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Several Green solutions so it does not happen again.

Submitted by Carrie on January 21, 2008 - 22:00.

When I grew up we lived in a house with one septic system and eleven people. My dad always flushed a packet of active dry yeast down the toilet once a month. He said the yeast would keep the bacteria going to brake down the soilds. I think that he did it once a month because there were so many people living there.
Also, I have heard of, but never tried, people putting dead animals in the septic tank. You have to wait about 24 hours for the bacteria to develop before putting them in, I asume by flushing.
To stop from loosing your breakfast, suck on a strong mint while cleaning up the mess. All that you will smell is the mint instead of the stink. Starlight mints work the best because they last a while (the round ones about the size of a quarter, white in the middle with red and white stripes around the outside).

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