[TowerTalk] April pile-up

[Roger L. Elowitz]

Hi Mary Francis and all.

At 09:36 PM 8/6/97 +0000, you wrote:
>----->Roger, this guy's good.  Better watch out!!<------

Well, you should know that I read this piece from Jack awhile ago and
urged and cajoled him to post it.  It took quite a bit of doing to get
Jack to do so.  Now, we're all glad he did. (A little secret here...
timing the post was critically important.)

Jack is no real competition for me.  He's the clear winner.  But more
importantly.... we're all the winners because he chose to share it with
us. This is obviously not an ego thing.  I realize this reflector is
"contest" oriented and we have a large cadre of competitive types.
But, something like this clearly transcends competition.  If anything,
is spurs creativity... not stiffles it.  More power to Jack and other
creative writers and thinkers like him.

But please.... I beg you, and everyone else reading this.... don't
transform this reflector into a joke reflector.  It's purpose is far
more important than that.  It must continue to meet the "other needs"
first and foremost.  And.... when there's time.... or the thread's worn
bare.... then a few well placed zingers are truly delicious and
appreciated.

Again.... some humor... in BALANCE and in MODERATION.... is a precious
combination. We definitely don't want to turn off all the serious
contributors who ARE what the reason the reflector is really here for
in the first place!

73 and keep smilin',

Roger, K2JAS

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>n Wed, 6 Aug 1997 09:20:36 -0400 jgoforth@esper.com (Jack Goforth)
>writes:
>>--=====================_871067431==_
>---snip---
>>(You know how women are, they think if you do not have oval sinks and 
>>an oblong potty they are . . .  Just deprived)
>
>   Gee, my OM recently replaced one of our toilets with an oblong one.
 I
>would have much preferred a round one.  The oblong one takes up too much
>precious space...
>---snip---
>
>>told me I would have to buy  new "water saving environmentally 
>>friendly"
>>toilets. He said a federal law, passed in 1994, required ALL future 
>>toilets 
>>be the new "water saving" type that limits how much water is used for 
>>the 
>>"flush cycle." The plumber said the EPA had "Potty Police" to make 
>>sure 
>>no one adds or replaces any toilet, with other than an approved type.
>
>   Yes, our new commode is one of those.  Now, not only does that one
>clog up, but the old one downstairs is constantly in need of plunging. 
>My six-year-old son has become very proficient at the operation.
>>
>---snip---
>>
>>All went well with the modification but I had to install another vent 
>>pipe 
>>on the roof to the reverse side of the pump to get full pressure. 
>
>   Have you ever considered composting toilets?  You could still use the
>vent as that is needed for composting toilets.  I think the EPA should
be
>happy because they don't use ANY water.  Oh yes, you could get solar to
>power the fan that must run constantly.  About the vent pipe...  Perhaps
>if you had a bathroom in the basement the pipe might be long enough to
>load up on, say 40M??  (Someone please check me on my
>off-the-top-of-my-head math.)  I figure that as long as no one is in the
>bathroom at the time you could transmit without hurting anyone.  I would
>imagine that the composting toilets are designed to prevent the buildup
>of methane (vent pipe??) that could lead to an explosion of the type you
>describe.  Since I really don't feel competent with plumbing and am more
>comfortable with electricity, I might even prefer composting toilets to
>the standard ones....
>   Gosh, I just LOVE this group!
>                                                       73,
>                                                       Mary-Frances
>
>
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