I was simultaneously amused and appalled when I read this article in the Denton Record-Chronicle today.

The last thing former Krum Mayor David Polley said he expected to find when he drove up his driveway was a white toilet on his lawn. But it was not just a toilet: It’s the Krum High School Band’s new fund-raiser.

“We had seen it in front of the bank and thought it was a joke of some kind,” Mr. Polley recalled. “I walked out and as soon as I saw the sign, I laughed.”

A sign on the toilet says, “Dump some money into the Krum Band and help flush away our worries!!!” and lists a phone number to call to have it removed. The requested donation to have the toilet removed from a yard is $15. For $20, the commode is not only removed but relocated to a location of one’s choice.

Being the curmudgeonly type, I wouldn’t pay to remove the toilet, even though I’d be inclined to donate to the band otherwise (I was in band myself back in the day).  But I don’t like the extortionate approach they’re taking.