Bob Roberts
Professor StinkFinger
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I've found that the Target brand wipes are great. Way better than Cottonelle, which is just fancy ass sandpaper.
Even the so-called flushable ones can clog your pipes. Someone in out neighborhood was using them and clogged the main line out. I had to call the city to come in and unclog the sewerBaby Wipes Clogging Sewer Systems In Smaller MN Towns
June 25, 2013 6:04 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cleaning wipes for babies are becoming increasingly popular, and some are even labeled “flushable.”
But for a number of small communities in Minnesota, so many wipes are getting flushed that they are clogging up local sewer systems.
In the tiny town of Avon, Utilities Superintendent Jon Forsell checks the sewer pumps every day. The reading on this day is good. Many times, Forsell has had to open up the sewer cover, bring in a crane and pull away wipes that are clogging pumps. Forsell said the wipes are difficult to extract.
“When these are wet and wound around something they are incredibly strong. You cannot tear them with your hands,” Forsell said.
A representative for Kimberly Clarke said itmanufacturesboth flushable and non-flushable wipes, and that their flushable wipes are safe to flush.
But Bob Brand, the director of external communications for Kimberly Clarke, went onto say consumersneed to read labels of the wipes they buy to see if they really can be flushed down the toilet.
The City of Avon has sent out a flyer to all residents telling them not to flush any of their wipes. Officials said replacing one of their sewage pumps costs $16,000. The city administrator said especially for small communities, the stakes are high.
“If you have ongoing unexpected expenses, it blows the budget for a small community,” Jim Thares said.
Forsell’s advice is simple.
“The only product that should be going down the toilet is toilet paper,” he said.
The City of Avon said if left unchecked, the wipe problem could get so bad it could shut down their entire sewer system.
Even the so-called flushable ones can clog your pipes. Someone in out neighborhood was using them and clogged the main line out. I had to call the city to come in and unclog the sewer
The city of Las Vegas has power outages due to "brownouts". I can only assume this has something to do with Carp and using the toilet.

If there were a ban on flushable wipes...that would be an issue for me.
A couple of months ago we were talking sandwich shops....Subway, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's, etc.
Well today I finally got around to trying Jersey Mike's and I have to say it's much better than Firehouse Subs.
I had something called the Big Kahuna with Steak cheese steak. Flat out awesome!
You are my new favorite poster.
I've been pimping Jersey Mikes for some time.... they are the best, flat out. A little expensive though.
1big, we needa talk eateries. You are in SA, right?
I though he was in Waco.
I think I want to be all gangsta today.
~unwraps blue cotton candy Bubblicious ~
Jug of red flavored kool aid