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Overflowing With Ideas

A troublesome household toilet introduces an issue filled with practical ideas for better public restrooms and facility operations.

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When we flush the commode in our upstairs bathroom, the pipes squeak and shake like the walls are possessed. The culprit—at least according to my wife—is the new, plusher toilet paper she introduced to our five kids.

Apparently, plusher also means you use more of it and express wonder and shock, “Shock, I tell you!” when the toilet overflows. The problem has become so severe the plunger now lives permanently next to the kid’s toilet.

As you might guess, our stock of plush toilet paper was quickly replaced by whatever it was we were using previously. My wife hopes whatever is stuck in our pipes will gradually work its way out of our house and finish its journey to wherever it is that stuff goes.