The Demise of The Public Convenience!!
Discussion
GliderRider said:
Councils seem to have decided that they can save money by closing public conveniences and selling off the sites, thus avoiding the costs of upkeep.
This is true. But i once did a change of use application and part of the permission grant was to allow public access to the toilets - so i wouldn’t be surprised if cafes etc on the high street have a similar clauseEmailAddress said:
acesulfame K (E950)
aspartame (E951)
erythritol (E968)
saccharin (E954)
sorbitol (E420)
steviol glycosides (E960)
sucralose (E955)
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The NHS back this up: aspartame (E951)
erythritol (E968)
saccharin (E954)
sorbitol (E420)
steviol glycosides (E960)
sucralose (E955)
xylitol (E967)
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caffeine
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"Some sweeteners known as polyols (such as sorbitol, xylitol and erythritol) can have a laxative effect if consumed in large amounts. Some foods contain polyols naturally, such as certain fruits and vegetables. If polyols added to a food or drink make up more that 10% of a product, the product label must state that excessive consumption may produce laxative effects."
fiesta_STage3 said:
GliderRider said:
Councils seem to have decided that they can save money by closing public conveniences and selling off the sites, thus avoiding the costs of upkeep.
This is true. But i once did a change of use application and part of the permission grant was to allow public access to the toilets - so i wouldn’t be surprised if cafes etc on the high street have a similar clauseI heard an interesting programme on the radio once about the role that public toilets played in the emancipation of women in the 19th century. Apparently in those days if a chap was caught short while out and about there were people going round with large cloaks and a bucket, which you could hire for a short while for a few coppers. Of course in rural areas, trees were always an option.
Women, that is respectable women, could not do this, so simply stayed at home. When public toilets came along, clean and supervised by an attendant, it was the first time women were freed to spend the day out just like the menfolk.
Women, that is respectable women, could not do this, so simply stayed at home. When public toilets came along, clean and supervised by an attendant, it was the first time women were freed to spend the day out just like the menfolk.
Roofless Toothless said:
I heard an interesting programme on the radio once about the role that public toilets played in the emancipation of women in the 19th century. Apparently in those days if a chap was caught short while out and about there were people going round with large cloaks and a bucket, which you could hire for a short while for a few coppers. Of course in rural areas, trees were always an option.
Women, that is respectable women, could not do this, so simply stayed at home. When public toilets came along, clean and supervised by an attendant, it was the first time women were freed to spend the day out just like the menfolk.
That’s a great piece of “useless” trivia! Love it!!Women, that is respectable women, could not do this, so simply stayed at home. When public toilets came along, clean and supervised by an attendant, it was the first time women were freed to spend the day out just like the menfolk.
Currently visiting Malvern, where one public toilet (next to Holy Trinity church and opposite what used to be the Charlesworth factory) has been converted into a tiny house, while another (between Waitrose and the HSBC) has been converted into a tiny theatre, "The Theatre of Small Convenience".
The world has gorn mad.
The world has gorn mad.
glenrobbo said:
Prostrate? 
They really are taking the piss, aren't they?
Enlarged prostate = 4 or 5 trips to the loo. Every. Single. Night.
Fact.
If you intend to go to see Dune 2, take a catheter & a bag.
4-5 per night? That's nothing, when I was having radiotherapy for prostate cancer my maximum was seven; one of the nurses laughed when I mentioned it and said another patient had managed 28! They really are taking the piss, aren't they?
Enlarged prostate = 4 or 5 trips to the loo. Every. Single. Night.
Fact.
If you intend to go to see Dune 2, take a catheter & a bag.
fiesta_STage3 said:
GliderRider said:
Councils seem to have decided that they can save money by closing public conveniences and selling off the sites, thus avoiding the costs of upkeep.
This is true. But i once did a change of use application and part of the permission grant was to allow public access to the toilets - so i wouldn’t be surprised if cafes etc on the high street have a similar clausehttps://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101211358-pub...
I used to pop in here when out on the bike.
Originally built for pit men I think.
Someone deciding to build the little bungalow behind it always made me smile .....
Unfortunately it's been sealed off for ages but it is listed!!
I used to pop in here when out on the bike.
Originally built for pit men I think.
Someone deciding to build the little bungalow behind it always made me smile .....
Unfortunately it's been sealed off for ages but it is listed!!
Unreal said:
There is no statutory responsibility for councils to provide public toilets. Anything similarly not down to them is at risk. Meanwhile people complain about urination in public places. I'm not sure what you're supposed to do if taken short and the shops and pubs are closed.
And... as men...we have to be doubly careful to do it discreetly as it could be conceived as doing something sexual....
ds that sold them off are in their 60's and 70's.....laugh now then eh!
Unreal said:
There is no statutory responsibility for councils to provide public toilets. Anything similarly not down to them is at risk. Meanwhile people complain about urination in public places. I'm not sure what you're supposed to do if taken short and the shops and pubs are closed.
The thing is. Even if there's a pub open. Once relieved, I then feel honour bound to buy a pint. And then we're back at square one...119 said:
Skeptisk said:
People seem to have the bladder size of thimbles these days so I am not sure how they cope without public conveniences.
Went to see Dune part two a couple of weeks ago. Yes I know it is three hours but the number of people who went out to the toilet during the screening (one person on our row went twice) was genuinely surprising.
Whenever I go to the cinema I am normally watching the film I paid to see, not what the rest of the audience were doing.Went to see Dune part two a couple of weeks ago. Yes I know it is three hours but the number of people who went out to the toilet during the screening (one person on our row went twice) was genuinely surprising.
And you did well to find out if they were going to the toilet.
Did you ask them on their way back to their seat?
I just assumed they were going to the toilet rather than randomly walking out of the film and back in again.
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