Sewer Related Issues....

Brickmuppet Blog has finally gone into the crapper.

First, Via the Belmont Club comes this report that Sino-Japanese relations are being threatened by exploding toilets...

In a move destined to sour business relations across the East China Sea, Toto is now blaming substandard Chinese parts for the debacle. Although beloved by Japanese themselves, the controls of the Washlet — a formidable armrest bristling with a baffling array of multicoloured buttons, lights and dials — have long been the bane of unsuspecting foreigners. The problem most usually arises from a confusion between which of the flush and bidet controls is correct.

The machine’s various functions require it to remain connected to the electricity mains around the clock. In certain models, a stretch of poorly insulated wiring can become scratched, short-circuit and play havoc with the heater that warms the bidet water to a precise temperature. This can cause the Washlet’s plastic seat first to melt, then ignite.

Inspired to terror by uncompromising evening newspaper headlines such as “Toto to fix buttock-scorching bidets”, nearly 50,000 Washlet owners yesterday jammed the company’s information lines. Although no injuries have yet been reported in connection with Toto’s combustible conveniences, many “near-miss” victims have come forward to describe horrified disbelief as their lavatories unexpectedly set themselves ablaze.


Given that most of us in the USA don't use pimped out privy's , one might assume that we can rest safe in the knowledge that spectacular sewer related mayhem will pass us by....

One would be WRONG!
....as this unfortunate motorist discovered...



Exploding Sewers.....a sign of...something.