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Post by Clinton Cool on Sept 1, 2020 8:11:26 GMT
I have to admit, when I've had a few drinks, I'm not really too fussy about who comes inside the boat for a nosey - so long as a) it's tidy and b) they look clean. I always have my wallet and phone somewhere hidden anyway and getting a laptop out of it's wall holder is a right faff for me and I know the nack (knack?) On one occasion in Leeds, a group of young ladys on their way back from October fest, all desperate for the loo came in for a nosey (and 8 wees) which was most jolly ... more so when their boyfriends arrived - we tried to get the girls to leave the blokes behind of course but failed...still, no harm was done and it made for an interesting end to an evenings drinking for all concerned. Thoroughly enjoyed your account though - very witty. You're clearly a generous-hearted person Quaysider, in allowing 8 women plus boyfriends to use your toilet. A nose through the boat is one thing, but the toilet- well.... I'm sure I remember hearing somewhere that if a boater is visiting another boat nearby, its considered bad form to use their toilet. I think this was a bit tongue in cheek, and would only apply to a short visit, but it did make me smile. With a pumpout toilet you could've had half the festival use your facilities, but I've got one of those Simploo separating toilets, which although great, does have some limitations in terms of capacity. So before allowing the ladies to proceed, I would have had to ask them: "Can you promise that collectively you will not produce more than 3 litres of urine?" I think it would've all been a step too far for my hospitality, and more importantly for my toilet. My experience is that a female uneducated in the ways of boat life will use up the capacity of a cassette at around 10 to 20 times the rate of a seasoned male boater. There's the option of giving a short lecture on the basics of boat toilet use on arrival but pragmatism tends to override that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 8:15:37 GMT
If you have a pump out toilet with a remote tank rather than a dump through type then it's quite risky to let other people use it. All you need is one sanitary item or even a wipe to go down it and you can get quite nasty problems. One should really have a notice "do not put anything in this toilet unless it has been in your mouth first. By order."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 8:18:25 GMT
One should really have a notice "do not put anything in this toilet unless it has been in your mouth first. By order." I can see a problem with that...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 8:26:28 GMT
Beer bottles?
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Post by kris on Sept 1, 2020 8:28:25 GMT
Why anybody would want a pump out toilet is beyond me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 8:31:29 GMT
Why anybody would want a pump out toilet is beyond me. Yes it's amazing how many narrow boats have a tonne of shit under the bed. All this storing of shit in boxes of various sorts is very bizarre really. Much better to use the freeze-cannon or incinerator unit depending on location and availability of electrical power.
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Post by kris on Sept 1, 2020 9:35:14 GMT
Why anybody would want a pump out toilet is beyond me. Yes it's amazing how many narrow boats have a tonne of shit under the bed. All this storing of shit in boxes of various sorts is very bizarre really. Much better to use the freeze-cannon or incinerator unit depending on location and availability of electrical power. I was commenting on having to pay to deal with your shit.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 1, 2020 9:44:23 GMT
I have to admit, when I've had a few drinks, I'm not really too fussy about who comes inside the boat for a nosey - so long as a) it's tidy and b) they look clean. I always have my wallet and phone somewhere hidden anyway and getting a laptop out of it's wall holder is a right faff for me and I know the nack (knack?) On one occasion in Leeds, a group of young ladys on their way back from October fest, all desperate for the loo came in for a nosey (and 8 wees) which was most jolly ... more so when their boyfriends arrived - we tried to get the girls to leave the blokes behind of course but failed...still, no harm was done and it made for an interesting end to an evenings drinking for all concerned. Thoroughly enjoyed your account though - very witty. I'm sure I remember hearing somewhere that if a boater is visiting another boat nearby, its considered bad form to use their toilet. The thing is, they can collect your DNA, and next thing you know M15 are abseiling in through your windows.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 1, 2020 9:47:25 GMT
Yes it's amazing how many narrow boats have a tonne of shit under the bed. All this storing of shit in boxes of various sorts is very bizarre really. Much better to use the freeze-cannon or incinerator unit depending on location and availability of electrical power. I was commenting on having to pay to deal with your shit. Why not just chuck it in CRT's Biffa bins? What's that? You do?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 9:55:51 GMT
My mate has a pump out and is very happy with it, but says if his macerator packs up (he's had the boat 17 years and already replaced the pot) he'll not replace it ... he'll go for a cassette loo with spares.
I've had a good look at the 'dry toilets' available (won't call them composting because they clearly are not) but for us the only advantage I see is not having to buy and use blue.
Having said that ... blue works so I'm happy to use it, and we've not yet had problems with access to elsans even if on occasion I've paid a nominal charge to use a marina's (three cassettes gives us 12 days).
With the dry loos I'd have to empty liquids regularly anyway ... and to be honest I don't fancy bagging our solids every 3 or 4 weeks and putting it in the skips ... seems a bit unnecessary when we have a sewage system.
Just my choices and why ... I know others feel very differently.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 9:55:55 GMT
I've spent years defaecating into suitcases.
It is a useful solution to the problem but trouble is too many idiots around and the disposal facilities end up being blocked.
Not ideal.
I installed a nice lavac sea toilet discharging to a small tank on the barge which is on a mooring with a dedicated pumpout included in the extortionate mooring fee.
Seemed a bit silly to use suitcases in that situation. Been good for several years pumpout every 3 or 4 days keeps it all moving.
For a mobile vessel I usually go for (or on) cassettes but CD might be interesting from a storage point of view.
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Post by patty on Sept 1, 2020 11:06:27 GMT
Crikey has it really been 2 yeats? Phil That's just what I was thinking. It only seems like a few months!! As u get older time flies faster... welcome to the world of the crumblies
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Post by patty on Sept 1, 2020 11:10:13 GMT
Why anybody would want a pump out toilet is beyond me. I suppose its been a little while since we had the great loo debate...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 11:54:29 GMT
I'm wondering if voyage of doom ch7 is going to be death by hypothermia.
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Post by ianali on Sept 1, 2020 12:03:27 GMT
Pump out for me. No wish to lug suitcases of waste up and down the towpaths. Takes maybe twenty minutes, once every 5 or 6 weeks to empty. Oh, and it doesn’t need to sit under your bed if your squeamish. Ours doesn’t.
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