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Peeing In The Sink To Save Water?

#161
elgecko said:
I know that the media is making it out to sound like Californians are planning a mass exodus but I've never heard that kind of talk from actual Californians. We could learn a lesson or two from you desert dwellers. A pretty green lawn really isn't that important.
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We in Texas had a TON of Californians move here not too long ago. It was only a couple of years after we took in all the Katrina victims as well. Felt like we were being invaded. I'd wager that the drought, if allowed to get worse, will chase off quiet a few of ya'll out and about. I wouldn't think they'd go for AZ though. Maybe Oregon and Texas taking up the most slack.
 
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blastoff99 said:
Ok, I need help. As I stated some pages ago, Mr blastoff pees in the sink. Whether or not this is to save water I don't know; perhaps it's something he does just because he can. As I also stated some pages ago, he doesn't rinse. Today, with the house rather warm, I got a good whiff when I went to the laundry room. I asked Mr blastoff, if he is going to continue to pee in the sink as he has for years, to please rinse after.

Mr blastoff looked at me and angrily denied EVER peeing in the sink.

Butbutbut!!!

I looked at the dog and ruled him out as a suspect. I am an implausible suspect. To the best of my knowledge nobody is breaking in mid-morning and peeing in the laundry room utility sink. Today is not garbage or recycling day, so I think we can rule out those dudes. The UPS lady is rather vertically challenged, and besides, she's usually here mid-afternoon.

Mr blastoff pees in the sink. I KNOW this. I have heard it. I have smelled it. He does it often. He never rinses. He denies it.

How can I get him to either rinse or quit? I don't think this is (you-know-what) envy; I don't begrudge a guy if he should want to pee against a tree while working outdoors because a) he can and b) it's inconvenient to walk inside or c) he's trying to deter coyotes, or write his name in the snow, or whatever. But peeing in the sink when he is on his way upstairs to where the bathrooms are? Really? And then claiming he's not doing it? Does he think I'm completely stupid?

Please advise.
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You could always keep a few dozen 3 liter bottles and empty milk jugs around in different rooms.
 
#163
Boom762 said:
You could always keep a few dozen 3 liter bottles and empty milk jugs around in different rooms.
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Unfortunately I think that would give him the idea that I *want* him to pee in lots of places other than a toilet or a rinsed sink. And since he never picks up granola bar wrappers that he tosses on the floor (yes, I'm doing an experiment with one I've been vacuuming around since income tax time), I suspect that in a week or two I'd be living in a pee-bottle zone. Yuck.
 
#164
blastoff99 said:
Ok, I need help. As I stated some pages ago, Mr blastoff pees in the sink. Whether or not this is to save water I don't know; perhaps it's something he does just because he can. As I also stated some pages ago, he doesn't rinse. Today, with the house rather warm, I got a good whiff when I went to the laundry room. I asked Mr blastoff, if he is going to continue to pee in the sink as he has for years, to please rinse after.

Mr blastoff looked at me and angrily denied EVER peeing in the sink.

Butbutbut!!!

I looked at the dog and ruled him out as a suspect. I am an implausible suspect. To the best of my knowledge nobody is breaking in mid-morning and peeing in the laundry room utility sink. Today is not garbage or recycling day, so I think we can rule out those dudes. The UPS lady is rather vertically challenged, and besides, she's usually here mid-afternoon.

Mr blastoff pees in the sink. I KNOW this. I have heard it. I have smelled it. He does it often. He never rinses. He denies it.

How can I get him to either rinse or quit? I don't think this is (you-know-what) envy; I don't begrudge a guy if he should want to pee against a tree while working outdoors because a) he can and b) it's inconvenient to walk inside or c) he's trying to deter coyotes, or write his name in the snow, or whatever. But peeing in the sink when he is on his way upstairs to where the bathrooms are? Really? And then claiming he's not doing it? Does he think I'm completely stupid?

Please advise.
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Simple.
Just stuff a wad of hair or tissue paper or whatever down the sink drain until is its stopped up. Then fix a large helping of asparagus for dinner, make sure he eats plenty. It really makes your urine reek. Then a few hours after Mr Blastoff performs his ritual let him know the sink is stopped up and he needs to fix it. Be sure to hide any drano or liquid plumber. He'll have to remove the pee trap (which will be full of reeking urine) to remove the clog. Not fun, he'll probably get it all over himself, should teach him a lesson. Repeat the process until the behavior has corrected. :thumbsup:
 
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#166
GBassNorth said:
Simple.
Just stuff a wad of hair or tissue paper or whatever down the sink drain until is its stopped up. Then fix a large helping of asparagus for dinner, make sure he eats plenty. It really makes your urine reek. Then a few hours after Mr Blastoff performs his ritual let him know the sink is stopped up and he needs to fix it. Be sure to hide any drano or liquid plumber. He'll have to remove the pee trap (which will be full of reeking urine) to remove the clog. Not fun, he'll probably get it all over himself, should teach him a lesson. Repeat the process until the behavior has corrected. :thumbsup:
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Excellent. I may wait a bit on this; we have a plumber coming on Wednesday for an unrelated project. It would be too bad to set this up to properly shame Mr blastoff only to have the poor plumber have to deal with unexpected stinky pee in a sink trap.
 
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#167
blastoff99 said:
Unfortunately I think that would give him the idea that I *want* him to pee in lots of places other than a toilet or a rinsed sink. And since he never picks up granola bar wrappers that he tosses on the floor (yes, I'm doing an experiment with one I've been vacuuming around since income tax time), I suspect that in a week or two I'd be living in a pee-bottle zone. Yuck.
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Right before you know he uses the sink to brush his teeth or shave, go into the bathroom and make sure he walks in on you popping a squat over the sink. Then don't rinse it and walk away. It may put it into his mind to rinse the sink. If that happened to me, I'd be randomly rinsing the sink just for the heck of it.
 
#168
It's easy for me to say this since I live in a land of lush greenery and never ever have to give a thought regarding water conservation, but it should be remembered that urine is a sterile liquid. It can't harm the sink at all. Also, a washing machine utility sink would seem to be ideal for this type of thing.
 
#169
Boom762 said:
...I'd wager that the drought, if allowed to get worse...
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Somebody's in charge of the severity of the drought? o_O

At any rate, I suppose if you were a fruit picker living in the central valley of California the drought, and by extension, the availability of work, might drive you to greener pastures (pun intended). The same goes for anyone whose livelihood depends on agriculture. However, that doesn't include that vast majority of California's population.

IMO, the impending mass exodus of Californians due to drought is just a media construct.
 
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#171
elgecko said:
IMO, the impending mass exodus of Californians due to drought is just a media construct.
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I agree that the "mass exodus" is typical media sensationalism, but we should expect to see a some number of people leaving the state. As the agriculture dries up, so does the need for farm labor.

As most of these workers are unskilled immigrants, they will need to migrate to other states for employment.
 
#172
Tony In Philly said:
It's easy for me to say this since I live in a land of lush greenery and never ever have to give a thought regarding water conservation, but it should be remembered that urine is a sterile liquid. It can't harm the sink at all. Also, a washing machine utility sink would seem to be ideal for this type of thing.
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You may be misunderstanding my objection: He doesn't rinse, and since we don't use this sink every day but he pees in it every day, it reeks. I don't care if he pees in the sink. It won't hurt it a bit. (I've done far worse things to that utility sink in the 21 years I've lived here.) And not only is urine sterile, it is apparently good for all sorts of things. I've heard of guys 'drinking' a drop or two of their pee every morning, and this strikes me as a little out there, but to each his own (as it were). Heck, I pee on my toes in the shower. Supposedly it keeps the foot fungus away. Go ahead, somebody ask.
 
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Tony In Philly said:
It's easy for me to say this since I live in a land of lush greenery and never ever have to give a thought regarding water conservation, but it should be remembered that urine is a sterile liquid. It can't harm the sink at all. Also, a washing machine utility sink would seem to be ideal for this type of thing.
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Coming from someone with a username like yours I'd be inclined to look elsewhere for advice in a thread such as this one.
 
#176
The most satisfying pee is off my front deck, 30ft above the ground, looking out into the redwoods. You really can't beat that. And since all my water is from a well on my property, the whole drought thing hasn't really hit me. But i still use the outside bathroom when I can. More should.
 
#180
elgecko said:
The problem isn't distributing the water, it's that water is a finite resource. All the years of pumping the aquifers have depleted groundwater, which isn't being recharged due to drought conditions.

They are building a desalination plant in San Diego and while it will alleviate the situation, a major change in how we use water needs to occur.

Nation's largest ocean desalination plant goes up near San Diego; Future of the California coast? - San Jose Mercury News
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I know they're fun but you might have to postpone the slip and slide indefinitely. :^(

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And what's up with all the little crabs?

Thousands of tiny red tuna crabs wash up on California beaches – video | US news | The Guardian
 
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