Fla Legislators Wasting Time On Toilet Paper
Just in case you might've thought that your Florida legislators are actually spending their time wisely:
A proposed law currently making its way through the Florida legislature might help you with what can be an embarrassing problem. Here's the bottom line, the bill would be a mandate that all eating establishment must have enough toilet paper when you go into the restroom.OK, so it'd be helpful if restaurant inspectors peeked into bathrooms in addition to kitchens. But do our legislators really have to spend time on this? Can't the Florida Department of Health just take care of it? There really is no need to be legislating restaurant toilet paper supplies from Tallahassee.The only problem is the bill doesn't dictate how much toilet paper is "enough."
State Senator Victor Crist, a Republican from Tampa, felt the problem was so important, a law must be passed to protect the backsides of anyone in Florida. The measure will also try to regulate the cleanliness of restrooms in eating establishments.
Crist, says in the bill, restaurant inspectors, "should also check the restrooms along with the kitchens to make sure that basic cleanliness necessities are in place."
The Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved the bill, SB 836, on Monday. It has two more stops to go and as long as it's not wiped out before then, it could then go to the Senate floor. A similar measure is currently awaiting passage by the House.
Comments
This is a stupid proposal. Don't they have better things to think about. Let the consumers vote with their $$. If an eating establishment doesn't stock up toilet paper and the customer is disatisfied the customer, on the margin, will not return. Will they legislate a law for toilet paper at home next? How about enforcement? If you make a law that you can't feasibly enforce it's better to not have the law at all. We should not "make law" just for making law sake. This is totally asenine. What if one person goes into the bathroom and uses up an entire roll or maybe 2 rolls of toilet paper and wasn't able to stock it fast enough before the next person. Should the person call 911 and have the police come cite the eating establishment? ONLY IN AMERICA!!! I hope there are stupidity screeners in Florida.
Posted by: boomer | September 10, 2008 01:15 AM