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George II

(67,782 posts)
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 10:51 PM Dec 2019

Trump Orders Toilet Rule Review, Saying People Flush 10 Times

Source: Washington Post

By Justin Sink and Mario Parker | Bloomberg

Dec. 6, 2019 at 6:57 p.m. EST

Donald Trump’s latest target for deregulation is Americans’ toilets.

The president on Friday said he ordered a federal review of water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures and complained that “people are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once” in homes with low-flow appliances.

He said other bathroom fixtures have slowed water to a trickle.

“You can’t wash your hands practically, there’s so little water comes out of the faucet, and the end result is you leave the faucet on and it takes you much longer to wash your hands, you end up using the same amount of water,” Trump said at an event with small-business owners at the White House.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/trump-orders-toilet-rule-review-saying-people-flush-10-times/2019/12/06/ce820976-1871-11ea-80d6-d0ca7007273f_story.html



With everything going on in the world, THIS is what he's worried about? Maybe he clogged is golden throne with all those Big Macs he's been chomping down.

BTW, appropriate that one of the reporters is Justin Sink?
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Trump Orders Toilet Rule Review, Saying People Flush 10 Times (Original Post) George II Dec 2019 OP
I'm perfectly OK with the environmental impact of 10 or even 15 flushes Yonnie3 Dec 2019 #1
If he's worried about 'waste' he should stop making all those wasted trips to Mar-a-lago, expending politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2019 #71
The problem with clogged toilets is not enough flush water at140 Dec 2019 #2
If there is too much poo for one PatSeg Dec 2019 #11
Not only that but the low flush is easily defeated Progressive dog Dec 2019 #66
So who generates the statistics on repeated flushing? Shrike47 Dec 2019 #3
Same place as a lot of his other "facts". christx30 Dec 2019 #23
Which is why he requires ten-to-fifteen flushes ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #36
+1 YessirAtsaFact Dec 2019 #51
In the 1990s 1.6 gallon toilets were inefficient, but they have vastly improved over the tblue37 Dec 2019 #48
Someone on Twitter said... He's stuck in 1990's NYC real estate issues... targetpractice Dec 2019 #4
"flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times" - Ironically, he's full of shit. n/t Beartracks Dec 2019 #5
Wow he must be a mess in the bathroom TMI lunasun Dec 2019 #6
Exactly! GMTA uppityperson Dec 2019 #13
This guy knows nothing about the world beyond his personal experience and imagination RockRaven Dec 2019 #7
Trump's golden rule could only apply to toilets Blue Owl Dec 2019 #8
In order to handle all of the massive BS coming from drumpf's WH democratisphere Dec 2019 #9
"Drain the swamp"! Of course, he created a worse swamp. George II Dec 2019 #16
Just because moreland01 Dec 2019 #10
A misguided extrapolation of personal experience Marcuse Dec 2019 #12
That one never gets old jberryhill Dec 2019 #52
I adore the camera work as it zooms in for a close-up on his big TP shoe stomping up the ramp. Judi Lynn Dec 2019 #56
it has been said, Drumph's worldview dweller Dec 2019 #14
Did anyone else check to see if this was from the Onion? subterranean Dec 2019 #15
There's a video of it: George II Dec 2019 #17
Yes, I did! obamanut2012 Dec 2019 #19
JFC I literally thought this was The Onion obamanut2012 Dec 2019 #18
This is the person who has access to the nuclear codes! George II Dec 2019 #20
How waterless urinals save water OxQQme Dec 2019 #21
Waterless urinals not always a good idea keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #64
He's so full of shit that he's clogging the toilet? UpInArms Dec 2019 #22
From the posted link left-of-center2012 Dec 2019 #24
I wish there Rebl2 Dec 2019 #25
Trump's Toilet Issue. Has a nice ring to it. jalan48 Dec 2019 #26
Climate change denier obsessed with flushing toilets. truthisfreedom Dec 2019 #27
This so he can say he is addressing climate change. Bayard Dec 2019 #69
How many flushes would it take to get rid of Spanky? greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #28
He's probably got a warehouse full of high flow toilets, shower heads, etc. yonder Dec 2019 #29
He must hate swimming upstream. SalmonChantedEvening Dec 2019 #30
He thinks you have to flush with every tweet. milestogo Dec 2019 #31
Shut the front door..Justin Sink lol😁 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #32
From the standpoint of water, his hands are small, and low flow is the way to go. Mersky Dec 2019 #33
3 flushes? take a pepto bismol. 6 flushes? call a gi doctor. 10 flushes? call a psychiatrist. unblock Dec 2019 #34
I am speechless on this. TNNurse Dec 2019 #35
OK, I'll say it... captain queeg Dec 2019 #37
We need toilet monitors. This outrageous overflushing has to stop. olddad65 Dec 2019 #38
I seriously thought this was going to be Borowitz. Or the Onion. TygrBright Dec 2019 #39
The world is Trump's Onion. dchill Dec 2019 #46
I bet he was discussing this at the NATO conference mgardener Dec 2019 #40
Am wondering which toilet magnate or porcelain oligarch Mersky Dec 2019 #41
Isn't this a Seinfeld gag: "Low flow? I don't like the sound of that." greenjar_01 Dec 2019 #42
Next, he'll be on about the strawberries. n/t Harker Dec 2019 #43
Giuliani is looking for that duplicate key in Ukraine. jberryhill Dec 2019 #53
What about all the guests in all his hotels? rocktivity Dec 2019 #44
He has the EPA looking into it. And who says he doesn't 'give a shit' about the environment? olddad65 Dec 2019 #45
The turd we can't get rid of would know Generic Brad Dec 2019 #47
flushed with pride! alterfurz Dec 2019 #73
I do gotta admit I DESPISE low flow shower heads ... mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #49
Jesus, what stage of infantile stunted development does this cover? NBachers Dec 2019 #50
In Detroit the residents can't even drink their water for all the lead. Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #54
Warning BootinUp Dec 2019 #55
Scribblings on a bathroom stall bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #57
I love the Onion, but this time they've just gone too far. eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #58
It's not the Onion, see post #17 above. George II Dec 2019 #59
I have to agree with Trump here bluevoter4life Dec 2019 #60
He's worried about it because he is a notorious germaphobe. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #61
I would call a plumber LiberalBrooke Dec 2019 #62
Ha. I suspect you are correct. Mersky Dec 2019 #65
I would reply to this thread, but I am spiderpig Dec 2019 #63
Probably has no idea what a plunger is or how to use it? Brainfodder Dec 2019 #67
Probably thinks is some old-fashioned strap-on. George II Dec 2019 #68
Joe the Plumber, please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone. Brother Buzz Dec 2019 #70
and I will bet that he does not put down the lid when he demigoddess Dec 2019 #72
Idiocracy! TexasBushwhacker Dec 2019 #74

Yonnie3

(17,441 posts)
1. I'm perfectly OK with the environmental impact of 10 or even 15 flushes
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 10:54 PM
Dec 2019

if it gets that orange excrement out of the White House.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
71. If he's worried about 'waste' he should stop making all those wasted trips to Mar-a-lago, expending
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 03:13 PM
Dec 2019

unnecessary motorcade rides back and forth to Joint Base Andrews, and wasted airplane fuel flying back and forth to Florida. Then there's the cost of transporting the Secret Service's motor vehicles back and forth as well, just to promote his businesses. I assure you if he had to pay for ONE trip, he wouldn't be taking another one. FTR, I recognize that the POTUS has to travel for business, but much of what he travels for is just showboating.

The Obama's went to Hawaii once a year on vacation and Trump never stopped talking about how costly those trips were, and here he is running around the world to insult our allies and to sneak private time with Putin.

at140

(6,110 posts)
2. The problem with clogged toilets is not enough flush water
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 10:57 PM
Dec 2019

From first hand knowledge, it is using too much toilet paper.

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
11. If there is too much poo for one
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:11 PM
Dec 2019

flush, he just needs to hold down the handle and he'll get a full flush. I wonder if Donald was having a bad bathroom day!

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
66. Not only that but the low flush is easily defeated
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 02:26 PM
Dec 2019

on a gravity flush toilet by holding the flush lever down. If your bowl is going to run over, stop holding the lever and get the plunger.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
3. So who generates the statistics on repeated flushing?
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 10:59 PM
Dec 2019

What he's really talking about is getting rid of building codes that require low-flow plumbing. It’s like rolling back the rules on lightbulbs, he’s anti-conservation.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
36. Which is why he requires ten-to-fifteen flushes ...
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:13 AM
Dec 2019

... his toilet gets clogged with all of those 'facts' that come out of his ass on a daily basis.

tblue37

(65,357 posts)
48. In the 1990s 1.6 gallon toilets were inefficient, but they have vastly improved over the
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 01:32 AM
Dec 2019

last 25 years, so he's just remembering that it was a problem back when his brain still worked.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)
4. Someone on Twitter said... He's stuck in 1990's NYC real estate issues...
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 10:59 PM
Dec 2019

... He hasn't moved on. I wish I could credit the person, but I can't find it now.

When I was in college years ago, a friend of mine told me that people stick with the last hairstyle when someone said "Hey, that looks great on you!". Then slowly over time it morphs into a hideous caricature of the original style. This is particularly true with folks with early dementia... They just keep replaying the last things that they were competent at... This is like Trump with his carpet samples... He's now reverting to "low flow" show head complaints...

RockRaven

(14,967 posts)
7. This guy knows nothing about the world beyond his personal experience and imagination
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:03 PM
Dec 2019

We completely remodeled the two bathrooms in our house a couple of years ago for accessibility reasons. The fixtures being removed ranged in age from post-WWII vintage original to the house to 80s vintage from a prior owner's remodel, but all were fully and properly functional at the time of being removed.

ALL -- every single one -- of the NEW fixtures (shower heads, toilets, sink faucets, etc) are SUPERIOR to the ones they replaced. It is not even close. In addition to using less water, their function is better -- probably because the designs are better/different.

If this clown is flushing 10 to 15 times it is because he's putting stuff in his toilet that isn't supposed to be flushed (like notes/memos/office papers he wants to destroy, or something adult diaper related or god-knows-what-else) or because his stupid fucking gold toilet was designed to be shiny not designed to be functional.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
9. In order to handle all of the massive BS coming from drumpf's WH
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:08 PM
Dec 2019

I can understand why he is wanting a greater water volume to clear the sewers of America.

Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
56. I adore the camera work as it zooms in for a close-up on his big TP shoe stomping up the ramp.
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 03:27 AM
Dec 2019

If only his official White House portrait would feature a TP foot. It needs to be immortalized.

dweller

(23,632 posts)
14. it has been said, Drumph's worldview
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:14 PM
Dec 2019

ends at his orange eyelashes ...

i flush my trump twice to be sure...


✌🏼

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
15. Did anyone else check to see if this was from the Onion?
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:14 PM
Dec 2019

I did, but then I saw "Washington Post." It's hard to tell reality from satire anymore.

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
21. How waterless urinals save water
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:34 PM
Dec 2019

>"But before we debate how waterless urinals save water, we’ve got to say the following are guesstimates. The amount typically quoted is that one waterless urinal can result in 35,000 gallons of water saved per year.

However, the amount of water saved when waterless urinals are installed can vary as a result of several factors, starting with where they are installed. Are the waterless urinals located in the men’s restroom of a bar or restaurant? A school or library? An airport or convention center? A home?"<

> "In an office with one urinal and 25 male workers, one urinal may use approximately 50,000 gallons of water per year.

"A restaurant with three urinals and an average of 150 male customers per day will use at least 72,000 gallons of water annually.

"An educational facility with 10 urinals and 300 male students can use as much as 330,000 gallons of water per school year
(approximately 185 days).*

more ---> https://www.waterless.com/blog/faq-can-waterless-urinals-really-save-water

That's just men's urinals in one location. Consider tanked sit-down toilets that use considerable more water per flush.

"If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down." (change that to "if it's orange" lol)



UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
22. He's so full of shit that he's clogging the toilet?
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:37 PM
Dec 2019

Omg ... I think I threw up in my mouth a little on this one.

Now, we have to hear about his bathroom habits?

(Runs shrieking from the room) .... need a better emoji

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
24. From the posted link
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:43 PM
Dec 2019

"... for the most part, you have many states where they have so much water that comes down, it’s called rain,
they don’t know what to do with it,” he said.

Rebl2

(13,507 posts)
25. I wish there
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:45 PM
Dec 2019

was a big enough toilet he would fall in and we could just flush him away!
By the way I have never heard of flushing 10 times at one use, well unless you have diarrhea.

Bayard

(22,073 posts)
69. This so he can say he is addressing climate change.
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 02:35 PM
Dec 2019

So environmentally aware, you know.

They already want to be in my bedroom and my uterus--stay the hell out of my bathroom!!

yonder

(9,666 posts)
29. He's probably got a warehouse full of high flow toilets, shower heads, etc.
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:54 PM
Dec 2019

that he got on a "steal" and would like to install in some future project.

We replaced some old toilets a couple of years ago. The new ones are far better than the old ones, hands down.

Mersky

(4,981 posts)
41. Am wondering which toilet magnate or porcelain oligarch
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:48 AM
Dec 2019

Just flushed wads of cash into his reelection and legal defense campaign?

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
42. Isn't this a Seinfeld gag: "Low flow? I don't like the sound of that."
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:49 AM
Dec 2019


Illegal showerhead dealer: Watta ya looking for?
Kramer: Power, man. Power.
Newman: Like Silkwood
Kramer: That's for radiation!
Newman: That's right.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
44. What about all the guests in all his hotels?
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:52 AM
Dec 2019

Either the toilet lobby finally met his price or he really has gone off the deep end.


rocktivity

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
49. I do gotta admit I DESPISE low flow shower heads ...
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 01:32 AM
Dec 2019

It also does in fact end up taking longer ... and while I may end up using less water when using them, I HATE my shower experience with them.

Much rather shower less often (not a 'sweating' type of person), and/or do it faster, than deal w/a low-flow shower head ...

Everything else, I'm all for conservation. Higher flow is really not that important for hand-washing like donnie dipshit thinks, and I've never heard of anyone flushing 10-15 times cause of a lower-flow toilet

All the shower heads in both my parent's houses (in CA) are that wimpy crap ... drives me nuts. I'm like where's my baseball cap and deodorant ... f that shower noise.

But here in AZ, at MY house? The head is like 7 inches across and that shit BOOMS. I absolutely love it. I just shower quick so as to not waste much H2O.

NBachers

(17,110 posts)
50. Jesus, what stage of infantile stunted development does this cover?
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 01:35 AM
Dec 2019

I actually sell toilets as part of my job. I know 'em. The toilets that were first designed to be low-flow left a lot to be desired- their flushes were anemic, and they often didn't do the job. But that was a couple of decades ago. The engineering and efficiency of current low-flush toilets is up to whatever someone could throw at them.

I give credit to the designers who've brought the flushing power and the water savings up to the standards we've set for them.

Trump and his anally mis-developed personality problems have got to go.

Laffy Kat

(16,379 posts)
54. In Detroit the residents can't even drink their water for all the lead.
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 01:52 AM
Dec 2019

Maybe he should worry more about that than flushing his monstrous turds down the drain (pardon my vulgarity).

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)
62. I would call a plumber
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 11:02 AM
Dec 2019

if I had to flush 10 times. OMG, I bet he is trying to flush repeatedly without waiting for the tank to fill. He shows how stupid he is every time he opens his mouth.

Mersky

(4,981 posts)
65. Ha. I suspect you are correct.
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:27 PM
Dec 2019

Doesn’t know how toilet tanks work, or grocery shopping, or wild fires...

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
67. Probably has no idea what a plunger is or how to use it?
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 02:29 PM
Dec 2019

"No sir, that is not a dildo, that is the handle."

demigoddess

(6,641 posts)
72. and I will bet that he does not put down the lid when he
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 04:51 PM
Dec 2019

flushes. wonder if he knows how that spreads germs all over the room when you leave the lid up? that's probably what he is mad about.

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