Shinyitis Support Group

[hittman]

I’ve got two of the single coil tanks and didn’t have to break glass on them. They were a little stubborn but not broken.

 

[DeloresRose]

I dunno. I like mine. Saves all that food waste from going in the trash and stinking things up. I am not a composter and do not have septic. we always had one in the house I grew up in and it is just how I learned to do things

I do not compost any food. I have enough trouble with wild critters and feral cats in my yard without feeding them.

 

[Zazie]

As an organic gardener and as an engineer, I am not a fan of garbage disposals. What can get composted, gets composted. What belongs in the trash, goes in the trash. All that stuff going down the drain just adds to the load at the downstream facilities which more often than not are overloaded. For the same reason, garbage disposals are not recommended for houses with an on-lot disposal system (septic tank). If that fails it's an expensive repair.

Edit: And never never never flush baby wipes or similar products. They don't decompose and create clogs.

I don't have a garden yet I still compost. I hate messy trash.

 

[Zazie]

A tip from my long-dead plumber grandfather: never get rid of coffee grounds down the drain, garbage disposal or no. They wreak havoc with pipes.

 

[Skeebo]

I don't have a garden yet I still compost. I hate messy trash.

I'd compost but we have lions & tigers & bears here, squirrels too.

 

[DeloresRose]

Well the boiling water, cooled down a tad, did not work. The freezer did not work. Crying over it did not work. In the end, it took a pair of my smallest jewelry needle nose, pushed up under the glass as far as part of it could go. wrapped it in a wad of paper towels and just broke the glass. It came off in 3-4 pieces and those pieces still had to be pried from the gasket.

Sorry, I just built mine this morning before I saw you were having trouble with it. I just left the straight glass on it, so I don’t know if mine is stuck or not. You have the single coil, right?

 

[DeloresRose]

A tip from my long-dead plumber grandfather: never get rid of coffee grounds down the drain, garbage disposal or no. They wreak havoc with pipes.

I did not know that, but mine go in the trash anyway, except when the roses need them.

 

[DeloresRose]

I'd compost but we have lions & tigers & bears here, squirrels too.

No lions, tigers or bears, but loads of trash pandas, pole cats, and grinners.

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

That, is not a bad idea Ange. I'm interested in that flask....would love some lone time with it

If it's not my cup of tea, I'll send it up. But don't hold your breath!

 

[hittman]

It never crossed my mind to put coffee grounds in the disposal. I’m picky about what I put in it. My wife tried peeling potatoes in the sink once and plugged the disposal. I had to take it off. What a mess!

 

[Territoo]

I learned the hard way that banana peels don't go down the disposal.

 

[Ed Brown]

All that worm food! LOL

 

[Ed Brown]

I dunno. I like mine. Saves all that food waste from going in the trash and stinking things up. I am not a composter and do not have septic. we always had one in the house I grew up in and it is just how I learned to do things

No judgement here. Every once in a while I get up on a soapbox and have to check myself. If 50 people got rid of their garbage disposals, one person could get a gas powered lawn mower to stay carbon neutral. Rats, there I go again.

 

[Skeebo]

I don't think Jeffrey Dahmer used a garbage disposal either. Sometimes folks like to make a difference in this world. It's commendable...

No judgement here. Every once in a while I get up on a soapbox and have to check myself. If 50 people got rid of their garbage disposals, one person could get a gas powered lawn mower to stay carbon neutral. Rats, there I go again.

I have a neighbor that has one of those rechargeable lawnmowers. Poor guy, if he only realized all of us neighbors can clearly hear him cursing that mower every times he mows the grass.

 

[Zazie]

My mother has one. She loved it when she could still mow. Now my sister does.

 

[Zazie]

Me, I think lawns are dumb.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[Pigs]

IN case you are serious and do not know. It is connected to your sink, one side of the drain. You can put almost all foods in it and run it and break everything up to go down the drain. Great for pasta's, cereal, the rest of the dog/cat food, leftover vegetable dishes, etc etc. Just no bones or tough meats.

I was being facetious but thanks S. They went out of favour here a long time ago for the reasons @Ed Brown mentioned. They do seem practical to me in high rise apartment complexes where trash storage/ collection is more limited.

 

[Fredman1]

Me, I think lawns are dumb.

I can't agree more. 90% of my back lawn is gone...replaced by hand sown weeds. I love weeds.

 

[hittman]

Me, I think lawns are dumb.

Blasphemy! I take very good care of my tiny little yard.