I heard something funny at work yesterday and thought I’d share it with my favorite Forumosans and get some input on this office phenomena…
The company I’m working at is a five storey building with a male washroom and female washroom on each floor. Each washroom has three stalls and one handicapped stall (I believe). So that’s 40 toilets at least.
Apparently, over the past three weeks, three different toilets on different floors have been clogged by someone(s) taking a big dump. I have seen with my own eyes a plunger in the first stall of the washroom on my floor. And I’m told there is one in each washroom.
So anyway, I’ve never had the misfortune of clogging a toilet at work (oh thank lord). But I was thinking if I DID really need to do doodee at work and I clog a toilet, I would sure hope I get that plunger and do my own dirty work. So…is it common that people just kinda shuffle away from the washroom quickly hoping no one sees them? Funny, I wonder what happens if someone DOES catch them leaving their shit behind. What does one say?
I understand it’s embarrassing. But it’s even more embarrassing being an adult and needing someone else to unclog your shit for you, innit?
I wonder if the “clogging” is actually caused by other debris being thrown into the toilet?
In my experience, excessive amounts of toilet paper may clog up Taiwanese toilets. Female tampons will certainly do so. The plastic wrapper on packets of toilet paper will also definitely clog up toilets.
In our office, we were told that the flush pipe from our toilet is very “long” … and does not easily discharge. Hence, we have a water hose (for additional water input) which we use in accompaniment with our normal flushing after defecation. We also keep a can of Drano (and/or the local Taiwanese equivalent) nearby.
Also be aware that if there is on-going construction on a floor of the building, the Taiwanese construction workers typically have the habit of dumping leftover plaster, wet cement, putty, etc. right into the toilets and flushing away … and that will cause clogging fairly quickly
No idea about Vancouver, but its my experience in Taiwan that people would rather DIE than leave any evidence of their bowel movements behind for others to see.
I’d be looing at cha bu duo plumbing or vengeful yet timorous employees.
Mr He and I once worked in a classic Taiwan office where the turds did a merry jog around the bowl for eternity without passing to the netherworld. Usual demand was five flushes for a moderate expulsion. To add insult to injury, the air con system funneled bog air straight into our American head of research’s private office and that of his deputy.
The latter I don’t ascribe to cha bu duo zhu yi hao, I’m absolutely sure it was deliberate, which makes it pretty damned li hai!
A poignant point.
I usually size up my co-workers before deciding on the perfect spot (me ol’ dawg Oscar done teach me that). It’s quite rare that a good steaming coiler won’t flush down. It usually due to some spongelike object in the pipes. Which is why I once suffered, as a former janitorial executive.
[quote=“sandman”]No idea about Vancouver, but its my experience in Taiwan that people would rather DIE than leave any evidence of their bowel movements behind for others to see.
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I know. I could never imagine them doing anything like leaving a shit up wad of toilet paper sitting on top of the bin.
[quote=“SuchAFob”][quote=“sandman”]No idea about Vancouver, but its my experience in Taiwan that people would rather DIE than leave any evidence of their bowel movements behind for others to see.
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I know. I could never imagine them doing anything like leaving a shit up wad of toilet paper sitting on top of the bin.[/quote]
A lot of people try to save water by putting full water bottles in the cistern. Of course the flush volume may then be inadequate, whereupon they pour loads of noxious chemicals down the toilet because they never learned simple domestic skills like how to use a plunger because they spent all their days in school and all their evenings and vacations in cram school. Sometimes the bottles fall over and block the valve mechanism, resulting in a constant flow and waste of water instead of a saving. Open up the cistern and remove bottles if present. Blockages can usually be moved by simultaneous flushing and bucket pouring, or, failing that, the use of a good, stout rubber plunger - those cheap plastic ones don’t work well.
What the hell are you talking about? You mean you waste your company’s valuable time by going to the toilet? A good worker will take all that home with them and never even think about using the toilet during working hours. I’m shocked that you even admit to using the toilet it’s a dirty habit anyway without spreading word about it all over the internet. Now get back to work already!!
[quote]No idea about Vancouver, but its my experience in Taiwan that people would rather DIE than leave any evidence of their bowel movements behind for others to see.
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I think they’d rather die than clean it up. I don’t know where you a living but the pigs on our farm were cleaner.
Doesn’t anyone courtesy flush these days jeez. If I clogged an industrial toilet after courtesy flushing I would go to the doctor or check to see If I was still human. Sounds like your work’s toilets suck and not in the good way. If your company can’t install squat toilets or spend the money on industrial shit takers then, drop your load and run away. … You toilet clogger you know it was you (3 toilets!!! you should be proud), stop acting like it wasn’t you. Anyone smell something?
