tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post692164378059657206..comments2024-01-26T00:47:28.825-08:00Comments on Vintage Thirty: If a Toilet Flushes in the Woods, Was Anyone Around to Flush?Tootsie Farklepantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-5998232571517407942008-11-23T10:10:00.000-08:002008-11-23T10:10:00.000-08:00I was on a road trip with my daughter when she was...I was on a road trip with my daughter when she was about 4. We stopped at a rest stop to use the washroom. We were in a stall together and she used the toilet and I went to flush. My brand-new glasses that were on top of my head fell off into the bowl just as i flushed it. i dive bombed for them but the atomic whoosh was too strong. To this day my daughter is wary of restroom toilets and mentions it EVERY time we go in one. In summary: Hold on to your glasses while flushing.Eve Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077634478375543118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-29172457495276511182008-11-22T21:41:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:41:00.000-08:00Those toilets ARE incredibley loud. My kids hate t...Those toilets ARE incredibley loud. My kids hate them and it is always taking a chance in the stall that they will just suddenly engage...JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-215018531927611252008-11-19T14:54:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:54:00.000-08:00I haven't read the other comments, so maybe someon...I haven't read the other comments, so maybe someone's already suggested this, but we place some toilet paper over the sensor to keep it from flushing. <BR/><BR/>Same thing happened to us. You'd have thought that my daughters were being murdered in the mall bathroom if you'd heard the screams!Tara Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773254592701825834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-46230069003803875632008-11-19T09:16:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:16:00.000-08:00We have suffered a very serious and debilitating s...We have suffered a very serious and debilitating setback in the realm of potty-training thanks to those crappy crappers. URGH.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-30446569837142269482008-11-19T05:08:00.000-08:002008-11-19T05:08:00.000-08:00I almost wish I had this problem. My 3-year-old h...I almost wish I had this problem. My 3-year-old has never met a toilet he didn't like.<BR/><BR/>The book idea sounds (no pun intended) like a good place to start.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-66749408143252922872008-11-18T20:47:00.000-08:002008-11-18T20:47:00.000-08:00My daughter is the same way with loud noises. It ...My daughter is the same way with loud noises. It hasn't stopped her from going to the bathroom in public, but she runs from the stall as soon as she. She also hates lawnmowers, weedeaters, blowdryers, blenders, etc. She has all the loud cars in the neighborhood scoped out. I hate the self-flushers too. Most never seem to flush when you want them to and then others when you lean slightly to one side to wipe. They suck!Annjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315067950686666022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-72900068484010697502008-11-18T20:28:00.000-08:002008-11-18T20:28:00.000-08:00I'm one of the germaphobic freaks who was flushing...I'm one of the germaphobic freaks who was flushing toilets with my feet before these things were invented. But yeah, I would've been scared of those things as a small child too. I still hate noise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-73857235589760195862008-11-18T19:51:00.000-08:002008-11-18T19:51:00.000-08:00Been there. I sympathize.Be grateful the jet flush...Been there. I sympathize.<BR/><BR/>Be grateful the jet flush was not accompanied by the insistence of the bizarre "endless tubular plastic bag seat cover of daintyness" to change itself simultaneously with the flush.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Chicago.<BR/><BR/>I ended up with two small boys who would not actually sit on a toilet for three weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-88678935462324575062008-11-18T18:55:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:55:00.000-08:00Whoa! I can't even imagine. Kids are so much fun a...Whoa! I can't even imagine. Kids are so much fun at age 3 when they AREN'T afaid of noises. Add noises to it and mama needs a drink.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544675666827041726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-24639793326435073992008-11-18T18:40:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:40:00.000-08:00Yeah, the toilet in my bathroom when I was in labo...Yeah, the toilet in my bathroom when I was in labor with my last one just about sucked me down. I told the nurse it was an excellent way to get my water to break and that next time I would just sit there and flush until some progress was made.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140468214545352325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-90512597217634598642008-11-18T18:08:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:08:00.000-08:00OMG, can I get an amen! Caroline is also frighten...OMG, can I get an amen! Caroline is also frightened to death of toilets and insists that I let her leave the stall before flushing. Why ARE toilets so loud? AND she also doesn't like water running in the bathtub, the hairdryer, the vacuum.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, she's never going to make it as a mom if she can't hack a little a noise. Sheesh.Madame Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879021662076403965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-26324265022434088712008-11-18T17:00:00.000-08:002008-11-18T17:00:00.000-08:00Those toilets are ANNOYING to say the least - and ...Those toilets are ANNOYING to say the least - and talk about a waste of water! But seriously, if your daughter continues to be bothered by loud noises (she may grow out of it, most kids are frightened of loud noises), I would ask her doctor about it - it's possible she suffers from HYPERACUSIS. I have it in one year and it's very painful.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735724189920204452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-24991090290419173892008-11-18T16:26:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:26:00.000-08:00I think almost every little kid goes through that....I think almost every little kid goes through that...just wait until the noisy garbage truck gets added to that list.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, aren't sensory issues fun? NOT!AutoSysGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182101665968215991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-76653888063837630252008-11-18T14:48:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:48:00.000-08:00That is SO SAD!Hint: Stand behind her while she ti...That is SO SAD!<BR/><BR/>Hint: Stand behind her while she tinkles and block the sensor with your body. Works like a charm. Or, would have, before those damn things scarred her for life.<BR/><BR/>Poor baby. :(Mr Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998773078408832376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-66189107871229875012008-11-18T13:51:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:51:00.000-08:00What freaked Loopy out was the auto-lid covers tha...What freaked Loopy out was the auto-lid covers that spin out at O'Hare Airport before you sit down! Don't sit too fast, man.Saucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959141177904095053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-13689462876467736372008-11-18T13:43:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:43:00.000-08:00I didn't read through all the comment but I though...I didn't read through all the comment but I thought I would share this tidbit.<BR/><BR/>My daughter had the same problem with those WONDERFUL (not) potties. If you just take some toliet paper and drape it over the sensor it won't flush till you remove it.<BR/><BR/>THen you don't have to worry about findiny non auto flush potties. And your cute girl can get out of the LOUD zone before you flush.This Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901260218798651456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-48728462231055055242008-11-18T13:38:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:38:00.000-08:00ooh, never heard of these! lucky us in lil ol nz ...ooh, never heard of these! lucky us in lil ol nz being too far behind the times to have such thing.<BR/><BR/>My son refuses to go into bathrooms with the hand blower things because of the noise - traumas in the bathroom hey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-23792877315064285432008-11-18T13:33:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:33:00.000-08:00yeah. i have two like that. those toilets are a m...yeah. i have two like that. those toilets are a menace to the sound sensitive. totally set my kids back too.Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905740781186585499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-88525708129818605582008-11-18T12:43:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:43:00.000-08:00The post-its totally work. We had this problem whe...The post-its totally work. We had this problem when my daughter went in a Walmart one time she thought the tiolet was going to get her or something... She was like 4 and it lasted till she was like 6. She would come to work with me occasionally and we have auto flushers. I would give her her own post-it and tell her to put it on the sensor part... Tada, she was in charge and she was okay as long as she was in charge. But man... Those things are evil!One Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768744370858632841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-35569260035566797512008-11-18T12:33:00.001-08:002008-11-18T12:33:00.001-08:00This is a common ailment that is not in the What t...This is a common ailment that is not in the What to Expect When You're Expecting handbook.<BR/><BR/>My older one got over this noise aversion easily enough...the little one, not so much.Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241915723936809627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-1939050509362701462008-11-18T12:33:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:33:00.000-08:00My 3 year old daughter has developed the same fear...My 3 year old daughter has developed the same fear of toilets after encountering a self flushing toilet at the zoo. Now, everytime we are out & I ask her if she's got to go, her first question is .. . "Does the toilet flush itself?" If the answer is yes, then she just ends up going in her pull-up. This has been a little bit of a set back on our journey through potty training. I need to try covering that sensor thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-2953403524734445442008-11-18T11:39:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:39:00.000-08:00It's a funny story, but you might want to consider...It's a funny story, but you might want to consider that she has neurological inability to filter noise--it sounds odd, but my son has it so I know it's real. It can make a difference in the type of classroom environment they need.<BR/><BR/>What I hate about those toilets is that every once in a while the sensor misreads what's happening and flushes while you are still sitting.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-89581573636283410352008-11-18T11:15:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:15:00.000-08:00As a former noise-a-phobe myself, I feel your daug...As a former noise-a-phobe myself, I feel your daughter's pain. I used to cover my ears, roll my eyes into the back of my head, and scream throughout every Fourth of July fireworks display my parents ever took me to until I was about six. And God forbid you were pushing me in a stroller when a fire truck went by.<BR/><BR/>My other mortal fear: the man who dressed up as Mr. Peanut and stood posing for pictures with all the kids on the boardwalk. Pure torture. My gah my parents were quite horrible people for always taking me to things like fireworks and the beach.yellaphanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473037506487677049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-67730200594353881722008-11-18T10:39:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:39:00.000-08:00what I don't get about the self flushing toilets a...what I don't get about the self flushing toilets are the people who assume that the toilet took care of their business, and then leave. By the time I make it into their stall, I am greeted by a pile of "stuff." Then I quickly maneuver a u-turn and get the eff out of there. I never assume anything, especially in the toilet department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-39052028991030088622008-11-18T10:36:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:36:00.000-08:00I've got to remember the post-it note tip for me a...I've got to remember the post-it note tip for me and for our little guy once we're serious about potty training.<BR/><BR/>I hate the auto-flush while still on the toilet -- spray from a public toilet on me, ick!!!Avonleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207506579954260744noreply@blogger.com