{"id":612,"date":"2009-06-24T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-24T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/24\/flush-pool\/"},"modified":"2009-06-24T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-24T17:10:00","slug":"flush-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/24\/flush-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"flush, pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday afternoon, I headed to the restroom here at work. It was the kind of trip that, had I been at home, I would have had a book with me. But I was at work and bookless<\/span> and proceeded to do my business without any reading material. Before I sat down, however, I noted that the toilet now had an automatic flush device installed. It looked like this<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Now, I’m not generally fond of auto-flushing toilet and urinals since I either can’t get them to acknowledge that I exist or I can’t get them to stop. <\/div>\n
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But, my needs were urgent and I was at the mercy of the technology. When I was done, I stood up and the auto-flush device made it’s usual noise – but then nothing else happened. <\/div>\n
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No flush. <\/div>\n
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I sat back down for a moment – then stood back up. I will also admit to feeling a little stupid about this. Same noise – no flush.<\/div>\n
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I check the device and notice that there was a manual button. Relieved, I tried that. Same noise, but still no flush.<\/div>\n
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I tried a couple more times with the same result. <\/div>\n
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So, now what?<\/div>\n
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I washed my hands at the sink and left – then called the building coordinator to report the problem and got his voice mail. Next, I called the Facilities dispatch office and reported it to them. The building coordinator called me back and I confirmed what I’d done. <\/div>\n
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Then I made up an out of order sign, posted that on the door to the stall, and went back to work. I mean, what else could I do? <\/div>\n
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I got the update today that it’s been resolved, so I guess things are back to normal. Or as close as we can expect.<\/div>\n
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In other news… I hit the pool today and it was once again filled with screaming children. And I mean screaming. Like some kind of sonic weapon – really intense. The lifeguard cleared a lane and I did my laps. They had cleared out before I was done, so at least the last bit was more calm. On a related note, a little more digging on the Swim for Diabetes site revealed some contradictions on length vs. lap – I may have earned the ribbon after all.<\/div>\n
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Work has really sucked this afternoon. I’ll be really glad to get out of here today.<\/div>\n
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later…<\/div>\n
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