First, let me apologize if I’ve missed some sort of protocol regarding number of posts required before one can start a thread. Perhaps there is a set of unwritten rules, I copy of which I did not receive upon registration, that may or may not outline such requirements.
[O.K., Spritle, your point is…? - ed.]
Right, I was emptying out the 'ole Diaper Genie ™ the other night. (Interesting invention - so simple, yet so functional. I could live without it, yet I wouldn’t want to.)
[ Uh, Spritle…? - ed.]
Sorry, so I’m emptying out the DG™ when I noticed that the older diapers (maybe 5 days old or so) were warm to the touch (through the plastic ‘sausage’ - don’t be gross). With a bit of thought, I realized that this wasn’t just a storage issue. No, the warmth didn’t come from the fact that the waste originally came from a 98.6 F (37 C) body. (being about 5 days, it would have cooled to room temp.) No, this crap (literally) was COMPOSTING!!!
I’ve heard of compost heaps smouldering until they burst into flames. Is this possible with the fillings of a diaper? Should I worry that my son’s DG™ will explode and burn his room (and maybe him)?
My question to you… what is the flash point of human waste?
Now that you’ve mastered the spelling of “combustion”, can you help me out with the word “regurgitation”? Because that’s what I’m experiencing right now.
I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be a prick, but hot baby poop in a sausage casing doesn’t exactly fill my head with images of lilacs and violets.
Um, 5 days worth of baby crap??? Cripes, I live out in the country and they pick up trash twice a week. 5 days worth of dirty diapers? You got a diaper pail or a dumpster in your house? You might try rubbing the Diaper Genie and wishing for it to empty itself out more often.
Man, I love that thing. There’s nothing you get sick of quicker than that nasty diaper smell. I swear, we used to put them in ziplock bags and put them outside and you could still smell ‘em. Maybe my kids just had stinky shit, or maybe I was imagining it, but with my third child we got the good ol’ DG and boy, did that thing work. Stick a diaper in the magic hole, twist a few times and: voila! No diaper smell or sight. Not to mention that pillar o’ diapers only had to be emptied about once a week or so. Granted, the sausage form is pretty gross to think about, but it’s better than a bag ripping open to spew diaper detritus forth all over the place.
BTW, here’s the DG, for those who have never seen it.
My son had his first baby cereal yesterday. While he was just nursing, the poop diapers weren’t too bad, but his latest creation was pretty pungent. I’m going to get a diaper genie ASAP. I’ve decided we need one after all!
I’ll empty it daily; the thought of a flaming dirty diaper gives me chills :eek:.
