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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
I searched the TP aisle for 20 min the other day looking for Mexican paper that was labeled "septic safe" or anything that referred to "septico". I
only found 1 brand before my eyes glazed over. Obviously not a big demand for it here. |
That may be because most waste systems are Cesspools rather than Septic Tanks with leech lines etc..
I agree with the single thickness paper idea. I can't find it here and I've looked. No problem....Scott 1000 bought in the states is single ply and
I buy a bunch when I'm there.
An old rural remedy for paper shortage is to use your hand and clean your fingers with one square of TP. A roll will last a long time if you know how
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the japanese mfgr many commodes which obviate the need for TP.
they are pricey but i'd love to have one.
i believe $$ on them will come down and you'll see them at the big box stores.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
I searched the TP aisle for 20 min the other day looking for Mexican paper that was labeled "septic safe" or anything that referred to "septico". I
only found 1 brand before my eyes glazed over. Obviously not a big demand for it here. |
That may be because most waste systems are Cesspools rather than Septic Tanks with leech lines etc..
I agree with the single thickness paper idea. I can't find it here and I've looked. No problem....Scott 1000 bought in the states is single ply and
I buy a bunch when I'm there.
An old rural remedy for paper shortage is to use your hand and clean your fingers with one square of TP. A roll will last a long time if you know how
to economize. |
Hope they don't use that hand to make tacos.
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The heads on our boat and the bathrooms in our Punta Bufeo house carried the same signs on the bulkheads (walls):
"If you haven't eaten or drunk it first, it doesn't go into the toilet."
Allen R
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Hope they don't use that hand to make tacos. |
It's a sure cure for nail biting as well.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Hope they don't use that hand to make tacos. |
It's a sure cure for nail biting as well. |
 Wonder if I could get in trouble for doing that to my kid?
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In this land of sun and fun, you never flush for number one. Rule in our house when we were growing up, on the beach back east, with a septic system.
Tossing paper optional!
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[Edited on 11-7-2011 by bacquito]
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durrelllrobert
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In conjunction with this topic
I have always heard that because manure that was shipped on early sailing vessels (why i never understood) would produce explosive methane gas if it
got wet. Therefore it was placed in bags hung from the overhead bulkhead and appropriately labled S.H.*.T meaning "Ship High in Transit"
This issue is specifically addressed by the folks at the Online Etymology Dictionary who say that "Despite what you have heard , 's*it' is not an
acronym."
The Merriiam-Webster dictionary dates the word back to 1526 and says that is is from the Old English scite and akin to a related word -scitan and
means to defecate.
A writer for the Online Etymology Dictionary points out that the use acronyms didn't develop until the 20th century so a word that is hundreds of
years old would not have originated as an acronym.
Bob Durrell
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An amazing thread. Who knew there was so much to say?
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Our Mexican septic tank is mostly filled with chushed plastic bottles. This give the good bacteria more surface area to do its job on. No toilet paper
problems.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
I can tell you that the high-end office building I work in in TJ, in the Zona Rio, can't take toilet paper in the taza, except in small quantities. So
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They probably used small pipes leading from the toilet to the main drain.
I've been told that is the problem in older systems. |
I heard that before too...over on the mainland.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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If a paper basket is provided it's rude not to use it. even if the pipes hold it the septic tanks fill with ... The plastic bag has handles or a draw
string and no one is going to examiner the contents.
If its not where it is, its where it isn\'t.
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"If it ain't anal it ain't funny" Erick Berne
I know that on the mainland there is a small box outside each house attached to the system that quickly collects paper and gets filled so needs to be
cleaned on a regular basis. So the rule is use the trash can for the toilet paper or clog the system. There is a reason that Mexicans don't flush
paper, it isn't just tradition!
I have a very good Nomad friend who has had his system plug so many times he has finally accepted the local practice. You get used to it.
If you are visiting someone in Mexico you would certainly not want to plug their system. It is a major task to clean a clogged system. Ask if you
don't know how it is done where you are visiting.
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Well said, Fish. I agree 100%!!!
Barry
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Ask if you don't know how it is done where you are visiting.
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Preferably, while dining. It's Mexico....the only place on earth where it's acceptable to discuss Diarrhea at the dinner table.
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