tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post4789595705708233992..comments2023-11-02T04:13:19.948-07:00Comments on XUP: The Bog ReportXUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753840302040062406noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-6510429681480610222016-10-12T01:45:42.833-07:002016-10-12T01:45:42.833-07:00Come and see how THOUSAND of individuals like YOU ...Come and see how <b>THOUSAND</b> of individuals like YOU are <b>making a LIVING from home</b> and are fulfilling their wildest dreams <b>TODAY</b>.<br /><b><a href="http://syntaxlinks.com/money/?promotion=blogspot_c9184" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT</a></b>Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-65808490142220977352008-05-22T17:58:00.000-07:002008-05-22T17:58:00.000-07:00Oh yes it would be great! A bit of an utopia thoug...Oh yes it would be great! A bit of an utopia though :) it would cost too much to maintain them. I remember posting about that washroom last year. They're cool. <BR/><BR/>Me I learned to squat (as I said on josie's blog) and wash my hands :) and I don't have a problem with my bodily functions when I go away. Oh thinking about that guy holding it off for a week gives me shivers! <BR/><BR/>We're lucky at work that there aren't too many women for the washroom we have but still, there has been problem. Some "forget" to flush... grrrr....Cycling Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365817168224699607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-60262031197077436312008-05-22T04:36:00.000-07:002008-05-22T04:36:00.000-07:00Grandy - I hear ya sista. We'll just have to expr...Grandy - I hear ya sista. We'll just have to express our inner anal rententiveness in other ways<BR/><BR/>Meanie - I think there's a rule somewhere on this blog about never, ever quoting Oprah, but in this case it's okay because it just proves once again how insane she is. Thank youXUPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753840302040062406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-34618695187998408872008-05-22T04:19:00.000-07:002008-05-22T04:19:00.000-07:00oprah had something about people who have germ pho...oprah had something about people who have germ phobias. to conquer their phobia, Dr. Oz et al made them touch toilets then lick their fingers. i don't get that - normal people don't touch toilets and lick their fingers, why make the poor phobics do it?Meaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186177540002367024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-59256653682197543662008-05-21T21:45:00.000-07:002008-05-21T21:45:00.000-07:00I don't think this is just a Canada thing. I wish...I don't think this is just a Canada thing. I wish I had the strength to hold it...I have to go everywhere.Grandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235214310161945177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-6719996370455295932008-05-21T15:47:00.000-07:002008-05-21T15:47:00.000-07:00Tiana - I still think you have a cool job. You cou...Tiana - I still think you have a cool job. You could have a big impact on humanizing spaces like this...maybe doors that open automatically? Or swing? Or maybe we could all wear diapers when we're out and do away with disgusting public facilities altogether?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-62478305035351240232008-05-21T06:14:00.000-07:002008-05-21T06:14:00.000-07:00Not just toilets, but public space on campus, whic...Not just toilets, but public space on campus, which is subject to the same rules and conditions.<BR/><BR/>The s-shape thing is again an issue of available space. With universal/accessible design becoming more of a requirement, you'll probably see more of this in the future but to have that and for it to remain private, takes up 3 times as much space as a door so places with expensive real estate or space constraints would not go this way unless legally required, which they are not.Tianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467977686627093162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-79701084676948617792008-05-21T06:10:00.000-07:002008-05-21T06:10:00.000-07:00Tiana - Wow! You design public toilets? I see your...Tiana - Wow! You design public toilets? I see your point about the doors. Why not eliminate them altogether. Some public facilities are doing that with kind of a Z or S-shaped entrance for privacy, but without the doorsXUPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753840302040062406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-40110855100110626132008-05-21T05:50:00.000-07:002008-05-21T05:50:00.000-07:00"why do doors to public washrooms always opens to ..."why do doors to public washrooms always opens to the outside so that you have to touch the handle to get out."<BR/><BR/>I know this because it's my job to design this stuff!<BR/><BR/>It's a fire code issue, you can't have a door opening into a hallway because people would get smashed with it when they came out of the washroom. This is especially bad if there is an evacuation going on.<BR/><BR/>A way to get around that is to have the door inset from the hallway by a meter but pretty much nobody is willing to 'waste' the space just so someone doesn't have to touch the door handle.Tianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467977686627093162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-56419795410345560582008-05-21T05:07:00.000-07:002008-05-21T05:07:00.000-07:00Yes, newsguy bob, quite obsessive/neurotic. Just ...Yes, newsguy bob, <I>quite</I> obsessive/neurotic. Just one of the many reasons to be an 'ex'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-65346363107384233832008-05-21T04:37:00.000-07:002008-05-21T04:37:00.000-07:00HG-Some great photos of a weird public toilet in T...HG-Some great photos of a weird public toilet in Texas on your blog today. I'm looking forward to scrolling through the rest of your posts! Thanks for visiting. <BR/><BR/>OTC - I don't know how people do that either. It can't possibly be healthy. A whole week, you say? Boy, your ex must really have been full of it.<BR/><BR/>Bob - Ya think? We had a long toilet habits discussion at work one day for some unknown reasona and I'm tellin' ya, people have some very peculiar practices. People who look and seem perfectly normal otherwise.<BR/><BR/>CP - There are some fine public toilets in Europe. Also some very strange ones. I don't mind paying if that means it's clean and I have nice towels and soap. I don't think it's a good idea overall though. Also, hovering weakens your bladder muscles after a while, I've heard.<BR/><BR/>Becky - Kind of creepy/cool and unnecessarily complex, I think. Thanks for the linkXUPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753840302040062406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-76256211233516999992008-05-21T03:09:00.000-07:002008-05-21T03:09:00.000-07:00I wrote about the self-cleaning toilet a while bac...I wrote about the self-cleaning toilet a while back - there's a YouTube clip too that shows the thing in action:<BR/><BR/>http://clarencegrad72.blogspot.com/2008/01/mighty-john-on-spot.html<BR/><BR/>How can anyone hold for a week? I have a hard time holding until I get to that little "pee in the cup please" at the doctor's office; and then of course, I can't.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129097564605705248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-990884147994755242008-05-20T22:57:00.000-07:002008-05-20T22:57:00.000-07:00When my hubby and I traveled through Europe we dis...When my hubby and I traveled through Europe we discovered the joy that is public toilets that you actually have to pay to use. Ugh!<BR/><BR/>I will say, though, in Amsterdam, my hubby could use the public urinals (check out my blog for a pic - search for 'public urinals' if you dare) without paying or touching any doors (they were designed to provide privacy without doors). Those of us who had to sit (or hover, which I'm really good at doing, btw) weren't so lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-23484303709132503642008-05-20T19:02:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:02:00.000-07:00"...he pooped naked. Followed by a shower. Always...."...he pooped naked. Followed by a shower. Always."<BR/><BR/>I don't know the guy from Adam, obviously, but holding his bidnid for a week and then pooping naked, ALWAYS followed by a shower seems a bit obsessive/neurotic.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820283554188267414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-50593826598659499982008-05-20T18:45:00.000-07:002008-05-20T18:45:00.000-07:00I have seen advertising in a few toilets around to...I have seen advertising in a few toilets around town here...restaurants and bars. <BR/><BR/>Regarding holding your refuse: my ex-husband was (still is, i guess) one of those 'only go at home' types. He once held his business an entire week while visiting family in Texas. My colon would have spontaneously errupted everywhere were I to try that. And, one last ex- tidbit (b/c really, who in your comment section knows him?)...he pooped naked. Followed by a shower. Always. <BR/><BR/>Oh, the rank smelling soap...E's mom showed up with some hefty gallon of suspicious soap. Smells JUST LIKE flea dip. (only e uses it in his bathroom...and always reeks like a vet assistant)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861967395213955449.post-40767601527851111582008-05-20T17:23:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:23:00.000-07:00something about using a toilet in public disgusts....something about using a toilet in public disgusts...me i guilty i am one you speak...peeing one thing but anything else gotta wait!Hunters Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419793609672699348noreply@blogger.com