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Is it normal to dump coffee in the toilet?

Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:22 pm
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Is it normal to dump coffee in the toilet?

Flew MKE-ATL a couple days ago. Early flight. Several people had coffee before the flight left. As we were taxiing, I saw a FA take the remaining pot of coffee and dump it in the toilet and the pot touched the toilet seat. I thought it was disgusting. Is this normal procedure?
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:26 pm
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I see this all the time. We have FAs on here frequently, but I'm going to guess that it's actually a standard for hot water (which is really all coffee is) disposal.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:26 pm
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1) yes, i believe this is normal
2) how were you able to see the pot touching the toilet seat from your vantage point?
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:37 pm
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Because he had the door open to the toilet and I was sitting across from it in the 1st row of 1st class. It was clear.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:40 pm
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Originally Posted by donnak
Flew MKE-ATL a couple days ago. Early flight. Several people had coffee before the flight left. As we were taxiing, I saw a FA take the remaining pot of coffee and dump it in the toilet and the pot touched the toilet seat. I thought it was disgusting. Is this normal procedure?
It is only unsettling with the get the pot from the toilet before takeoff!
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 5:52 pm
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Unless the lip of the pot touched the seat, who cares? Imagine what else touches the outside of a steel pot during the course of a day.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 6:00 pm
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Probably the worst thing that toilet saw that day too...
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 6:09 pm
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Has been for the last 30 years of my flying experience. Why change now what works?
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 6:16 pm
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I'd be worried if it were the reverse!
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 6:21 pm
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Has been for the last 30 years of my flying experience. Why change now what works?
It's also standard for FAs to stick an unused bag of ground coffee on the lavatory door hook to improve the smell. AFAIK those ground coffee beans are disposed of rather than later being used to make coffee the beverage for passengers on the flight.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 7:23 pm
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 8:11 pm
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Not unusual to see the FA do this but not standard procedure according to the maintenance guy I sat next to a couple of months ago; at least on the 757's.
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I'd be worried if it were the reverse!
Kind of tastes like it though.
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 9:04 pm
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Originally Posted by donnak
Because he had the door open to the toilet and I was sitting across from it in the 1st row of 1st class. It was clear.
Why does it matter whether that coffee makes a detour through someone's body or not? It's ultimately the same liquid, just of slightly different color (and flavor I've been told).
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Old Jan 10, 2013, 9:08 pm
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Originally Posted by donnak
Flew MKE-ATL a couple days ago. Early flight. Several people had coffee before the flight left. As we were taxiing, I saw a FA take the remaining pot of coffee and dump it in the toilet and the pot touched the toilet seat. I thought it was disgusting. Is this normal procedure?
Coffee needs to be placed there in the first place. Along with Chik-Fil-A
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