Reviewing The Septic Tank Brochure
Early this morning a vacuum sucking truck thing came to my house to clean out the septic tank. An hour later it left. I’m not sure what it did but there was a Big Stink and it left behind a brochure. The black and white tri-fold photocopy concerns the use and enjoyment of the Septic Tank. It’s got it all, and starts off with a bang. Once upon a time...
Good bacteria helps break down “solids”.
Anti-bacterial soap kills good bacteria.
See how the Good Guy / Bad Guy moralistic set-up occurs straight off? I like that. There’s not a lot of space on an 8.5" x 11" paper to dilly-dally.
Next, things quickly get hot and heavy, with:
Anti-bacterial soap can wreck a septic system.
A long running family feud between the Anti-bacterials and the Septics makes a gripping read—just look at the Montagues and the Capulets in Romeo and Juliet. There’s trouble a’brewin’. It’s called conflict and it doesn’t end there:
“Solids” never break down 100%.
Whoa. The word “solids” is what’s known as a euphemism: using a less offensive word instead of the real word that you want to use. However, this particular word is too general. What exactly does not break down? The septic tank? The soap? Bacteria? This brochure?
In the end, the brochure circles back to cold, hard science, and—and!—conflict resolution:
Every year the septic field should be emptied
by a professional.
You pay the big vacuum truck man to come suck out the system. Nice.
In all, I rate the action packed brochure 3.5 stars out of 4. My single gripe is that the brochure is evasive about what, exactly, “solids” are. Even after reading all six panels great mystery remains. I’m left dangling.
Good bacteria helps break down “solids”.
Anti-bacterial soap kills good bacteria.
See how the Good Guy / Bad Guy moralistic set-up occurs straight off? I like that. There’s not a lot of space on an 8.5" x 11" paper to dilly-dally.
Next, things quickly get hot and heavy, with:
Anti-bacterial soap can wreck a septic system.
A long running family feud between the Anti-bacterials and the Septics makes a gripping read—just look at the Montagues and the Capulets in Romeo and Juliet. There’s trouble a’brewin’. It’s called conflict and it doesn’t end there:
“Solids” never break down 100%.
Whoa. The word “solids” is what’s known as a euphemism: using a less offensive word instead of the real word that you want to use. However, this particular word is too general. What exactly does not break down? The septic tank? The soap? Bacteria? This brochure?
In the end, the brochure circles back to cold, hard science, and—and!—conflict resolution:
Every year the septic field should be emptied
by a professional.
You pay the big vacuum truck man to come suck out the system. Nice.
In all, I rate the action packed brochure 3.5 stars out of 4. My single gripe is that the brochure is evasive about what, exactly, “solids” are. Even after reading all six panels great mystery remains. I’m left dangling.
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