Simply not flushable

[Anti Federalist]

'Simply not flushable': Thousands of pounds of wipes clog sewer system

https://www.wdsu.com/article/simply-...ystem/23887405

WDSU Updated: 6:41 AM CDT Oct 18, 2018

Unbelievable images out of South Carolina show how wipes can wreak havoc on a sewer system.

WCSC reports baby wipes clogged a series of large pumps last week at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Charleston.

"...we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage to search in complete darkness with their hands to find and identify the obstruction. As we expected, they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads, with more to come," Charleston Water tweeted.

Then we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage to search in complete darkness with their hands to find and identify the obstruction. As we expected, they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads, with more to come. pic.twitter.com/XcmZXf9ECF

— Charleston Water (@ChasWaterSystem) October 15, 2018

Crews worked 24/7 to get those wipes out of the system. Three days later, the pumps were back to normal. WCIV reports thousands of pounds of baby wipes were collected.



One official told the Charleston Post and Courier that other items like tampons, string, hair and makeup pads contributed to the fatberg of baby wipes, oil, fat and grease, but wipes are a huge portion of the problem.

(And I can guaran-damn-tee it was toxicly masculine men who dove into that stinking hole to clean up that filthy mess made by dimwitted and clueless woemen - AF)

Mike Saia, communication manager with Charleston Water System, told WCIV he hopes people take note.

"It boils down to the fact that 'flushable' wipes simply are not flushable, they may degrade overtime and they may go down your toilet, but they certainly will block up the plumbing in your home, and wreak a lot of havoc in our system, so we would really appreciate any change that people could make," he said.

[Danke]

Have Donny switch to a biodegradable brand.

[Anti Federalist]

Have Donny switch to a biodegradable brand.

I'm not hooked up to government sewers

[dannno]

"...we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage to search in complete darkness with their hands to find and identify the obstruction. As we expected, they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads, with more to come," Charleston Water tweeted.

Then we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage to search in complete darkness with their hands to find and identify the obstruction. As we expected, they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads, with more to come. pic.twitter.com/XcmZXf9ECF
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Any feminists out there complaining about the underrepresentation of women in the $#@!-diving business?

Bueller?

[Danke]

I'm not hooked up to government sewers

All the more reason.

[oyarde]

You can tell by looking at one of those they are not going to degrade quickly . Like AF , my system belongs to me which means I am going to pay if it gets screwed up .

[otherone]

You can tell by looking at one of those they are not going to degrade quickly . Like AF , my system belongs to me which means I am going to pay if it gets screwed up .

[Anti Federalist]

WTF kind of systems do they have in Texas, with alarms and pumps and aerators call back systems and all this crazy horse$#@!?

Just to water your weeds???

$#@! all that. My system has not a single moving part and works just fine.

[Anti Federalist]

Any feminists out there complaining about the underrepresentation of women in the $#@!-diving business?

Bueller?

You did see my comment didn't you?

(And I can guaran-damn-tee it was toxicly masculine men who dove into that stinking hole to clean up that filthy mess made by dimwitted and clueless woemen - AF)

[Brian4Liberty]

Where’s Mike Rowe?

[Danke]

Where’s Mike Rowe?

Mexico City is a $#@!hole, thankfully I no longer layover there . Our Hotel van driver always kept his head on a swivel whenever he came to a stop.

Not as bad as Legos yet. There we had an armed pickup truck in front and behind us from the airport to the hotel.

[Anti Federalist]

Mexico City is a $#@!hole, thankfully I no longer layover there . Our Hotel van driver always kept his head on a swivel whenever he came to a stop.

Not as bad as Legos yet. There we had an armed pickup truck in front and behind us from the airport to the hotel.

Had a buddy of mine was a marine superintendent in Liberia.

At night, they had to lock themselves into fortified shipping containers that were converted into berthing/offices.

The main road into the port was just a few feet away with double razor wire fence in between.

One night, somebody had been shot in the road and the body left, pretty much on his front door.

That's how he started his day for the next couple of weeks, to the sight and smell as the body rotted and was consumed by scavengers, never picked up, cleaned up or disposed of.

He quit not long after that.