# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 91
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1802 "2024-06-17T17:58:23Z")
I created the grocery checkout poll because my wife is a stacker and I’m a single-layer guy, Thus, she usually ends up unloading the whole cart while I stand there. I think intellectually she realizes that it doesn’t make the transaction as a whole complete any faster, but she’s compelled to empty that cart ASAP. Looks like she’s in a small minority and I’m the normal one! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1803 "2024-06-17T18:52:57Z")
I didn’t vote in the grocery belt poll because sometimes I’d just wait, and sometimes I’d put some items on top of others, especially if they were essentially the same item (stack multiple cans of the same kind of tuna on top of each other, for instance; though I might do that even if there was room to spread them out.) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1804 "2024-06-17T19:59:26Z")
I’m not a stacker. I appreciate the pauses. My dad was a career Post Office employee (he retired before it became the Postal Service). Hired in straight after returning home from the Middle East after WWII. He made it to supervisor, but wasn’t ambitious enough to climb higher. He like hanging out with the guys. I spent time in the back area of old post offices many times. They all had a distinctive smell (i.e. they all smelled the same, but nowhere else smelled like them). I can still conjure that smell. After he retired from the P.O. he took a small job for the mail department for Western Airlines (remember them?) at LAX, but he was only there a little over a year when they found his lung cancer. My mom was a high level executive secretary in San Francisco when she married my dad and moved to L.A. She didn’t start working again until I was in junior high. She was the office manager for our local YMCA. It was two blocks from my high school, so I hung out there, too. It was a ramshackle small old Victorian house converted for use, and it was kind of a dump, but interesting. They got a fancy schmancy new building a couple of years before she left. After that she worked for Greyhound Computing (OEM stuff) as their office manager, whose hq was in Phoenix, so she communicated with the office manager there a lot. She ended up talking my dad into retiring to AZ for the dry air. I think he lived more years than he would have staying in L.A. Although he might have live even longer if he could have quit smoking. But he was a 2-3 pack a day smoker, starting when he was 13. He was hooked. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1805 "2024-06-17T21:11:06Z")
What? No #3 for the bodily functions poll? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1806 "2024-06-17T21:53:08Z")
People often complained that the crappy old low flow toilets from 20 years ago didn’t really save water, because it took two or three flushes to completely flush #2 down. But as the poll confirms, people go #1 more frequently than #2, and one flush was sufficient for #1. So assuming you not following the “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down” rule, on average they probably did still save a little water. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1807 "2024-06-17T22:00:46Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > So assuming you not following the “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down” rule, on average they probably did still save a little water. I do, but not always. It all depends. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1808 "2024-06-17T22:12:21Z")
Depends, or not Depends - that is the question. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1809 "2024-06-17T22:48:32Z")
I don’t flush the yellow if the sound will wake up my wife, otherwise I do. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1810 "2024-06-17T22:50:40Z")
We don’t flush the toilet overnight unless absolutely necessary, since it will wake up whoever wasn’t peeing. That’s the main reason we follow that rule. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1811 "2024-06-17T22:52:51Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > That’s the main reason we follow that rule. We don’t live in an area with any acute water shortages. While I’m all in favor of saving here and there, the amount we flush is a very small percentage of our water use. So, I generally flush. Related to the other question, though, we don’t pee in the middle of the night, so we don’t have to worry about waking anyone. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1812 "2024-06-17T22:52:57Z")
Additionally, I always sit for #1 at night. Not only is it quieter, but I don’t have to turn on a light to, uh, ya know, aim. Dude here, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1813 "2024-06-18T10:22:25Z")
As a former supermarket cashier I silently cursed the soul of every customer who stacked items on the belt. Also, what sort of super turbo whirlpooly flushing mechanisms do you folks deploy that would rouse nearby sleepers? mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1814 "2024-06-18T11:31:01Z")
We each have our own bathroom. Neither of us flushes urine, because we have well water. We don’t wash our cars at home, either. Our water is “free” but there’s always the concern that a drought will impact our water supply. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1815 "2024-06-18T11:32:28Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > As a former supermarket cashier I silently cursed the soul of every customer who stacked items on the belt. I couldn’t answer that question, as I do SCO 99% of the time. (The one percent being a store that doesn’t have SCO, and I’ll avoid that store in the future) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1816 "2024-06-18T14:18:02Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > As a former supermarket cashier I silently cursed the soul of every customer who stacked items on the belt. Hear! > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Also, what sort of super turbo whirlpooly flushing mechanisms do you folks deploy that would rouse nearby sleepers? > > mmm It’s not so much the volume of the flush, but rather the acoustics of the water closet. It echoes the sound through the bathroom and into the bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1817 "2024-06-18T14:22:18Z")
My DILs cousin works/manages the produce department at a grocery store. She asked him about people trying grapes before they buy them. He said - Why wouldn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1818 "2024-06-18T14:24:01Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Why wouldn’t you? Because it’s weird to eat standing up in a public grocery store. Because you haven’t paid for them. Because grapes are grapes, and you’re not going to get any new information by eating one or two. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1819 "2024-06-18T14:26:02Z")
On the crime/plea bargain question, that sounds like a good opportunity to waive jury and have a bench trial. (depending on the judges in your jurisdiction). But generally, I also trust juries to figure out complicated things. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1820 "2024-06-18T14:49:24Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It’s not so much the volume of the flush, but rather the acoustics of the water closet. It echoes the sound through the bathroom and into the bedroom. Exactly, especially that loud gurgly pop at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1821 "2024-06-18T15:04:12Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > She asked him about people trying grapes before they buy them. He said - Why wouldn’t you? It has never even occured to me to do this. I know what grapes taste like. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=92)