The Royal Flush

To flush or not to flush...

Years ago when living in a rural community I learned the art of flushing only when necessary. Yellow, no worries. More than yellow - flush. Saves water, better for your septic tank and field, so they tell me. And as I am a rather eco-friendly nut case, when I moved back to the city I considered whether I should continue in this manner.

The answer from the inner-me was a resounding YES!

So here I am back in the city with a new flushing agenda: A little yellow - let it sit. A lot yellow - flush. More than yellow - definitely flush. Company's coming - flush. The city folk are not yet on with this methodology and we certainly don't want to offend...

No, the city folk are not on with it - but they should be.

Flushing uses a lot of water, and we all know that clean water does not grow on trees. Imagine for a moment, if you will, just how much water would be saved if you only flushed every other time. Now imagine if all your neighbours did the same thing - how much water would be saved...

Imagine how much water would be saved if your entire community, city, or province employed the every second flush way of living. I don't need to tell you that that would be a lot of water saved (now don't ask me for figures and data - I'm just a concerned citizen, not a scientist... Just use your best judgment and common sense to get an idea of how much water would be conserved).

Now I am not suggesting that we do this in public restrooms - merely in the privacy of our own homes. And, yes, I can just hear some of you saying, Eeeewwwww - that's gross! Think of the germs... And to that I say - Hey, we're talking about a toilet. No one is going to be eating out of it (with the exception of your dog who might think it's a great water dish) or sticking their hands in it (I would hope!).

It's a toilet and there are going to be germs in it right after you clean it, as soon as someone goes pee.

It's just pee. I would bet there are more germs to be found in the fuzzy science projects that make their way to the very back of every North American fridge... and hey, that's where you keep your food... (eeewwwwww).

So how about it - ready to do a little good and conserve a lot of water? It's easy-peesie! If it's yellow - let it sit. More than yellow - flush :o)