Comments on: Always Check For Gas Fumes Before You Get Under Way!

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:08:15 +0000

Don, thanks. In that case, what I meant to add was the seat belts were omitted from the contract in a brilliant budget move, saving the government 99.95 per unit (installed). The resulting Chang Order for this omission to the original Purchase Order averaged out to right at 100.00 per unit plus restocking charges, plus field changes to remove seat belt fastening hardware, plus additional labor for filling holes left in the units, plus epoxy painting of the filler material, plus removing and regrouting the custom ceramic floor edging that was damaged, plus clean-up, plus a general overhead charge by the General Contractor for delaying completion of the project, total Change Order 871.69 per unit. Oh, and plus the bonus to the government employee of the month who saved the government 99.95 per unit.

By: Don vogt

Don vogt — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:52:10 +0000

Hell, Al, I guess a little scatological humor now and then is ok. I think all the toilets back there should be set on the “enema mode.” then as they say, those people could be buried in a matchbox.

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:09:34 +0000

Well CRAP!!! Here I am commenting on a Toilet Seat Post of all things.

It’s OK, after all, it’s been a while.

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:03:52 +0000

Well, that was the standard ash tray of the 70′s and 80′s. These are modern versions that have 3 settings; standard flush, beday setting and enema setting where seat belts are required before flushing and are a bit more costly. Seat belts are optional.

By: warren

warren — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:50:01 +0000

Are these the $1,00 toilets we always hear about???

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:10:52 +0000

It’s probably not all that uncommon. High rise buildings (7 stories or more) usually use a water pressure booster pump to get water up to the floors, then use pressure reducers to bring the pressure back down on the upper floors. If one of these blows, the floor and all of its toilets gets full pressure at the flush valves. What ya end up with is a very efficient Beday!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:57:41 +0000

I agree, there are warning lables on baggies for god sake, I want one on my toilet!

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:56:10 +0000

Leave it to the U.S. General Services Administration to have such an emergency in one of their own buildings…

Obama’s new job bill may need to include a few new sign companies to produce “Stand Back Before Flushing” or “Wear Goggles, Hard Hat and Steel Pants Before Entering” signs for all of their facilities world wide. And a “Danger! Toilet May Explode” sign over each unit. They’ll need to write Safety Instructions on Proper Flushing Techniques, have orientation sessions before using a toilet, maybe even have more security guards to check employees ability to flush toilets safely and effectively.