I’m responding to myself because there are idiots who go Ewwwww to a perfectly good post but I am prompted to add....
....that bit about a trash can for toilet paper used by females after wiping themselves after urination, first, do not have your GUESTS do this! Just the female members of your family. Female guests may drop their toilet paper in the toilet and flush just as soon as they’re done. Goodness, allowing female guests to use your toilet as per normal won’t clog up your septic system. It really is a good way to keep down wear and tear on a septic system.
Also, that trash with the urine stained toilet paper, it really doesn’t stink. Air takes away the smell of urine. But for our sensibilities, you must understand.
Male “misses”, as it were, will smell up your bathroom more than my toilet paper scam.
Here’s another tidbit...I bought the house I live in here in the swamps of Delaware WHILE it had a failed septic system. At that time I lived in a house in Merryland that too had a failed system and I, as the then homeowner, had a new one installed. Lived through an old one, lived with the new ones. You learn stuff through experience.
Delaware is notorious for failed septic systems and what with a water table of about one inch this is understandable. You gotta be darn careful with how you treat a septic system here in the swamps but a lot of these new folks moving in close come from cities with sewer systems.
This house’s septic system was failed and this was know to the buyers right up front. The big hole and burrows all around the front lawn should have been a clue as well, duh.
I bought it anyway. I was not intimidated a bit. For one thing, the sellers were renting it at the time and every time I made a visit in the process of purchase that dingbat was washing clothes. The entire house was filled with laundry, everywhere, in various stages. She had two teenage children who laid around and did nothing.
I mean, one plus one plus one equals two, right? That woman killed the septic...I got eyeballs. Nothing will hurt your septic system more than bleach. Which is not to say you can’t use bleach but common sense...we all should have some, it’s why it’s common.
Anyway....anything else?
....that bit about a trash can for toilet paper used by females after wiping themselves after urination
pardon me,
You didn’t specify whether it was paper used after urination or defecation. Perhaps if some idiots were a bit more clear the rest of us idiots would experience fewer misunderstandings!
Too be perfectly honest, your post looked a lot like what some folk on FR have posted as humor...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897165/posts?page=5#5
As for me, I grew up in a city and never dealt with a septic system. At least my ignorance can be cured with education. I think your’s is beyond help!
If you dislike the “swamp” you live in so much, why bother continuing to live there?
I’ve had problems with Delaware for years, it’s a reason I moved, but even I never disparaged it as much as you do.
I have had a septic system for 20 yrs and use bleach in the laundry have to sanitize sheets and pads as a careprovider.
And I do 2-3 loads per day.
I have my tank pumped out about every 5yrs and have been told I have a very healthy system.
My guy claims it is not dumping greasy stuff down the sink (do not use the kitchen sink for a disposal unit) that keeps the healthy poop eating bacteria in check.