I sit at home alone...

I really like checking out the search engine keyword statistics for my blog. Some of the search strings that bring people to my blog crack me up. Check them out for yourself. My fav is "I sit at home by myself"

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Rant....



If I get caught behind a lost Chemical Lawn Treatment van for 10 miles on my way into work ever again I might snap and end up having to post to this blog from a padded cell. I can't think of a more useless waste of a car length during the morning commute. Companies that deploy vans to drive around and spray chemicals on rich peoples lawns should be only be allowed to drive on the road from 10-2. Let's clear cut all the trees, plant weeds that requires constant nurturing, combustion powered trimming and then deploy fleets of vehicles to nourish said weed with water poisoning chemicals.

We aren't in Kansas anymore Toto

As you probably already know, I have been finishing off my basement and adding a bathroom. Along with the bathroom comes the purchase of fixtures. A buddy at work turned me onto these toilets made by a company called Toto. He likes them so much he has been replacing all the toilets in his house with Totos'. His enthusiasm caused me to give them a look. The main selling point is the dual flush system. Basically, you have two buttons on the top of the toilet. One of the buttons is a .9 gallon flush for your "Number One" and the other button is a 1.6 gallon flush for your (cough cough) "Number Two". Besides the water saving factor, the toilet has been specially designed to flush properly using a small amount of water.

All of the toilets for sale out there today are the 1.6 gallon flush toilets which have been mandated by the government. Before the govt got invloved, toilets used 3 gallons per flush. Many of the toilets out there today, including the ones in my house are old 3-gallon-designs that were modified by the manufacturer for 1.6 gallon use. What happens it the flush is inefficent and you end up having to flush twice which in the end uses more water than the old 3 gallon toilet. Duh! The deal sealer for me was the compact and sleek design on the toilet. The new bathroom is tight and until I found out about the Toto Aquia I was restricted to using a round bowl toilet to save room. The tank on the Toto is not nearly as deep as your standard toilet. This allows the Toto to have an elongated bowl using less space than most round bowl standard toilets. Why an elongated bowl? If you're a guy and you've never had a woman laugh at you when you're naked...you know why an elongated bowl is nice to have. ;) The amount of time you can end up spending researching one single aspect of a project can be mind blowing. It's worth it though. In the end, the attention to detail makes all the difference in the world. I ordered a black toilet which turns out to be a premium color, premium price and a 12 week wait. If you're bored and want to check out some crazy toilets take a look at Totos' website. One toilets I spoted was over 5k..crazy features and electronics like heaters, remotes, aerated butt sprayers and dryers. Like I said...if you're bored. Toto USA