US nuclear aircraft carrier George Bush crippled by toilet outages

The A Register (UK) ^ | November 17, 2011 | Lewis Page

[apoliticalone]

Either fix it, or go after the contractor that built it, or go after those who screwed it up using DNA etc.

Don’t waste time whining about it, and don’t force the crew to deal with these problems. What is the problem with America?

[beelzepug]

That’s not what the poop deck is for?

[RinaseaofDs]

All male Navy?

That worked for quite a while.

[Winstons Julia]

I love it when people are clever.

[cva66snipe]

Union built

NNSBDD builds good carriers. These issues are caused from a GREEN mandate added to the problems the commanders stated. Back in the 1980's the ships commode discharge system on carriers was changed over to a system called CHT if I remember right. This was navy wide I think. The discharge unlike previous ships does not go directly out a discharge port. To unstop commodes before then it was fairly easy. You hooked a fire hose to the discharge of the commodes and use fire main pressure to unclog the line.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Is it possible this could be a form of intentional sabotage?

[WellyP]

Plungers can’t work on a “Vac-U-Flush” system. Fem product will render that type of system usless “like yesterday” and stuffed up tighter than a frogs butt.

[353FMG]

Drop it overboard.

[RobinOfKingston]

Naval commanders blamed the problems on inappropriate objects such as clothes or feminine hygiene products being flushed down the heads.

So, how long will it be before the "diverse community" on board our warships have the opportunity to flush diapers.

[WellyP]

You’re right about flow. Triple the flow and most of the problems will go away.

[maine yankee]

In other words, You used to be able to give the system a hose job.

Now the crew is hosed.

As far as females causing the problem;

No jokes about the ‘hoes’

[wizr]

Gonna hat myself, uh.......Bush’s fault?

[wizr]

Gonna hate myself, uh.......Bush’s fault?

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[SoJoCo]

Naval commanders blamed the problems on inappropriate objects such as clothes or feminine hygiene products being flushed down the heads.

There have been women on carriers for over a decade now. Are you suggesting that they have just started doing that? Sounds more like a design flaw in the plumbing system to me.

[Da Coyote]

Who knew Mirosoft controlled the toilets?

[240B]

I was on the Coral Sea for a while. We had a guy called the ‘mad-sh*tter aboard. He would leave turds all over the ship in the weirdest places.

He must have hit the Captain’s area on day. The Captain came on the 1MC for about 15 screaming mad yelling at the guy. As far I know they never caught him, but if they had, the Captain would have keelhauled him. lol

[My hearts in London - Everett]

"Doesn’t the military now keep DNA records for service personnel."

No, not all personnel, they don't.

[paul51]

they should have used the $800 toilets instead of the cheap $400 ones

[WellyP]

Roughly the same system is used on many larger yachts. They accept pee, poo and paper just fine but drop a sting, dental floss or any thing that can get hung up on the seals or in the piping and you have Hell to pay.