Is it true that youse guys are being taxed for each flush of the toilet?
I heard it on the radio this morning. It’s supposed to help fight the drought.
How does a stinky bathroom help fight the drought?
How in the hell would gubmint monitor that?
Something as simple as a flow meter on the WC inlet pipe.
John Bouck said:Toilet Monitors = 5 government employees assigned to each camode for 24 hour observation and the proper number of paid weekends, holidays and vacation.
How in the hell would gubmint monitor that?
Ric Golding said:What kind of perv would apply for that job? Never mind, I don't think I want to know.John Bouck said:Toilet Monitors = 5 government employees assigned to each camode for 24 hour observation and the proper number of paid weekends, holidays and vacation.
How in the hell would gubmint monitor that?
Steve,
it’s all true. Each flush is recorded in a diary and submitted at taxation time. Australians are renowned for their honesty and so this system works very well.
Tim Brien said:As is the consistency of the movement requiring the flush, the exact time of same and the reason why one had to go again so soon.
Steve, it's all true. Each flush is recorded in a diary and submitted at taxation time. ............
All in all a winning situation for those who are full of crap because they need to flush very infrequently. Mind you, they also run the risk of extremely blurry vision as the “backup” progresses! 
I haven’t heard of this, but of course the gumbiment may not have announced it locally yet!
Just what we need, more gumbiment intrusion into our ‘private’ lives.
On the real side of things there are more and more waterless urinals in hotels and public places, they use a chemical block to keep the odours away.
There is mounting pressure for the recycling of water from the sewer system but as yet it hasn’t happened except to use the water in public parks and gardens.
Most people I know recycle their washing machine water onto their gardens as a way of saving water.
also there is a trend to ‘grey water tanks’ which can be attached to the bath/shower and washing machine drains to catch this waste for recycling onto the gardens, the toilet and kitchen sink still go to the sewer.
I looked into this option but it was unviable for my house as i have a slab floor so I can,t acces the drainage system
all part of living in the driest state of the driest continent in the world!
Dave
Time to revert back to the outhouse.
No flushing needed.
Speaking of flushing,
does the water spin clockwise or counter-clockwise in Oz?
Ok, here we go again–a measure which in fact seems not to exist is taken as yet another example of “gummint” intrusion. Could these anti-government threads be confined to, you know, actually existing laws? Or is it just more fun to get upset about stuff that doesn’t actually exist?
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/perth-australia-flush-obama-taxing-cow-farts.php
Mike,
If it was proposed by a bureaucrat or a tree hugger, it therefore is fair game. If we can make fun and expose the stupidity before it becomes law, it may prevent it from becoming law. Just try to enjoy the stupidity of the World we live in, its a lot more fun. I’ve heard if you quit paying your house payment, BHO will take care of it for you.
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Tony,
You can keep it in a box under your bed. I’ll try to get there next year or the year after. 
Tim Brien said:Mike, do you really expect me to believe a magazine called "Tree Hugger," when our own Tim Brien says it is true? Good lord man, you really have drank the kool aid, haven't you" :lol: :P :D
Steve, it's all true. Each flush is recorded in a diary and submitted at taxation time. Australians are renowned for their honesty and so this system works very well.
Steve,
after ‘enjoying’ the luxury that you call plumbing, in the States, I must say that I was very eager to return to the comfort and convenience of our own dunnies. Even houses built in Australia a century ago, have conveniences that surpass the equipment made available in many of your supposed five-star hotels. Although one thing decidedly missing is the ubiquitous red-back spider under our toilet seats. They have been known to cause fatal bites and like to position themselves under the toilet seat, ready to bite, well, you know where. If not able to immediately seek an anti-veneme treatment, from a hospital, then the remedy is to score the wound and suck the poison out.
mike omalley said:
Ok, here we go again--a measure which in fact seems not to exist is taken as yet another example of "gummint" intrusion. Could these anti-government threads be confined to, you know, actually existing laws? Or is it just more fun to get upset about stuff that doesn't actually exist?http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/perth-australia-flush-obama-taxing-cow-farts.php
Mike,
Anytime you see a thread started by Steve do one of the following
a) read and then consult his profile for a reminder.
b) read and immediately reply with whatever outrageous and unlikely repartee comes to mind.
c) read, consider the time of year (cabin fever) and just smile.
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Tony,
would the lonely drovers ‘boy’ have anything to do with that activity?
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