Ok well, about a week ago, i got a call saying there was a problem with a toilet and i should fix it. I come over and find that one of the metal bolts holding the basin to the base was rusted out or the rubber holding it in was decayed so the water was pouring out of the hole it left if (or would be if they hadn’t shut off the water to the toilet). So we replace the bolt. And then a couple days later another call another tenant has the same problem. Fix it the same way. This morning… the exact same emergencia. I think the (insane record breaking) heatwave is causing this.

So here’s my deal. I figure, I might as well pre emptively replace all these suckers. I then decide I might as well replace them with water conserving ones (why not? I pay for the water it’s good for me too, right?) So now I need some place in Brooklyn/Manhattan (or… dare I say even Queens?) that has dual flush toilets (I would like them for less than, say $400 a toilet either). If used correctly, this can save 67% of the water used for flushing…

Which brings me to another water saving idea that I just don’t understand why they don’t use… How about some kind of basin so that all the water that we shower in gets saved and then used for flushing? Do I need pristine water to urinate in? As much as I like the idea of deflowering the water like that, I really like the idea of cutting down the water usage 50% between the toilet and the shower combined (or rather 100% of the toilet water). And then you can stop feeling guilty about peeing in the damn shower.