FINDING TOILETS

Author Message   Jeffrey G. Carlen Advanced Member Username: Jcarlen Post Number: 288 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 70.174.46.22 Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 02:24 am:    There is another app for that called "Have2P". You can even rate the facilities. For those of us who cannot pass a restroom this is a useful app.   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 6656 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 173.169.151.24 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 09:17 pm:    So,if one has to go,open your laptop, find wi fi access,determine the closest facility,and trust you are not too late!   Bob Dart Senior Member Username: Bobdart Post Number: 1509 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 208.114.116.98 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 08:26 pm:    For years now I have been encouraging my wife to write a book providing the location (GPS) coupled with pros and cons of every toilet on the globe seeing that she has, I'm sure, visited each and many, more than once. The publication of which could pay the cost of our travels.   John R Garrison Senior Member Username: Majorg Post Number: 2575 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 208.81.157.86 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 06:45 pm:    Dan: I was wondering if anyone would get my attempt at humor...(or maybe they were just politely ignoring me. lol!). Thanks for commenting. John   Dan B-McC Member Username: Bensonmd Post Number: 21 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 164.214.1.54 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 05:56 pm:    John, are you advocating using Depends instead of a public wc? <grin>   ed williamson Advanced Member Username: Regnav Post Number: 173 Registered: 07-2009 Posted From: 76.114.109.206 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 03:32 am:    Larry: You are right about Bourbon Street bars. However, when it gets rowdy and crowded those folks just seem to find a convenient light pole. Get a block or so off Bourbon and you won't find that problem. As for Dago, the bars used to be so crowded that no one could tell who was a customer.   Larry W. Carnes Senior Member Username: Larry Post Number: 1139 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 63.20.101.170 Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 02:24 am:    I'm glad Cherry started this thread....gives me a chance to rant: San Diego is a fantastic city. One thing I don't like about it, though, is the fact that every fast food joint I visited kept their toilets locked and posted with a big sign saying they were for customers only. If you need to use one you have to ask the cashier for the key or, in some cases, have them "buzz" you in. I suppose it's due to the surprisingly large number of homeless people downtown. The SD Greyhound and Amtrak stations keep tight control of their toilets, too. Greyhound has a control point just past the ticket counter with a sign reading "ticketed passengers ONLY past this point". And of course, the toilets are past that point! Bummer. As bad as SD is, I still think Bourbon Street in New Orleans is the toughest place to find a public toilet. "Customers ONLY" signs abound in the bars and the waitresses are on you like Oprah on a baked ham as soon as you walk in the joints. They definitely don't want people coming in just to use the facilities.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6304 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 11:21 pm:    Ted, someone sent it to me, so I was just passing it on -- frankly, it never would have occurred to me to go looking for something like that! If you are not yet one of "our fully retired board members" then once you graduate to that lofty position I bet you too will find yourself asking what so many of us do: "How did I ever find the time to WORK?"   Ted_M Advanced Member Username: Ted_m Post Number: 293 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 96.235.67.80 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 09:15 pm:    There's an app for that (if you have an iPhone or iPod touch) on the App Store. Named (same) Sit or Squat. And , it's free! Sponsored by, who else, Charmin! Thanks, Cherry! Sometimes I wonder just how much time our fully retired board members have to look up things like that? ;-) Ted_M   John R Garrison Senior Member Username: Majorg Post Number: 2572 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 208.81.157.86 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 08:49 pm:    Cherry: "Lifesaver?"...I guess that just Depends. ;-) John   Brian T. Edwards Intermediate Member Username: Briane Post Number: 145 Registered: 06-2007 Posted From: 64.93.125.243 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 06:49 pm:    Don't forget about hotel bars.   Irwin Rovner Senior Member Username: Irovner Post Number: 412 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 66.32.113.114 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 06:25 pm:    Cherry, Gee, I thought that was what the Golden Arches were for. Never been in a Mickey D's anywhere OCONUS with a dysfunctional flush.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6303 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 04:10 pm:    Here's a website where travelers can find the nearest public toilet/restroom, and add others that they know about: http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/home/map This could be a lifesaver!