Issue link: http://psai.uberflip.com/i/853981
W EEKLY EDITION JULY 26, 2017 Joke of the Week In early spring a fellow tries to cross the US - Canadian border on a bicycle with two big bags balanced on his shoulders. The guard asks, "What's in the bags?" The fellow says, "Sand!" The guard wants to examine them. The fellow gets off the bike, places the bags on the ground, opens them up, and the guard inspects … and only finds sand. The fello w re - packs the sand, places the bags on his shoulders, and pedals the bike across the border. He later returns to his home country in a car, smiling and waving at the border guard as he crosses back. Two weeks later, the same situation is repeated as the f ellow approaches the border on a bike with bags of sand on his shoulders. "What have you there?" demands the guard. "Sand!" replies the fellow. "We want to examine it" says the guard. Same results ... nothing but sand and the fellow is on his way again. Every two weeks for six months the inspections continue. Finally, one week in the fall, the fellow doesn't show up. However, the guard sees him downtown and says to the fellow, "Buddy, you had us crazy. We sort of knew you were smuggling something. I won't say anything, but what were you smuggling?" The fellow says, "Bicycles." Time's Up! A new sand timer out of Illinois may be the bathroom buddy you never knew you needed Who would have guessed that a nagging wife would spur an idea for a unique, yet simple restroom gadget? While your spouse may not comment on it, many can understand the "time trap" that occurs from time to time in the bathroom – especially if one takes their cell phone or other reading material in with them. Which is why two Illinois residents invented the Toilet Timer, which is a sand timer with a twist. Featuring "the silhouette of a fellow seated on the 'thr one'" who's "on his cell phone," the timer's sand drains "from a strategic p ortion of his anatomy right into the loo." The point of the bathroom accessory is to "prompt the bathroom lingerer to do one's business… or get off the pot." The idea came to Adam Stephey after his wife "[came] knocking at the door," pointing out how long he tended to spend sitting on the toilet. There were multiple prototypes at first. "We did lots of trial and error," Stephey and co - inventor Elliot Worth explained. "We tried about 10 different sizes of sand and had over 20 different timers with different sizes and amounts." However, they fina lly achieved the proper sand - to - potty ratio, with the timer lasting five minutes exactly. The two polled a few friends, debating between 3, 5, and 7 minutes, before ultimately deciding that 5 minutes on the toilet is all the time one needs. The two placed the product on Kickstarter, with a goal of raising $20,000 for the product. They're already off the pot and well on their way. R EAD THE STORY © Portable Sanitation Ass ociation International (PSAI) • 2626 E 82 n d Street, Suite 175 • Bloomi ngton, MN 55425 www.psai.org • 952 - 854 - 8300