I’m sorry you had a crappy weekend. I followed a link from the Garden Web plumbing forum to your site.

I just wanted to let you know that the only time my septic ever failed was when we had a party up at our cabin in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. Yes, it is embarrassing! One of the things that ’saved’ us is that we are next to a public access that has a porty potty nearby. But embarrassing to think that all our city friends may think it’s a common occurance.

We also have septic at home in Lino Lakes, MN. We have lived there for 15 years and that was our first septic. From the get-go I knew not to rely on the garbage disposal like I did when we lived in the city. I rarely use it except after scraping dishes into the wastebasket (or compost in summer) and then rinsing on the disposal side. Veggies are peeled into the sink and then scooped out and brought to compost or trash.

This summer I am going to host a large wedding shower for mostly city dwellers. I plan on making a pretty sign and putting it in a frame on the bathroom vanity which would say something like “We are on a septic system. Please don’t put anything down the toilet except what you ate or drank and T.P.

I seriously think that some people DON’T GET IT!

I am usually on the kitchen forum at GW and a few people mentioned that they knew of people who used their toilets as Garbage Disposals because they didn’t have a disposal. But they insisted that they didn’t flush bones, as if that’s any consulation!

My best to you and your family! And hugs to your DH who got the dirty job done over Easter Weekend, bless his heart.