According to Thames Water "fitting a Save-a-flush (a bag of harmless crystals) in your toilet cistern can save up to 1 litre per flush. That’s a saving of nearly 2,000 litres per person per year."

Am I just being a misunderstanding spacktard, or does the average person really go to the loo 5 times a day?

EDIT: so apparently I really am a camel. *wanders off to play in the sand*
( robtoo is all out of gum, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:41, archived)

I probably do*.
I'm sure I read somewhere that if you don't need to piss at least 3 times each day, there's something wrong with you.

*An excess of fibre in my diet, and I drink a lot of water.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:43, archived)

aye but
you don't use your home toilet every single time do you?
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:44, archived)

That thought had occured to me.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:45, archived)

But every toilet
has a cistern, and uses an obscene amount of water per flush.
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:47, archived)

ahh but the stats were for the saving of water
which would only work if every toilet you used for a year had one of these saver things in it
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:49, archived)

Yes
which they should. Or they should have provision of a half flush facility. All toilets on the continent do*.

*All the ones I've seen, which is, admittedly, a small percentage ;)
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:55, archived)

I've seen a fair few of those
and I've never worked them out. my aunt has one, but it always seems to flush the same no matter whether you press one or other button or both together
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:58, archived)

The ones in Biblos work :P
My Grandmother has one where you lift up and drop immediately for a half flush, lift and hold for full, dead easy.

The Eden project in Cornwall have loads of different types in use, they're great :) Most of those also use reclaimed water. Good stuff :)
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 15:03, archived)

If you don't
you're not drinking nearly enough fluids. I go once when I get up, once mid morning, once at lunchtime, once mid afternoon, once when I get in from work. That's five already, and doesn't include the evening..
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:44, archived)

did you need all those "once"s? :P
when increasing fluid intake to a healthy level you would go more frequently in the first few days, but your body adjusts so you don't need to go so much normally. five times by the end of the working day seems a lot - even when I was pregnant and drinking 4-5 litres of water a day I didn't need to go that often
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:48, archived)

Nope, between
waking up at 8 and leaving work at five I usually go at least four times.

Coffee will account for some of that (caffeine being a diuretic), but I still go more than 5 times every day.. There again I follow Mayor Ken's advice :D
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:51, archived)

I suppose I notice
I go more often when we're out cos I'm drinking coke rather than water
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:55, archived)

You keep newts?

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:58, archived)

I would say
3-4 is more likely, but it's calculated over the year so it must make allowances for illness in that time. and pregnancy. and small children.
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:44, archived)

3-4's nowhere
near enough for a decently hydrated person, unless they're only awake for 8 hours a day!
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:46, archived)

I drink 3-4 litres of water a day
and that's how often I go. I have strong pelvic floor muscles though.
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:50, archived)

Well if you
went as soon as you felt you needed to you'd probably go more often then. I can imagine it's a bit of a hassle with two babbies, as opposed to me having a stretch and monitor break.
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:57, archived)

I do
but I don't always use a loo.
( DrPoppers Touched by his noodly appendage, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:45, archived)

I'd say this is about the right amount
Sometimes more, sometimes less, but averaging out at 5.

Are you a camel?
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:48, archived)

I probably have
4 pisses and two or three shits a day.

I dont think 5 per person per day is excessive.

Especially when you include dead goldfish disposal, the shits and vomiting.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:50, archived)

If I've been on the coffee and/or beer I'd say about
triple that.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:50, archived)

alternatively you could only flush at the end of the day.

( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:53, archived)

That's like wanking all day
and not using the curtains till midnight.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:55, archived)

it is?
okay.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:56, archived)

Or we could just accept that we're British, it rains all
the fucking time and if Africans want our water they're welcome to come over and help themselves (although the Daily Mail would have something to say no doubt)
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 14:57, archived)