Think of the people who spent hours, days, building this. Right around the third layer of carefully stacking and aligning the tub, wouldn't you have to be thinking, "What the hell am I doing with my life? Used key cards? I damn well better get a raise for this."
I had to use a squat toilet at the performing art center in Belarus (among other places) there was a long line but surprisingly I only waited about five minutes. Those squat toilets are pretty small but at least they were nice looking and there were a lot about 25 or so in the restroom.
@envirodesigner: I love me some squat toilets. They are the answer to everything. Open your minds to squats, people! We have our first black president. Now let's have squats for all!
A family friend owns a minor league baseball team. When he was building the ballpark about 10 years ago he made a point of putting in twice the amount of women's stalls as men's. It was glorious.
Also, I'm a big believer in using the men's room if there is a line for the lady's and no line for the men's.
Best: There's a pub near my mom's house that has baskets of good stuff, like hair products, a variety of lotions and scents, etc. on the counter for anyone to use. Just because the owner (a woman, natch) thinks that it's a nice thing to do. They use the honor system; if some jerk steals stuff, they just shrug and replace it. Worst: An art gallery I used to attend a lot with an ex. Their building was really old, and I guess at one time they had only needed one washroom at all, but then laws changed. The had a men's room with three stalls and two urinals, and a ladies with ONE STALL, one sink and nowhere to turn around. Literally, girls have to step out of the room to let someone get from stall to sink.
Also, when I was visiting the Statue of Liberty in grade school, there was a hugely long line for the ladies' room, so a group of women took over the men's room, which was deserted. Then guys started to come over and were like, "There's ladies in there!" and then *they* started to form a line to wait for the women to finish! It was a brief moment of justice. I like to think Lady Liberty was smiling down on us.
I'm in architecture school now, and I ALWAYS put more stalls in the women's restrooms in my designs. When I actually get to design real buildings, I hope to do the same.
I don't know how many of you have had to stop on the highway in New Hampshire at a rest stop to use the can but let me tell you one thing. THEY JUST HAVE HOLES IN A WOOD PLANK. Do not ever. ever. ever stop on the NH highway.
My proudest public bathroom moment came last year when I called a woman back to a bathroom stall by yelling "Ma'am! You forgot something!" What? She said, smiling as she returned. Me: "Your fucking urine all over the seat!"
Oh, that was almost a massive fist fight. But I'm sick of this shit.
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Also, I'm a big believer in using the men's room if there is a line for the lady's and no line for the men's.
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Worst: An art gallery I used to attend a lot with an ex. Their building was really old, and I guess at one time they had only needed one washroom at all, but then laws changed. The had a men's room with three stalls and two urinals, and a ladies with ONE STALL, one sink and nowhere to turn around. Literally, girls have to step out of the room to let someone get from stall to sink.
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Oh, that was almost a massive fist fight. But I'm sick of this shit.
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If you sprinkle when you tinkle,
Please be neat and wipe the seat
It's amazing people, especially women, need to be told this.