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[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Curious.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A plumber over on Reddit once said that they always know if you've been dumping grease. They always know which house it is.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 39 points 3 days ago

There's usually a trail leading back. Grease and fats solidify very quickly in a cold sewer line.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Who the fuck puts wet wipes down the drain?

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They used to market them as "flushable" even though every municipality and environmental agency said they aren't. Advertising and capitalism rarely let science get in the way of selling you more stuff though.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

used to market

As in, they had to stop because they fell into regulatory troubles?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Technically they do flush.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 2 days ago

Out of sight, out of mind