Beyond the Book · After the book

Septic T(h)anks

Not in the book — a notice in verse, posted where guests would be sure to study it

All of us with septic tanks
Give all of you our heartfelt thanks
For putting nothing in the pot
That isn’t guaranteed to rot
Kleenex, pads and tampons too,
Any diapers are taboo!
No hair combings…
  Please use the basket
There’s a darn good reason
  Why we ask it!

The poem Septic T(h)anks in Walter’s handwriting on a well-creased sheet of paper, with the word Disposable crossed out and replaced above with Any
The notice as Walter wrote it — “Disposable” struck out and upgraded to “Any.” Click to see it full size.