it is an uncommonly universal truth, look you see, that anyone travelling away from home for even the slightest period of time shall, upon arrival at their proposed destination, wish to seek a moment of pleasurable respite via the conduit of disposing foreign objects via less conventional means. this has always been so, and one would have taken it as a given that it always should be.
not so, it would appear. here we stand in enlightened times, in which apparently it is our collective fault that the so-called super intelligent dolphins are too stupid not to have clocked that they have no business feasting on plastic. as such, in being forced into this responsibility, we simply cannot go around having fun with foreign objects and the disposal of them thereof in ways which are as enjoyable as they are irresponsible. sometimes it is good just to cut loose.
on my arrival (rather than slightly before) at a suitable hotel recently, then, upon checking in i rushed to do precisely what anyone would have done. yes, i in an expedited and excited way, rushed to unpack my toothbrush and headed to the bathroom facilities, keen to get this tooth cleansing contraption flushed away as soon as possible.
by my word, and for all that i could see, this was to be denied. as you can see, and yes you are not mistaken that is surely Commodore 64 mode, of the many (four) items classed as foreign objects you are given as examples which you may not "throw down" the "wc" (Frenchie for toilet, i believe), emphasis is placed on a toothbrush. what, i wonder, is it that they think a toothbrush is for if not to be thrown into the toilet?
just, or exactly, how many toothbrushes have been thrown down toilets to prompt the idea that printing signs telling people not to do such is a viable business opportunity is an interesting question. for the record, no, i have not (to the best of my knowledge) ever thrown, placed or dropped a toothbrush into a toilet. it makes little sense, to me, to do so.
perhaps this is another incident, or episode, of the "them and us" divide which exists between that there london and the rest of our fair nation. we know that the people of london are both committed too and passionate about flushing anything they can get their hands on down toilets, for we are regularly treated to urgent news updates, and articulate documentaries, about how their sewage system is quite knacked as a consequence of their enthusiasm. as we get no such information from other areas of the country, we can only conclude that either this happens just in london, or them what make the news and documentaries and that simply do not care about anywhere else.
yes, there is great danger with their choice of wording here. how, for instance, does one define "throw"? this could reasonably interpreted that the act of throwing a toothbrush into a toilet is what in itself causes the damage, so gently placing one in there could be seen as an acceptable practice.
i am quietly confident that i have now written all which i possibly could on this subject. you will note that i have stopped well short of declaring this restriction as being evidence of "political correctness gone mad", but note that i could not fault those who pursue this particular line of thinking. even if they are wrong to do so.
please think about the dolphins (and other less popular aquatic life), and indeed the environment, then, before you go flushing toothbrushes down toilets, no matter how much fun this act apparently is.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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