My Darkroom smells like poop

BrianShaw · Feb 22, 2006

arigram said:
I will never post anything silly, remotely funny or irrelevant again.
You guys killed it.

Now, now Ari... don't go away mad, angry or upset. Speaking only for myself... I need a bit of levity in my life right now... and thank you very much for providing some!

kwmullet · Feb 22, 2006

arigram said:
But like I already said I have a sink that is connected to a drain and a floor drain already. Oh, forget it.
I will never post anything silly, remotely funny or irrelevant again.
You guys killed it.

The funny thing about your silly post is that it is somewhat irrelevant. Does that make it metarelevant?

-KwM-

arigram · Feb 22, 2006

Allright, now it starts to get silly again.
Please continue on these lines.
This is NOT a serious thread!

avandesande · Feb 22, 2006

I refuse to continue discussing your smelly greek hole.

arigram · Feb 22, 2006

But why? Its a very nice hole apart from the fact that is smelly and it is greek.

eumenius · Feb 22, 2006

Well, the thread just asked for that. I remember my work in one lab with all-so-very-sterile controlled environments, not a photo lab, and I was cultivating human cells in vitro there. I was in a middle of changing the nutritive medium, when I smelled a disaster. First I smelled it, then it came to me - the whole sink was full of sewer contents, overfilling and spilling around, in an otherwise sterile room. After an hour, our pumbers have found a sleeve from someone's coat in a pipe downstream It was a wekk long break in or work, and a nice work for UV germicides burning day and night

Zhenya

avandesande · Feb 22, 2006

Did you stuff a towel in it? This will not change the greek thing but might get rid of the stink.

arigram said:
But why? Its a very nice hole apart from the fact that is smelly and it is greek.

arigram · Feb 22, 2006

Now you are getting to be obsene and insulting.
I refuse to continue this conversation any loneger.
It started off in a high level and see where you got it.
Good night.

Curt · Feb 22, 2006

It needs a trap to prevent the sewer gasses from comming into the room. The toilet has a built in trap, once removed the drain will not have the trap. If you want to use it as a drain you must install a trap and have a vent so it will flow.

Curt

Andy K · Feb 22, 2006

arigram said:
After finally reconstructing and refitting the darkroom with all the equipment I set one night to try it out. I called my cousin who has some films for development and he came to test the new Jobo.
During the development I smelled something bad. Pretty bad.
"You farted" I accused him.
"No, I did not" he denied the accusation.
"You are not supposed to fart inside a darkroom you know", I insisted.
"I did not fart!", he exclaimed.
I smelled more carefully.
"Yes, it does smell too shitty to be just a fart".
It thought a bit. Then it came to me.
You see, there used to be a functioning toilet seat in the room which was removed during the reconstruction. But the pipe remained and I thought I could use it for water drainage. Unfortunately it seems to be pretty connected to the sewage system and it carries all the aromas of mother nature in it, especially when someone in the appartment building uses it.

I have called the plumber and meanwhile I have left the door open.
I am sure all your chemicals, not even sepia smells that bad!

How about that for a photographic related toilet humor?

hehehe, thanks for the laugh Ari!

BrianShaw · Feb 22, 2006

... and now we've gone full circle. I'm with Ari... out of here!

Struan Gray · Feb 23, 2006

Not photography, but this might raise a smile:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.climbing/browse_thread/thread/1ae44123d5e7c6c3/

Andy K · Feb 23, 2006

Well... last night my darkroom smelled of sausage casserole.

joeyk49 · Feb 23, 2006

arigram said:
"Yes, it does smell too shitty to be just a fart".

I'm still scratching my head, while pondering that statement....

arigram · Feb 23, 2006

Let's just say that an open sewer smells worst than a fart even though they come from the same source material.

Ok, now, is there a way to stop this thread because it has gotten a few hundred views and it doesn't seem to quit!

I can't resist posting in it either!

Aggie · Feb 23, 2006

arigram said:
Let's just say that an open sewer smells worst than a fart even though they come from the same source material.

Ok, now, is there a way to stop this thread because it has gotten a few hundred views and it doesn't seem to quit!

I can't resist posting in it either!

Well shit Ari, It's called aromatherapy!

arigram · Feb 23, 2006

Aggie said:
Well shit Ari, It's called aromatherapy!

Like we don't have enough funny smells in our darkrooms!

I can definately picture going into a "new age" shop and browsing the section of insence and essences:
orange...patsuli...ocean spray...mightnight romance...shitty darkroom...roses...

avandesande · Feb 23, 2006

The worst thing I ever smelled was lobster bait. If you notice, lobstermen don't eat lobster.

leeturner · Feb 23, 2006

All amateuer smells. I once worked in a maggot farm for 3 months. 50 tons of rotten meat and 15 tons of rotten fish delivered each week. Plus maggots produce a huge amount of ammonia. That's a powerful stink combination.

avandesande · Feb 23, 2006

Ammonia if it is strong enough is like getting punched in the face.

Flotsam · Feb 23, 2006

I am surprized that no one has mentioned some obscure method of developing film by exposing it to toilet fumes yet.

My suggestion, Put the toilet back in. You'll have place to sit down and it will eliminate those time wasting bathroom breaks while you are printing.

Aggie · Feb 23, 2006

Flotsam said:
I am surprized that no one has mentioned some obscure method of developing film by exposing it to toilet fumes yet.

My suggestion, Put the toilet back in. You'll have place to sit down and it will eliminate those time wasting bathroom breaks while you are printing.

But if you sit on the toilet too long, your legs go to sleep.

avandesande · Feb 23, 2006

It's amazing how putting your hands into a tray of Dektol brings on a healthy bowel movement.

Flotsam said:
My suggestion, Put the toilet back in. You'll have place to sit down and it will eliminate those time wasting bathroom breaks while you are printing.

kwmullet · Feb 23, 2006

avandesande said:
It's amazing how putting your hands into a tray of Dektol brings on a healthy bowel movement.

"Ask not for whom the bowels toll, they toll for thee!"

-KwM-

Aggie · Feb 23, 2006

kwmullet said:
"Ask not for whom the bowels toll, they toll for thee!"

-KwM-

Next we will be boweling for dollars.

My Darkroom smells like poop

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