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Sink peeing...saves water?

mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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Dear Prudence,
I found out entirely by accident that my husband urinates in sinks. He does it not only at home, but in other people’s homes as well. Afterwards, he rinses the sink with water from the faucet, so at least he's making an effort at cleaning after himself. When I spoke to him about it, he responded that it wasn't a big deal, and that he was doing his part to "save water." How do I handle this? Is he really saving water?

—No Flush

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  • PMeg819PMeg819 member
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    edited December 2011
    That is horrifying.
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  • baconsmombaconsmom member
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    edited December 2011
    WTF. 

    It can't save that much water, anyway, unless he and all his friends have old-school or first-gen low-flow toilets. Running the fauces is some number of gallons per minute, so even 20 or 30 seconds of rinsing is probably going to equal a 1.6 gallon toilet flush. 

    This is horrifying. 
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  • loveshine1loveshine1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Why are you doing that in someone else's home?! WTF?!
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  • ~~Busy.~~~~Busy.~~ member
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    edited December 2011
    You think this is bad, I knew a guy in college that was proud to say how he used his bed sheets to blow his nose.  He said doing that kept the germs around him so he wouldn't catch the same cold again.

    Needless to say I stood far far away from him.
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  • hmonkeyhmonkey member
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    edited December 2011

    i'm guessing she's not worried about toilet spray when she has to deal with actual pee spray all over the place.

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  • tawillerstawillers member
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    edited December 2011
    No.

    What was the response?!?!
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  • mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    edited December 2011
    The response:

    Dear Flush,
    I’ve known several men who occasionally bellied up to the sink and took a whiz (my husband insists I note he is not among them) so this is not as bizarre as you may think. Because of anatomical requirements, peeing in the sink is a gender-restricted activity, but it’s not really so different from the gender-neutral indulgence of peeing in the shower. Your husband is right that with a flick of the faucet the evidence is down the drain, and a quick rinse of the sink surely uses less water than flushing. If you’re worried whether this is unsanitary, urine is generally quite germ-free. However, since you don’t mention you’re married to environmental fanatic Ed Begley, Jr., it doesn’t sound like you’re really buying your husband’s ecological argument for his habit. More likely he does this because it’s naughty. If there’s no evidence he lets it all hang out at more inappropriate venues, let's assume he has a slightly odd relationship with bathroom fixtures. It's one thing, however, to do this at home, but it's not a good idea to do it elsewhere.  (That goes for the sidelines at a football game.) Tell him that if someone accidentally walked in on this at a friend's house, the assumption would not be that your husband was a dedicated conservationist. After you've said that, ask him to keep the door shut at home, which will help prevent you from being pissed off about his habit. At least he's not so into recycling that he opens the bathroom window and waters the plants.

    —Prudie

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  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited December 2011
    I don't like this prudie.
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  • ReturnOfKuusReturnOfKuus member
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    edited December 2011
    I've been saying that forever, GBCK.

    And I have to wonder, how in the hell tall are these men that the sink seems more convenient than the toilet?  I told you all that tall people were weird and gross.
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  • tawillerstawillers member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_sink-peeing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:55be15f5-9296-4766-a92b-2f7fd7003955Post:d59633a7-82da-4ca0-9835-8359d1b46740">Re: Sink peeing...saves water?</a>:
    [QUOTE]I told you all that tall people were weird and gross.
    Posted by ReturnOfKuus[/QUOTE]

    Climb a ladder and say that to my face!
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  • 6fsn6fsn member
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    edited December 2011
    Ha Kuus!  I was thinking if DH was big enough to get it into our tall sink I'd be willing to forgive.
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  • nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_sink-peeing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:55be15f5-9296-4766-a92b-2f7fd7003955Post:5b10eadb-7cac-429a-825d-61a78dcaeb26">Re: Sink peeing...saves water?</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sink peeing...saves water? : Climb a ladder and say that to my face!
    Posted by tawillers[/QUOTE]

    <div>I love this.  ^</div><div>
    </div><div>I don't want to be with a man who can't pee in the sink.  </div>
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