The toilet is a thing to be revered and respected
At the last bank I worked at, the building was circa 1790. And the plumbing was old. My office was on the second floor, next to the board room. There was a tiny bathroom. I generally didn't use that BR, the toilet was "touchy" - it ran, it got clogged easy. But I'd go in there to check my makeup (good natural light and a mirror), wash my hands (good hot water and soap)... But in general, we stated out - it was for Memebrs of the Board of Directors of the Bank (horn blowing).
It was winter. I had a cold. So I went in there to blow my nose really well, then wash my hands. Without thinking, I threw the tissue in the toilet, and flushed it. The water spun. The level rose. So I flushed again. Again, just a spin and a rise. So I flushed it yet again, and held down the handle. Of course, the water rose right to the brim.
Just then, the president of the bank's secretary came up, to put out materials for the Board meeting. I guess I forgot it was Board day! She saw me in the bathroom, and asked what was going on. I told her.
Who would have expected this from a nearly 65 year old woman? She whips off the square lid, exposes the guts that make the toilet work, and yanks the hose! It was the hose that puts water to the BOWL!!
So the water rises up over the top of the toilet, and starts cascading on to the floor. I can now hear the board members arriving in the other room. Somehow, she plugs the hose back in, and the water stops coming out of the toilet. I grab the roll of paper towels and start mopping...
Hmmm I'm thinking these paper towels are pretty absorbant.... we must be o....
All of a sudden, the janitor kid comes running upstairs "There's water running down the sides of the walls in the branch! It's dripping all over the manager's desk"
OOOPS!
So we go running down - and all over the 1800's style lobby is toilet water! And it's dripping all over the manager's desk! His papers, calculator, computer, desk chair!!! Luckily, his customer just left, and he was up at the teller line....
So, we never really got in "trouble". After all it was HER fault!!
PS - That manager now works at the same credit union as me, and his office is right next door to mine!
when the lid and seat are up. Guess it's just not an attractive thing!
