TOILET "INJURIES"
I know I have written much over the years about toilet paper and the problems it causes people with their septic system. Today, I'd like to elaborate a bit on that -- it's kind of amazing what can get flushed down a toilet! When I was teaching middle school science, I used to post "funny facts" on my board every day. I remember one fact that would always be on those "Fact lists" (or in "freaky fact" books kids would give me...) and it was this: The US estimates 40,000 injuries a year associated with toilets! Of course teenagers always found this funny, -- what's so dangerous about a toilet that people are being injured by them?? But even now that I have left middle-school-dom, I'm seeing more why this is an issue....and it's really not people being dumb, it's just freaky or unfortunate events! So, the basic rule of thumb is only use toilet paper that is cheap and lesser ply. All toilet paper brands are going to claim to be sep