How lazy can one get?

[ponyboy]

I have a family member who we visit once in a while. We stopped in over the weekend and he told us not to use the bathroom we typically do. He said it was clogged and a plumber was supposed to come unclog it the next day. I asked if he tried using a plunger and he said no. So, he clogged the toilet, threw in the towel and called a plumber, lol. I never heard of someone not attempting to unclog a toilet from too much toilet paper when they have a plunger. Maybe they are trying to BTD?

Another good one...my parents were recently at a beach house with a couple friends. The one guy wont lift a finger for anything. His wife packs all his clothes, loads the car, etc etc. He was eating a sandwich on a paper plate. He was standing right in front of the trash can. When he was done eating, he let the plate just sit on the counter. His wife had to throw it away. Mind you, he could have slid the plate less than 12" and it would have fallen into the trash can. Thats pretty impressive if you ask me.

 

[RetiredHappy]

I have a family member who we visit once in a while. We stopped in over the weekend and he told us not to use the bathroom we typically do. He said it was clogged and a plumber was supposed to come unclog it the next day. I asked if he tried using a plunger and he said no. So, he clogged the toilet, threw in the towel and called a plumber, lol. I never heard of someone not attempting to unclog a toilet from too much toilet paper when they have a plunger. Maybe they are trying to BTD?

Another good one...my parents were recently at a beach house with a couple friends. The one guy wont lift a finger for anything. His wife packs all his clothes, loads the car, etc etc. He was eating a sandwich on a paper plate. He was standing right in front of the trash can. When he was done eating, he let the plate just sit on the counter. His wife had to throw it away. Mind you, he could have slid the plate less than 12" and it would have fallen into the trash can. Thats pretty impressive if you ask me.

The first one I actually get. I had never seen a plunger in my life until I was in my 40s. I also had never had a plugged toilet. There was this plunger sitting next to the toilet in the home that my second husband and I bought. I asked him what it was....

The second story, his wife allowed him to be lazy. I don't get it.

 

[COcheesehead]

No reason to get angry at lazy people, they didn’t do anything

 

[ponyboy]

The first one I actually get. I had never seen a plunger in my life until I was in my 40s. I also had never had a plugged toilet. There was this plunger sitting next to the toilet in the home that my second husband and I bought. I asked him what it was....

The second story, his wife allowed him to be lazy. I don't get it.

My wife and I had a discussion about the toilet situation after we left. Neither of us could barely remember the last time we had to unclog a toilet. When we rented, the flush speed/rate was slow so that did clog. That was approx 10 years ago. When we moved into our house, we replaced all the toilets. The flush rate is insane. Toilet wasnt fancy, but it doesnt do that lame slow swirl action that old toilets did. I dont know how our current toilets could get clogged unless our kid shoves an object down it.

 

[braumeister]

I remember a time visiting a friend who lived in a high rise apartment building. While I was there, a light bulb burned out in a reading lamp, and I asked if he had any spare bulbs. He said yes, they were in the hall closet "but don't worry about it."

He then picked up the phone, called the maintenance office of the building and asked them to come up and change the bulb.

 

[Calico]

From the thread title I thought this was going to be a contest for forum members, and I was excited, because it's probably the only contest I have a shot of winning. Oh well. Back to not doing my chores.

 

[GrayHare]

Low-flow toliets are more prone to clogging. Maybe the plunger didn't solve the problem? Sometimes what's needed is a better plunger, such as the type that vacuums water and lets you expel that water toward the clog.

 

[reneeh63]

The first one I actually get. I had never seen a plunger in my life until I was in my 40s. I also had never had a plugged toilet. There was this plunger sitting next to the toilet in the home that my second husband and I bought. I asked him what it was....

The second story, his wife allowed him to be lazy. I don't get it.

I wouldn't blame the wife necessarily. She may have put up with years of his trash and got tired of the battle - we all know people who are shameless and can't be guilted to move a finger. Of course she could divorce him (maybe over JUST that or maybe she would have a laundry list of items). We don't know what his redeeming qualities might be.

Regardless of her role in his laziness, he is certainly the most accountable.

 

[ponyboy]

Low-flow toliets are more prone to clogging. Maybe the plunger didn't solve the problem? Sometimes what's needed is a better plunger, such as the type that vacuums water and lets you expel that water toward the clog.

The plunger didnt solve the issue because the plunger was never used. I agree, not all plungers are created equal. Those old school reddish ones are garbage. You have to get the one like you describe, where it blasts water into the pipe.

Instead, he did what most simple minded people would do and flush it again in hopes the weight of the water would dislodge the toilet paper. Instead, that overflowed and made a bigger mess. He did clean that up with some rags so he went above and beyond there.

 

[Souschef]

I have a closet auger in case the plunger does not work. I have only had to use it a few times.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Another good one...my parents were recently at a beach house with a couple friends. The one guy wont lift a finger for anything. His wife packs all his clothes, loads the car, etc etc. He was eating a sandwich on a paper plate. He was standing right in front of the trash can. When he was done eating, he let the plate just sit on the counter. His wife had to throw it away. Mind you, he could have slid the plate less than 12" and it would have fallen into the trash can. Thats pretty impressive if you ask me.

Yes, this is impressive. But who knows what sort of a deal this couple has negotiated? What does he do for her, I wonder, for all the stuff she does for him?

IOW, we don't know if this is a one-sided thing.

 

[Aerides]

Yes, this is impressive. But who knows what sort of a deal this couple has negotiated? What does he do for her, I wonder, for all the stuff she does for him?

IOW, we don't know if this is a one-sided thing.

Yeah but we can guess, and I can't imagine anything that would balance that for me. Still, he was probably that way when she married him

 

[Car-Guy]

The title of this thread intrigued me. Thought for sure someone had uncovered my true identity.

 

[Kings over Queens]

The second story, his wife allowed him to be lazy. I don't get it.

Allowed, or forced? I'll play devils advocate here and suggest it may be possible that his wife is controlling and has certain ways she wants things done. I'm not suggesting its right, wrong, or otherwise, just that it's possible she is demanding and he's not interesting in fighting, so he lets her pack. He lets her load the car.

 

[Kings over Queens]

No reason to get angry at lazy people, they didn’t do anything

I chuckled.

 

[Calico]

Allowed, or forced? I'll play devils advocate here and suggest it may be possible that his wife is controlling and has certain ways she wants things done. I'm not suggesting its right, wrong, or otherwise, just that it's possible she is demanding and he's not interesting in fighting, so he lets her pack. He lets her load the car.

 

[Kings over Queens]

Are you saying it's not possible?

None of us have any idea what goes on in someone else's relationship, right? It's all assumptions.

 

[Lorenzo]

And here I am feeling lazy for calling someone to install a new valve and flapper in the toilet every so many years when those things wear out.

 

[Andre1969]

I have a toilet story, made even worse because the perpetrator had a master's degree at the time (I think he has a doctorate now) and is a public school teacher! Back in 2017, this perpetrator, a friend of mine, had to move in with me for about a month, because he sold his condo, but hadn't gone to closing on his new place yet, so he was technically "homeless" in between.

Back then I lived in an old house, with only one bathroom. It was an older toilet, probably from the 70's, that had a pretty big tank. But, it wasn't particularly "fast" when it flushed. Well, one morning, he hollers out in a panic because the toilet is overflowing. I come in the bathroom, to find him HOLDING THE HANDLE DOWN!! So naturally, it keeps on flowing! I don't know why Mr. College-Edjumucated thought that would stop it! I told him to let go of the handle, but he wouldn't. In fact, I had to holler at him a few times before he'd let go of it! I don't know what his thought process was, but for some reason he was convinced holding the handle down would stop the water flow!

I lived in that house from 1981-1989 as a kid, and then again from 2003-2018, and I don't think I EVER overflowed it. Well, maybe as a kid, but NEVER as an adult! I did have a housemate, from around 2004-2015 who would stop it up somewhat regularly. I have no idea what his thought process was. You'd think that, after you stopped it up once or twice, you'd learn what the toilet can and can't handle, and load up accordingly.

My current house has three bathrooms, and they all have fairly expensive Kohler toilets that use less water, but also have a pretty powerful flush. Never had a problem with any of them stopping up, although I figured that with being water savers, they would. So sometimes, I guess newer IS better!

 

[Walt34]

And here I am feeling lazy for calling someone to install a new valve and flapper in the toilet every so many years when those things wear out.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, I did that a few years ago when my back pain was at it's peak. Now, after several procedures that eased the pain considerably, I no longer have that excuse.

I'm debating internally whether to tell DW that though.

 

[ponyboy]

Allowed, or forced? I'll play devils advocate here and suggest it may be possible that his wife is controlling and has certain ways she wants things done. I'm not suggesting its right, wrong, or otherwise, just that it's possible she is demanding and he's not interesting in fighting, so he lets her pack. He lets her load the car.

She is very submissive. Super nice lady. Their kid went to high school with my sister so parents have been friends with them for 30 years.

In this case, the husband is just a slob and won't lift a finger. But hey, it works for them I suppose. Like others said, she allowed it.

 

[Qs Laptop]

The title of this thread intrigued me. Thought for sure someone had uncovered my true identity.

Yeah, I thought it was a rhetorical question, but it needn't be.

 

[Irishgirlyc58]

And I thought this was going to be a daily challenge thread. One I could easily win.
I don't even know how to change the toilet thingmabob.

 

[JustADream]

Those old school reddish ones are garbage.

That's cause they are for sinks.

 

[Kings over Queens]

I was today years old when I first learned that. Thanks @JustADream I had no idea.