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Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: explicit on 18 Feb 2015, 21:11 ---So, I usually don't flush the toilet if all I had to do is pee (unless I'm at someone else's house), because it saves water. Many toilets use 5 gallons (in the U.S. many other countries have lower water pressure toilets, which is why in many countries you have to throw out your toilet paper instead of flushing it), but despite that, apparently I'm still gross. Thoughts?
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I do the same thing, for the same reason. Drives my wife nuts.
hedgie:
There's always using the sink, or storing it in bottles until there's enough to justify the flush. I'm sure she'll be elated if you offered to go back to the way that you're doing now.
explicit:
On a semi-related note, one of my friends had a roommate who used to pee in bottles instead of getting up at night to pee. He was kicked out.
Went into their room once (they were both slobs) and it smelled like rancid milk. The joys of college.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: explicit on 18 Feb 2015, 21:11 ---Many toilets use 5 gallons (in the U.S.
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Standard in UK is 2 gallons (UK gallons, so 2.4 US gallons).
explicit:
To be honest, the 5 gallon ones are older models. Newer ones use about that. Public toilets usually use more than home toilets.
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