involved!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

This is why it's necessary to have two toilets. One that is flushed after every useage and another that never ever is.

As mystifying as it is horrifying.

MC, I'm also curious what you meant.
Do you mean an extra toilet that is never flushed because it is never used?
I can't imagine never flushing a toilet that IS used.

It's never flushed. Wait a good six months and then call plummer and ask him what is wrong without the water. Lol!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

We don't flush if we go in the middle of the night so we don't disturb each other.

 

[VapidLapid]

No way. That stuff starts to smell bad if it sits for awhile, too!

This is why it's necessary to have two toilets. One that is flushed after every useage and another that never ever is.

As mystifying as it is horrifying.

MC, I'm also curious what you meant.
Do you mean an extra toilet that is never flushed because it is never used?
I can't imagine never flushing a toilet that IS used.

It's never flushed. Wait a good six months and then call plummer and ask him what is wrong without the water. Lol!

so many unfortunate scenarios come to mind from this. If it is used but never flushed, it will not be used for long. Who could wait six months to call the plumber? If it is never used I would still want to flush it to keep the water from stagnating and becoming a breeding ground for mosquitos. I like those new self flushing ones.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Note to self: Do not read while eating.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Somethigshiny's thread about feeling sorry for toilet water got me thinking.

These days more of us are trying to be green by not wasting stuff, including water.
To be green some people recommend only flushing the toilet when #2 is there, not #1.

The saying is, If it's yellow let it mellow; if it's brown flush it down.
I think you get the idea without getting any more graphic.

I have a friend (who lives alone) who does this when alone but not when guests are there.

What about your house?
Do y'all let it mellow if it's yellow?

Kenny...just do your business in the backyard...

 

[lbbaber]

Kenny, your threads are amusing!

Flush every time (and ALWAYS with the lid down or a microscopic mist of toilet water will spray around the bathroom)

 

[Haven]

Kenny, your threads are amusing!

Flush every time (and ALWAYS with the lid down or a microscopic mist of toilet water will spray around the bathroom)

YES! I hate using public loos without covers. When forced, I do what I call the flush-and-rush. Flush, and get the h*ll out of there because that water is swirling and spraying thedeityofyourchoice-knows-what up in the air!

 

[lbbaber]

Kenny, your threads are amusing!

Flush every time (and ALWAYS with the lid down or a microscopic mist of toilet water will spray around the bathroom)

YES! I hate using public loos without covers. When forced, I do what I call the flush-and-rush. Flush, and get the h*ll out of there because that water is swirling and spraying thedeityofyourchoice-knows-what up in the air!

That SOOOOOO made me laugh bc I do it too (after flushing with my shoe)...its nice to know i'm not the only one!!!

 

[Dancing Fire]

oh c'mon...you guys are spoiled cuz you had never lived in a house w/o a toilet.

 

[monarch64]

I never lived in a dwelling where there was a question of flushing... even as a family of four with the only shared bathroom being the one between me and my brother, we just always flushed everything! (Terrors! Oh my! We contributed to global disharmony!) We lived in the midst of 65 wooded acres, though, and probably peed in the woods and surrounding areas by our house more than we went in the toilets of our house! In this day and age, I am conscious of things like this and since we are likely moving into a house with 2.5 bathrooms, SO can leave all he wants in his, I can leave all I want in mine, and the guest bath downstairs will likely be the only one to get flushed very often! *blushes*!!! (Although I don't like leaving anything at all in mine, just in case!)