Toilet Clogs at US Air Force Base (UN DEFCON)

Title: Toilet Clogs at US Air Force Base

Cluichstan - May 4, 2006 05:34 PM (GMT)

I posted this on NS General, but since many of you never visit that cess-pit, I'm posting it here as well. A friend of mine who works at a US Air Force base forwarded this email along to me. It was sent out to all personnel on the base. Names have been edited out.

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Subject: How to report a clogged toilet....

Here's a friendly reminder from me - your Facility Manager...

Step One - you need to email me or call me (or Major M____) with the location of the clog (please do not state that a toilet is clogged in the restroom - you need to identify WHICH restroom - we have over a dozen multistall restrooms - half of them ladies, half of them mens - I do not frequent the men's room, I do not believe Major M____ frequents the ladies room)

Step Two - this is very important - please do not ASSUME someone else has already reported it - I would rather have 185 reports on one single toilet clog location, than, as today, find out that for the past 2 weeks there have been multiple clogged toilets in several different restrooms and not one person reported that to me. Personally, I find this rather gross.

Step Three - you can help prevent future clogs if you remember a few simple suggestions:

-DO NOT throw non-toilet paper items in the toilet - today there were 4 out of 7 clogs cleared that were from PAPER TOWELS (we have additional trash barrels on order to give you more places to put paper towels - please bear with us?)
-please remember - NONE of the toilets are equipped with auto flush - don't walk away without flushing
-If it doesn't ALL go down on the first flush - don't worry! IT'S OKAY TO FLUSH AGAIN! Really - go ahead - have fun with it.
-if you reach the end of the toilet paper roll - please do NOT use the cardboard roll (this accounted for 2 of the 7 clogs today)
-Please dispose of your lunch in a trash barrel (this accounted for 1 of the 7 clogs today - an empty yogurt container and banana)

FYI on the broken toilet paper dispenser situation in Phase Two - D____ is awaiting delivery from the Goodwill supplier of 18 toilet paper dispensers to replace defective units with - please be patient - and I would recommend before using a stall - check the paper supply first to ensure there is something there to use - and please remember - as noted above - do not use paper towel or the cardboard inserts?

Thank you all for your enduring patience - stay tuned for other informative emails - and if you have any questions at all, on any facilities topic, please do not hesitate to email myself or Major M____ and we will answer as best we can.

[KENNYEDIT: You may be too lazy to fix it, but luckily I was bored. :P]

Tzorsland - May 4, 2006 07:45 PM (GMT)

Sadly the US Air Force is probably not the only place where emails of this type are necessary. In fact probably 99.97% of corporate America either needs to send out this email or does.

And it gets worse when you have automatic flushers. We have a urinal in the men's room where I work that constantly gets stuck in the on position. I'm sure that having a perpetual fountain is probably considered a feature in most work environments, but a simple "wack the device and wave your hand to trigger the flusher to reactivate" does wonderers you know. Too bad so few people actually do it.

:kenny: | :kenny: | :kenny:

Darn the urinals are all taken.

Flibbleites - May 5, 2006 02:47 PM (GMT)

QUOTE (Tzorsland @ May 4 2006, 12:45 PM)

:kenny: | :kenny: | :kenny:

Darn the urinals are all taken.

Just kill a Kenny.

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