tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post3374027886674676589..comments2023-10-30T09:28:13.345-03:00Comments on designstop.com: Oh Shit...Ross Macintoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737796691940193664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-30328452944694407532018-05-07T05:21:44.818-03:002018-05-07T05:21:44.818-03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127619053367081322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-50079187352907948152018-05-03T08:05:51.115-03:002018-05-03T08:05:51.115-03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Aura Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371034950090917041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-86751887178348592542012-09-07T15:43:50.464-03:002012-09-07T15:43:50.464-03:00I'm sure he gagged. I used to have to field dr...I'm sure he gagged. I used to have to field dress his rabbits when we'd go hunting lol. I guess his wife laughed her butt off. You're right that probably would be a good place to hang out. I used to hang out at a boat ramp in Toledo just for the laughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-61759990287612529052012-09-05T06:21:32.405-03:002012-09-05T06:21:32.405-03:00Knock-knock...
Who's there?
Port-a.
Port-a...Knock-knock...<br /> Who's there?<br />Port-a.<br /> Port-a who?<br />Port-a-Potty Pee-pee Poo-Poo<br /><br />Sorry for that, but I hope you'll repeat it because it is some of my best work! The Thetford folks probably have better ones. "There one was a girl from Nantucket..."Ross Macintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737796691940193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-38090951319814713172012-09-05T06:06:48.224-03:002012-09-05T06:06:48.224-03:00Right! I'm all done with toilet problems. Abso...Right! I'm all done with toilet problems. Absolutely! Henceforth I'll worry about other things. There must be something else that can go wrong.<br /> <br />I've read about others having their fridges open in transit - spilling everything to the floor where it can roll around. That's bound to happen sometime. It would be a drag (particularly if sticky things spilled) but nowhere near as bad as the "Thetford Incident".<br /><br />Perhaps our little dog could get skunked while camping - now that would be exciting! Dixie the dog did get sprayed once here at home. It was awful. The paint all peeled off the walls it was so bad. We could smell skunk for months. Clients and coworkers could smell it in our clothes for weeks. (People coming into our office buildings would say "What is THAT smell?" while their eyes rolled into the backs of their heads). The gagging kids wanted to be put up for adoption but no agency would take them. It was bad. It was really bad. Heck, the "Skunk Incident of 2009" was worse than the recent "Thetford Incident". Far worse - it lingered!Ross Macintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737796691940193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-21706440669277898782012-09-04T19:44:58.888-03:002012-09-04T19:44:58.888-03:00Yeah, like Misty the toilet in my Casita has a val...Yeah, like Misty the toilet in my Casita has a valve that automatically closes once you take your foot off the pedal. While your foot is on the pedal, water is actively running down the sides of the bowl and flushing the contents of the bowl down into the black tank. If the foot pedal sticks (seems like a pretty rare occurrence fortunately), you'll still have a problem because the water won't stop running and the valve won't close and...yeah, you can guess how that can end up.<br /><br />If the valve should stick open but the foot pedal doesn't, the water won't keep running, but you have the stink and possibility for splash back since at least in mine the black tank is directly underneath the toilet. To be honest I'm really glad the black tank is directly underneath though, since Casitas don't come with tank sensors, the only good way to tell if you're getting full is to peek.<br /><br />Anyway it seems like everyone who's been RVing for a while has a black tank horror story to share, it's like a right of passage or something. I'm sorry to hear that it happened, how unpleasant to clean up! But we can all hope that now that it's over and done with you're in the clear as far as future toilet troubles right? :)BeckyIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278214762865352991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-61810370750330619022012-09-04T18:11:00.257-03:002012-09-04T18:11:00.257-03:00That foot pedal that automatically closes the valv...That foot pedal that automatically closes the valve is a good idea. Funny thing is Thetford makes both kinds of toilet. If I'm ever in the Netherlands, I'm going to visit Thetford factory and hunt down the engineer who designed open-til-you-close-it valve and give him or her a raspberry! Seriously, I would have fun discussing it with them. In my work as an architect I've sometimes had to work with engineers who do nothing but design sewage treatment systems. Day in & day out they think about sewage. Funny thing is those people all had a sense of humor about their work. The Thetford folks are likely just as funny. I'll bet the quality control person is especially funny.Ross Macintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737796691940193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-86245078960519211132012-09-04T17:49:54.442-03:002012-09-04T17:49:54.442-03:00It probably happens to more people than will admit...It probably happens to more people than will admit it. Did your friend gag & chuck his cookies? He must have swore a few choice words. I'll admit - I would laugh uncontrollably if I saw that happening to someone else. Perhaps I should hangout at the dump station with a video camera. Capturing such a moment could make me a star on YouTube.Ross Macintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737796691940193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-38711589856184746632012-09-04T16:10:24.464-03:002012-09-04T16:10:24.464-03:00That sounds horrifying! D:
I'm so glad tha...That sounds horrifying! D: <br /><br />I'm so glad that my toilet isn't built like that. It has one valve that opens when you hit the "flush" pedal, but then automatically closes on its own when the pedal is released. No chance of something like this happening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485804957441131491.post-80168296697173316512012-09-04T13:10:18.285-03:002012-09-04T13:10:18.285-03:00A friend of mine stopped at a dumping station to e...A friend of mine stopped at a dumping station to empty the holding tank on his 5th wheel after a week of use before hitting the road.He unscrewed the cap to hook up the hose, before he realized the valve was wide opened.He wore the entire content of the tank in his lap.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com