Boarders - bathroom habits..........

My in laws don't flush number one to save money. They are appalled that I do.

Gold Member Joined: Feb 25 2009 Posts: 1316

Got the point about your in laws! Its not so horrific that it must be repeated many times!

Diamond Member Joined: Sep 18 2004 Posts: 2600

Agree with everyone else - people do this if their pipes can't handle toilet paper. (or if they are from certain countries/cultures).

What's the big deal about emptying the garbage? Just tie up the bag and throw it out once or twice a day.

Silver Member Joined: Nov 21 2010 Posts: 707

Senior Member Joined: Feb 22 2010 Posts: 120

My dh used to not flush his toilet paper, growing up in russia they couldn't

Active Poster Joined: Feb 04 2012 Age: 35 Posts: 77

We have had some boarders, I think that it is very good if you can be open with them and discuss even awkward things with them. Things have gone much better when we were very explicit about what we expected from them and were open to hearing what the had to say and sometimes, but not all the time, modifying our expectations.

So if you want them to flush the paper -- you need to be prepared to discuss it.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 17 2010 Posts: 1018

First of all, I read the title of the post as "Hoarders", not "boarders". So I was concerned that my reply of "If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down" might not be on point. Till I read amother's sequence of posts.

As for the boarders-with-a-b, you'll be doing them a favour by edjimacating them in the flushability of certain products.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 16 2010 Posts: 1438

Are you giving them tissues to use or toilet paper? In my home growing up we never flushed tissues because its bad for the plumbing system. If this is what they are using maybe they were brought up this way. How about hanging a little note on the door with what you expect?