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President Donald Trump has had enough of water efficiency standards and is taking a stand. At the White House on Friday, Trump said he ordered a federal review of those standards because they are making bathrooms unusable. People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once. They end up using more water, Trump said.
It isnt just the toilets that are an issue, though. We have a situation where were looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms, where you turn the faucet on in areas where theres tremendous amounts of water, where it rushes out to sea because you could never handle it. And you dont get any water. You turn on the faucet and you dont get any water, Trump said. The result of this situation is you cant wash your hands practically, theres so little water comes out of the faucet and then you end up using the same amount of water.
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The president said that his administration is looking into opening up the standard of regulations to save water. He recognized that may not be possible in all areas of the country but that doesnt mean everyone should suffer from a toilet that doesnt flush well. There may be some areas where well go the other routedesert areas, he said. But for the most part, you have many states where they have so much water that it comes downits called rainthat they dont know, they dont know what to do with it.
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He also complained about energy-efficient lightbulbs that give you an orange look, a statement he has made before. The new bulb is many times more expensive, and, I hate to say it, it doesnt make you look as good, Trump said. Of course, being a vain person, thats very important to me. It gives you an orange look. I dont want an orange look. Has anyone noticed that?
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Anyone this concerned about flushing has to be completely full of it. He should see a doctor or nutritionist about his diet.
Lots more great tweets at the link
CatMor
(6,212 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)you have to flush multiple times.
Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,124 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How can anyone think this man deserves to be the president? He's a complete joke.
Brother Buzz
(36,434 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,434 posts)My sink plunger has given me years of fine service....but the rubber IS getting a little tired. Perhaps I should upgrade.
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)the toilet plunger provides way more force and a better seal
Green Line
(1,123 posts)But I dont understand wtf hes talking about.
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)The gist of it is those damn liberals are ruining your life with regulations and he's going to fix it so Americans can have freedom to poop again.
Initech
(100,076 posts)I'm guessing buckets of KFC, Big Macs, and Diet Cokes will do that to you.
keithbvadu2
(36,806 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)When cats are born, they believe they are in a state of liberty, and from then on they are determined to keep it that way. No one tells them what to do. They dont believe it takes a village, because they know they might have to take instructions from the village idiot in the local government.
And, sorry if youve got one and youre a Republican but dogs are liberal Democrats. Some are possibly Socialists, though probably none will ever admit it.
Dogs are communal by nature. They run in packs. They dream of their days as wolves, sharing responsibilities.
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)from one half-topic to another. Also HIS pronoun problems are giving US grief.
And WHAT does this even mean?: "-where you turn the faucet on in areas where theres tremendous amounts of water, where it rushes out to sea because you could never handle it. " Why do *I* have to work so hard to understand *him*?
Is it possible to interrupt him, to ask WTF he's talking about? NO...he also has Dysfunctional Conjunction Junctions, wherein the sentence just doesn't end until the speaker, finally, drops dead.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)I want my toilet to continually fuckin flush 24 hours a fuckin day! Same with my sink... I want that water flowin fast, and I want it gushing like a fuckin fire hydrant! We got plenty of water, just look at Viagra Falls, amazing flow there!
subterranean
(3,427 posts)It must be, since Trump spent two whole minutes rambling on about it. And he assured them that his administration is "looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms."
On another note, I was mildly surprised to hear him poking a little fun at himself. It shows he actually possesses a sense of humor, such as it is.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)but only because it's a LONG way to DC from this Washington!
NotASurfer
(2,150 posts)pansypoo53219
(20,977 posts)an existing fat turd. i tried flushing. nope. that sucker was glued on. i know i flushed about 10 times. + it was a powered flush. one of those auto flushers too.