The Demise of The Public Convenience!!

[nuyorican]

Skeptisk said:

When they walk in front of the screen or in front of you how are you supposed to not see them?

I just assumed they were going to the toilet rather than randomly walking out of the film and back in again.

Bet it was me. I went to see D2 last week and left my seat twice. Both times for a pint, plus a piss on the second trip.

[VanDriver99]

Nethybridge said:

If you're ever in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, the Gentlemen's facilities are second to none.

Oh wow////Amazing ....you are very lucky

[Ian974]

GliderRider said:

Its all very well saying use a shop or a pub, but the most likely time to need to urinate is walking back from the pub after closing time.
It is time to stop being so prudish about needing to use a toilet and have a lot more of the largely open urinals that the French have. For ladies and men doing no.2s, have a cubicle which opens by taking a picture as the user goes in. At least that way they will know who the dirty scumbag is that left the place in a state.

On that note (and probably more as a result of night clubs closing at the end of the night), a good few years back there used to be a bunch of portable urinals dropped off at various points in the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights. These were actually remarkably fit for purpose, but they've disappeared as bars/ clubs have generally got quieter as well.

[bloomen]

Quite a few bogs around me, in the countryside, have been 'taken on' by the local community. I always stick a bit of money in, after washing my hands.

I do downgrade it if they have those godawful metal holes which never spit out anything instead of some sort of tap.

[Rayny]

Be sure to bring some vasopressin and Immodium if you visit the Sussex coast.

[QuickQuack]

C n C said:

This ex public convenience was granted a change of use quite a few years ago.

I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere...

The change of use must've been a hell of a long time ago as that estate agent has been there for nearly 25-30 odd years! That's Kenton Road in Harrow, just opposite Kenton Station, over the railway bridge. We moved to Harrow in 1991 when I was 15 and my sister & BIL have recently moved into my parents' old house.

[JMGS4]

Nethybridge said:

If you're ever in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, the Gentlemen's facilities are second to none.

Shameful... not even any glass splash-guards for ones shoes!!!

[GliderRider]

nuyorican said:

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...

Its definitely not a penny you're spending, if every wee costs a pint...

[Slow.Patrol]

Wasn't there some ancient law that allows a bloke to pee against the nearside rear wheel of a carriage without being arrested for indecent exposure.

[VanDriver99]

Slow.Patrol said:

Wasn't there some ancient law that allows a bloke to pee against the nearside rear wheel of a carriage without being arrested for indecent exposure.

Wasnt aware of that....it puts me in the clear 1000 times now....lifes good.

[Punky Norbert]

Oasis and Adele (and other notables) have gigged in a converted public toilet - now The Forum on Tunbridge Wells common.

[119]

Punky Norbert said:

Oasis and Adele (and other notables) have gigged in a converted public toilet - now The Forum on Tunbridge Wells common.

Kinda the best place for them tbh.

[Skyedriver]

GliderRider said:

Given our aging population, I'm surprised there isn't more of an outcry from pensioners about the shortage of toilets around the country.

I.

Transporting aging in laws about, journeys of 250 miles, you tend to know where the various loos are and in fact plan your route accordingly. Before I did transport they used to plan their own routes with an hour between stops.

[NiceCupOfTea]

In London a few years ago all the mainline termini used to charge for the toilets, but as of the last few years they’re free which has proved useful on occasion.

[rambo19]

Slow.Patrol said:

Wasn't there some ancient law that allows a bloke to pee against the nearside rear wheel of a carriage without being arrested for indecent exposure.

Urban myth.

[C n C]

QuickQuack said:

C n C said:

This ex public convenience was granted a change of use quite a few years ago.

I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere...

The change of use must've been a hell of a long time ago as that estate agent has been there for nearly 25-30 odd years! That's Kenton Road in Harrow, just opposite Kenton Station, over the railway bridge. We moved to Harrow in 1991 when I was 15 and my sister & BIL have recently moved into my parents' old house.

Apparently it was a very long time ago!

Completely unrelated, but every time I walk past the sign at the far end of the bridge, I'd really like to add a bit to the bottom that says, "Wombling Free!"

[Lo-Fi]

rambo19 said:

Slow.Patrol said:

Wasn't there some ancient law that allows a bloke to pee against the nearside rear wheel of a carriage without being arrested for indecent exposure.

Urban myth.

It's licensed taxi drivers, isn't it? Like the one about a pregnant woman can ask to pee in a policeman's hat.

[rambo19]

Lo-Fi said:

It's licensed taxi drivers, isn't it? Like the one about a pregnant woman can ask to pee in a policeman's hat.

Only London taxicab drivers if a police officer shields the driver with his cape, iirc.