My bad. I missed the opportunity to inform you of World Toilet Day this year. I know this is a light hearted blog—well, most of the time—but this is a serious subject. Check out the website:
http://www.worldtoiletday.info
We may whine and complain, but really, we have it so good. One in three people in the world do not have access to a toilet. Here is a quote off the website:
"Worldwide, it is estimated that almost one-fifth of all urbanites – over 700 million people – live without a decent toilet. To put that into context, the queue for people waiting for toilets in our cities and towns would stretch around the world 29 times."
Showing posts with label World Toilet Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Toilet Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Today Is World Toilet Day!
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
On the surface, it seems like a big whoop, some slapstick goof on the utilitarian porcelain fixture we use daily, (unless we happen to be roughing out in the sticks when a hole in the ground is the only option). It's a joke to finagle another day off of work! It's about toilet cleaning, a bane to housewives according to advertising, and it sounds like a way to sell more greeting cards, "Give Your Potty A Hug Today" on the cover, "It's your birthday Asshole!" on the inside. One of those quasi-affectionate "bro" type of cards that beer drinking buds might stick on a gag b-day gift 6-pack of laxatives.
But no, it is none of these. It is about sanitation, and 2.5 BILLION lack what we take for granted, clean and safe toilets.
http://www.unwater.org/worldtoiletday
http://worldtoilet.org
http://www.wateraid.org/us/get-involved/world-toilet-day
http://www.planusa.org/content2909175
We who have squabbled over having a sewer really ought to get our heads out of the muck and see what one third of the world has to deal with, daily; disease, rape and humiliation.
Read this page for some toilet facts:
http://globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/event/4572
On the surface, it seems like a big whoop, some slapstick goof on the utilitarian porcelain fixture we use daily, (unless we happen to be roughing out in the sticks when a hole in the ground is the only option). It's a joke to finagle another day off of work! It's about toilet cleaning, a bane to housewives according to advertising, and it sounds like a way to sell more greeting cards, "Give Your Potty A Hug Today" on the cover, "It's your birthday Asshole!" on the inside. One of those quasi-affectionate "bro" type of cards that beer drinking buds might stick on a gag b-day gift 6-pack of laxatives.
But no, it is none of these. It is about sanitation, and 2.5 BILLION lack what we take for granted, clean and safe toilets.
http://www.unwater.org/worldtoiletday
http://worldtoilet.org
http://www.wateraid.org/us/get-involved/world-toilet-day
http://www.planusa.org/content2909175
We who have squabbled over having a sewer really ought to get our heads out of the muck and see what one third of the world has to deal with, daily; disease, rape and humiliation.
Read this page for some toilet facts:
http://globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/event/4572
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
World Toilet Day!
Darn, we missed it, it was yesterday! Well, check out the link here to see what it was about. Be sure to click through all the pictures as they are rather fun! You can go out apparently to celebrate, or you can celebrate at home!
However, it is very sobering to see what the lack of sanitation can cause. An excellent book on the topic is The Big Necessity The Unmentionable World of Human Waste And Why It Matters by Rose George. A fascinating read.
Los Osos is having its own daily toilet celebration I guess, seeing that the aim of the World Toilet Day was SANITATION! Our sewer project is moving along swiftly in the attempt to clean up the disgusting fact of, dare I say it? (sure, why not, it's my blog), peeing and pooping right on top of our water supply! Ugh. UGH. UGH!
A major side note to the cleaning up of things beyond water in Los Osos will occur Wednesday afternoon, November 20, 4:00 p.m. at the District Office on 9th Street. The BANKRUPTCY. This meeting is for the directors to vote on transferring the solid waste franchise to the County for $2.8 million. Read all about the meeting here.
This quote out of the staff report outlines a brief history:
For perspective, the entire operating budget of the District has been around $4.9 million yearly, but with the income from the Solid Waste Franchise gone, it will now be less. The periodic rate adjustments to our bills will no longer be determined by our LOCSD board, but by the County. The $151,000 in yearly franchise income, flushed down the toilet as it were. And that is the event on our agenda for the day after World Toilet Day. Get the facts here.
However, it is very sobering to see what the lack of sanitation can cause. An excellent book on the topic is The Big Necessity The Unmentionable World of Human Waste And Why It Matters by Rose George. A fascinating read.
Los Osos is having its own daily toilet celebration I guess, seeing that the aim of the World Toilet Day was SANITATION! Our sewer project is moving along swiftly in the attempt to clean up the disgusting fact of, dare I say it? (sure, why not, it's my blog), peeing and pooping right on top of our water supply! Ugh. UGH. UGH!
A major side note to the cleaning up of things beyond water in Los Osos will occur Wednesday afternoon, November 20, 4:00 p.m. at the District Office on 9th Street. The BANKRUPTCY. This meeting is for the directors to vote on transferring the solid waste franchise to the County for $2.8 million. Read all about the meeting here.
This quote out of the staff report outlines a brief history:
As a result of the District's termination of the wastewater project being constructed under contract to the District, the creditors filed a series of claims and initiated legal action against the District. As a result of those actions, the District declared Bankruptcy in August of 2006. The total amount of the creditor's claims at that time exceeded $46,500,000.The bankruptcy was finally, finally approved on October 9, 2013 and this transfer is the last thing to be done to conclude these years of stress and I'd say torture even, imposed by a clueless, feckless board on its successors and our town. Fortunately for us, the final settlement amount was whittled down to a mere $11,396,505.
For perspective, the entire operating budget of the District has been around $4.9 million yearly, but with the income from the Solid Waste Franchise gone, it will now be less. The periodic rate adjustments to our bills will no longer be determined by our LOCSD board, but by the County. The $151,000 in yearly franchise income, flushed down the toilet as it were. And that is the event on our agenda for the day after World Toilet Day. Get the facts here.
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