Comments on: Toiletries & Trees http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/ Adventures in Writing on the Road Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Natasha Fondren Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:30:45 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2399 I understand. I keep flushing public toilets twice! I understand. I keep flushing public toilets twice!

]]> By: Melanie http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Melanie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:02:14 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2398 That's so funny they do the toilet paper thing there. It's taken me a month to get used to flushing it again -- just in time to go home. That’s so funny they do the toilet paper thing there. It’s taken me a month to get used to flushing it again — just in time to go home.

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 Natasha Fondren Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:38:35 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2296 Wow, Liz! That would be SO weird. I thought I'd have no problem driving on the other side of the road, but I never realized about the location of the stick-shift. That would be hard! Wow, Liz! That would be SO weird. I thought I’d have no problem driving on the other side of the road, but I never realized about the location of the stick-shift. That would be hard!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 Natasha Fondren Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:37:49 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2295 Oh yuck! I remember I once had a little problem, and I stopped flushing during that because, well, I didn't want to flush two times an hour. But I wouldn't do that with other people around! Oh yuck! I remember I once had a little problem, and I stopped flushing during that because, well, I didn’t want to flush two times an hour. But I wouldn’t do that with other people around!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Natasha Fondren Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:36:47 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2294 Oh man! I had a cold night, too! It was in the low forties in my camper! I ran out of propane. :-( Oh man! I had a cold night, too! It was in the low forties in my camper! I ran out of propane. :-(

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 Natasha Fondren Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:36:19 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2293 I forgot that you grew up in Ohio, Kate! Yeah, pop sounds normal to me! LOL... that's cute! :-) I forgot that you grew up in Ohio, Kate! Yeah, pop sounds normal to me!

LOL… that’s cute! :-)

]]> By: Liz Kreger http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Liz Kreger Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:48:40 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2291 They do the same toilet paper thing in Greece. When I was there for two weeks it took me awhile to wrap my mind around that concept. When I lived in Australia for a year, it was freaky getting used to 95 degree weather on Christmas day and chilly weather in August. That and driving on the opposite side of the street. The foot pedals of their cars were the same, but you try using a stick-shift left handed. Talk about a challenge. They do the same toilet paper thing in Greece. When I was there for two weeks it took me awhile to wrap my mind around that concept.

When I lived in Australia for a year, it was freaky getting used to 95 degree weather on Christmas day and chilly weather in August. That and driving on the opposite side of the street. The foot pedals of their cars were the same, but you try using a stick-shift left handed. Talk about a challenge.

]]> By: Kath Calarco http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Kath Calarco Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:23:29 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2289 Speaking of "used toilet paper," a friend of mine lives on the St. Lawrence Seaway (way up north). They have the same policy regarding toilet paper. But, they don't have the "flush twice" mentality, which is really too bad. Instead they follow the slogan, "If it's yellow let it mellow..." In a word, "ICK!" Anyway, I haven't seen anything interesting lately, but then again, I haven't looked. Sometimes writers have to tune-in so that we don't miss the weirdness. Speaking of “used toilet paper,” a friend of mine lives on the St. Lawrence Seaway (way up north). They have the same policy regarding toilet paper. But, they don’t have the “flush twice” mentality, which is really too bad. Instead they follow the slogan, “If it’s yellow let it mellow…” In a word, “ICK!”

Anyway, I haven’t seen anything interesting lately, but then again, I haven’t looked. Sometimes writers have to tune-in so that we don’t miss the weirdness.

]]> By: Elizabeth K http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 Elizabeth K Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:05:43 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2287 LOL... my "interesting sight" for the day is that my indoor thermometer reads 52 balmy degrees this morning--the heater apparently gasped its last breath last night. Joy! LOL… my “interesting sight” for the day is that my indoor thermometer reads 52 balmy degrees this morning–the heater apparently gasped its last breath last night. Joy!

]]> By: Kate Sterling http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Kate Sterling Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:26:55 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/my-adventures/toiletries-trees/#comment-2285 LOL, I remember when my (now ex) Mexican in-laws first came to visit. I was totally freaked out to find all that toilet paper in the bathroom trash can. It took me a while to convince them the toilet wouldn't be ruined if they flushed it. As for the Coke-pop thing, it took me a while to get used to people saying "soda" in Wisconsin and Illinois. I grew up in Ohio where it was "pop." LOL, I remember when my (now ex) Mexican in-laws first came to visit. I was totally freaked out to find all that toilet paper in the bathroom trash can. It took me a while to convince them the toilet wouldn’t be ruined if they flushed it.

As for the Coke-pop thing, it took me a while to get used to people saying “soda” in Wisconsin and Illinois. I grew up in Ohio where it was “pop.”

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