LA-LA Times wrote: For years you've probably heard the advertising slogan "Please don't squeeze the Charmin", but now a local utility company is asking it's customers to please, not use it.

A debate over toilet paper is causing a stink in an upscale Lafayette County neighborhood where the sewer company wants folks to stay away from one popular brand.

Ivy Sexton's local utility company wants her to "dump" her favorite brand of toilet paper. "I think this is outrageous!" she exclaimed.

Crescent utilities reportedly says the Charmin brand doesn't dissolve well, clogs its sewer pipes, and wants customers to use something else.

"I shouldn't have to change my toilet paper because our sewer system doesn't accept it. I mean, we should have figured that out before weput the sewer system in." explained Saxton.

It certainly isn't stopping builders from connecting more homes to that sewer system in the upscale Wellsgate neighborhood.

Charmin is among America's best selling brands, it carries the "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval, and notes on the package, it's safe for sewer and septic systems, something a spokesman confirmed to us.

Crescent Utilities seemed a little embarrassed about this situation when we called them. At first there was silence on the line. Then the woman on the other end said "We are not going to talk about this."

Those with knowledge of plumbing problems say it likely involves a sewage "grinder" that sits between a house and the main sewer line.

It's supposed to keep the line from getting clogged, but since pipes leading in and out of it only run two inches in diameter, massive amounts of toilet tissue can clog those lines before it gets to the bigger 4 inch sewer pipes.

"Backing sewage, you don't want sewage, let me tell you. You don't want it." said Bonnie Siebert, who has seen this trouble before.

Siebert says she doesn't mind switching brands. "This was probably thefirst time I bought Charmin in probably 25 to 30 years and I bought it about 2 weeks ago and immediately stopped using it."

Most plumbers say however, grease usually presents a much bigger problem than tissue paper.

That's left customers like Ivy Saxton with more questions about why they can't use their favorite tissue. "I would ask why and ask Crescent what they are going to do to resolve the situation."

That's an excellent question. Since Crescent isn't talking, it's hard to say exactly what the problem is.

A Proctor and Gamble spokesperson tells me its product is totally biodegradable and is shown not to cause any sewer or septic system problems.

One possible explanation: Plumbers often times find people use too much paper.

Red Rooster wrote:[TABLE][TR][TD]Comrades,

STOP FLUSHING YOUR TOILETS!

The Party now KNOWS that you all are flushing your toilets at least 23 times a day!

This MUST be stopped!

From now on there will be no flushing between the hours of 10am - - 10pm. This will cut the collective daily flushing ratio in half to about a dozen flushes a day.

Although this is still way above Party Protocol, it's a step in the right direction and will put the collective on the right side of history.[/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

child of chernobyl wrote:If it is yellow let it mellow.
[HIGHLIGHT=#ffff00]If it is brown flush it down[/HIGHLIGHT].

Leninka wrote:Comrade Red Rooster,

Thank you for bringing this egregious waste to our attention. We must take action, immediately.