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Following a previous topic in a similar vein I'm quite concerned about frogs in the loo.
Someone posted a thread about a lady who bleached them to death or similar.
We've been getting some pretty smallish ones just on occasion since we moved in our new house last week.
It's a little disconcerting to think there could be a handsome prince looking up my bottom when I go for a piddle.
Any ideas why we are getting them and what to do about it?
Next stop will be Yorkshire Water I guess.
Originally posted by Zebra
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It's a little disconcerting to think there could be a handsome prince looking up my bottom when I go for a piddle.
Zebra, I have no idea what to do about your frog problem, but I would like to sincerely thank you for giving me a giggle on this boring Tuesday! :thumbsup:
Berberis 13-09-2005, 11:35 Could be a biblical plague :help:
JBee - my pleasure I'm sure! (unless it's a prince with a bottom fetish then maybe it's his.... erm.. I'll stop now :D )
40summat 13-09-2005, 11:52 I assume this is a ground floor loo? you should check outside that you have covers on your waste gulleys and possibly the rain water gulleys if you have a combined drainage system.
it normally only occurs when the drains are buried shallow and there is no drop from the back of the pan.
Pseudonym 13-09-2005, 11:57 Zebra, you paint an hilarious picture! I can just imagine your consternation!
Thank you for a really good laugh! :D
Whatever you do, don't put bleach on the poor little things!
Have a slotted spoon and a bucket ready (or a kids fishing net) and scoop them out and put them in the garden. The frogs, that is. ;)
RazorSHarp 13-09-2005, 12:09 Are they there before or after you have "been"?
bigredbox 13-09-2005, 12:15 Have you got a little lad, who likes to put taddy's down there?
Never heard of this one before:hihi:
Maybe they get in via the cistern above, can't see em surviving a good flushing or the gases in the sewer.
Well wierd!
Internetowl 13-09-2005, 12:24 what you been eating?
metalman 13-09-2005, 13:02 I was going to say, do they still have a full complement of legs?
Internetowl 13-09-2005, 13:20 could be the recent heavy rain - washing back...
Yup it's a downstairs loo, there is a cover on the main outside drain though.
Nope, not got kids yet(two in the oven though)., therefore no mischievous little boys playing with tadpoles.
All frogs have a full set of legs and are alive and well, despite the fact there's been a Bloo block in the cistern since we moved in!
Frogs appear at random, they don't appear to be picky who was last in there and what they did or when.
(Although the cats are highly entertained by our new aquarium and spend hours sat on the loo watching until we notice).
Now the weather has improved the frog to toilet attendance ratio has dropped.
Stepping into slightly Grim(sby) new territory, there has been an occasional and random fishy smell in the loo which has nothing to do with personal hygiene in our house (thankfully). I'm told electric wiring can smell oddly like fish just previous to popping so I was watching out for it, however, after going bleachtastic (without any frogs in attendance) the loo smells much better and the problem appears to be cured.
I'm guessing drainage was an issue during the bad weather...oh woe is me with winter approaching.
I'll put my glass slippers back in the wardrobe for now then :(
RazorSHarp 13-09-2005, 14:14 If the problem doesn't get any better, can I order a couple of cod and a trout please:heyhey:
JonJParr 13-09-2005, 14:15 Is it true that a snake could slither up your u-bend? I have a bit of a phobia of this.
40summat 13-09-2005, 14:21 zebra are you on mains drains ie connected to the main in the street, or do you have a septic tank in the garden?
AtticusFinch 13-09-2005, 14:55 Could be worse. I once heard a story about a woman from Kettering who was sat on the loo. She heard a scratching noise beneath her, looked down, and saw a rat trying to negotiate the u-bend. :o
Draggletail 13-09-2005, 16:18 Originally posted by Daley
Could be worse. I once heard a story about a woman from Kettering who was sat on the loo. She heard a scratching noise beneath her, looked down, and saw a rat trying to negotiate the u-bend. :o
There should be a limerick in there, somewhere -
'There was a young women from Kettering'........
Where's redrobbo when you need him most....
There was a young woman from Kettering
Who found cleaning the loo quite shattering
Up popped a rat
Who said 'Fancy that!'
And she swiftly gave it a battering.
40 summat - I have no idea, I'm guessing its mains drains form the vague recollection of what the solicitor said.
Draggletail 13-09-2005, 16:44 Originally posted by Zebra
[B]There was a young woman from Kettering
Who found cleaning the loo quite shattering
Up popped a rat
Who said 'Fancy that!'
And she swiftly gave it a battering.
:clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
tamarindl 13-09-2005, 17:33 Originally posted by Zebra
Stepping into slightly Grim(sby) new territory, there has been an occasional and random fishy smell in the loo which has nothing to do with personal hygiene in our house (thankfully). I'm told electric wiring can smell oddly like fish just previous to popping so I was watching out for it, however, after going bleachtastic (without any frogs in attendance) the loo smells much better and the problem appears to be cured.
we noticed a strange fishy smell, again not a personal hygiene issue, which was traced to a blown fuse in plug sockets. this was overseas so not entirely sure if the electrics are the same here, if you know what I mean. hope this helps.
ps love the thread, i saw the original and shunned away from this message incase of more crulety to frogs but curiousity got the better of me.
the limmerick is fantastic, smiles and giggles here. SF always has a thread to make my day. maybe i should get out more!!! :D
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