New Yorkers, You May Be Excused

Depot · January 2008

<div class="IPBDescription">A Pay Toilet Opens</div><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/a-pay-toilet-opens-no-need-to-hold-everything/?hp" target="_blank">A Pay Toilet Opens</a>

Only in NYC could this happen.

Hey Thansal, best keep some spare change in your pocket bud. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

Scythe · January 2008

There are pay-to-use public toilets all over the world. They're far more common than free public toilets...

--Scythe--

RuBy · January 2008

I'm not sure they're <i>more</i> common, but they're definitely common. Move along...

Thansal · January 2008

Depends on where you live IIRC. They used to exist in the states also (but not for a long time).

Honestly, if they stay in good operating order, don't cost THAT much, but still manage to at least break even? I am all for em (and this is speaking as a NYer)

Then again? The ones in the ever prevalent B&Ns are not exactly bad (and free)<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

DiscoZombie · January 2008

these sound quite fancy though. I normally wouldn't go anywhere near a public toilet in NYC, but these are self-cleaning!

Thansal · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DiscoZombie @ Jan 11 2008, 09:40 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667085"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>these sound quite fancy though. I normally wouldn't go anywhere near a public toilet in NYC, but these are self-cleaning!</div>
exactly.

Honestly, the only 'public' toilets I know of are in stores or certain train stations (like GCT), and all of those are cleaned rather regularly.

These look nifty.

I do like the entire "You have 15 mins, we WILL pop the door open at the end.

Zaggy · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>And jets propel about seven gallons of water with disinfectant on the floor, which is not dried, leaving it wet for the next user.</div>

7 US gallons = 26.4978826 liter

Holy crap, spillage D:

I'll be watering one of these then:

<img src="http://pws.byu.edu/tree_tour/images/tree116small.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Abra · January 2008

My friend got caught in a self cleaning restroom once, he said it was the most freighting and terrible claustrophobia-triggered horror moments ever.
It was funny as hell to hear from the outside though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> Part working machine noise, part angry yells.

Thansal · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Abra @ Jan 11 2008, 12:06 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667109"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>My friend got caught in a self cleaning restroom once, he said it was the most freighting and terrible claustrophobia-triggered horror moments ever.
It was funny as hell to hear from the outside though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> Part working machine noise, part angry yells.</div>
that is awesome!

Unfortunately, with those pressure sensors, I don't think it will be possible to bodily throw some one in <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

Thaldarin · January 2008

Only an old man can be amazed by a pay-per-pee public toilet.

Hellbilly · January 2008

Erm....is this something new over there?

This is very common here in europe. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />

Liku · January 2008

I've never seen one in my 20 years in California... so you might find them on the East Coast, but not here.

Thansal · January 2008

what people out side of the states don't know is that the US has almost 0 pay toilets.

Why?

Because there are laws against them.

Yes, laws.

I don't know why.

TychoCelchuuu · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Jan 12 2008, 09:48 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667202"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>what people out side of the states don't know is that the US has almost 0 pay toilets.

Why?
Because there are laws against them.

Yes, laws.

I don't know why.</div>

They put the mom and pop free toilets out of business?

Thaldarin · January 2008

From the bible that is wikipedia...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>In the United States, pay toilets were prevalent until the mid-1970s. A campaign by the Committee to End Pay Toilets In America (CEPTIA) resulted in laws against pay toilets being enacted in cities and states. In 1973, Chicago became the first American city to enact a ban, at a time when, according to the Wall Street Journal, there were at least 50,000 units in America [1], mostly made by the Nik-O-Lok Company [2]. CEPTIA was successful over the next few years in obtaining bans in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, California, Florida and Ohio [3]. Lobbying was successful in other states as well, the consensus being that the system discriminated against women, and by decade's end, pay toilets were almost unknown in America. By then, those remaining toilet owners who had pay toilets found they were losing more money than they made, due to stolen or vandalized pay boxes, as well as lost business.</div>

CommunistWithAGun · January 2008

I thought new yorkers just did it on the subway floor

Depot · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 11 2008, 07:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667133"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>Only an old man can be amazed by a pay-per-pee public toilet.</div>
As noted since you posted this pay toilets are not that popular in the US, so it is newsworthy.

Your feeble attempt to use my years against me has backfired, and instead succeeded in showing us your lack of them. <img src="http://www.nsmod.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/boxing.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />

TychoCelchuuu · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jan 14 2008, 05:02 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667371"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>As noted since you posted this pay toilets are not that popular in the US, so it is newsworthy.

Your feeble attempt to use my years against me has backfired, and instead succeeded in showing us your lack of them. <img src="http://www.nsmod.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/boxing.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" /></div>

Yeah because it's only young people who have no idea that there are pay toilets in the US.

X_Stickman · January 2008

I'm 19 and even I can remember seeing loads of pay toilets in the UK. Mostly in Blackpool though, I think <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

They were extremely frustrating. But back then I was always out with my parents, and parents always have change to give children for toilet purposes.

Thansal · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(X_Stickman @ Jan 14 2008, 12:12 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667396"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm 19 and even I can remember seeing loads of pay toilets in the UK. Mostly in Blackpool though, I think <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
They were extremely frustrating. But back then I was always out with my parents, and parents always have change to give children for toilet purposes.</div>
Are they no longer there?

Any way, I still need to come up with a way of tossing some one in during the auto wash sequence....

Oh, and no, I haven't actually seen the thing yet, as I never go in that area...

X_Stickman · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Jan 14 2008, 05:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667397"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>Are they no longer there?

Any way, I still need to come up with a way of tossing some one in during the auto wash sequence....

Oh, and no, I haven't actually seen the thing yet, as I never go in that area...</div>

No idea. In my opinion, Blackpool is one of the most depressing places on Earth, and I wouldn't voluntarily go back there. Every trip there has been parentally enforced.

Aldaris · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(X_Stickman @ Jan 14 2008, 08:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667416"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>No idea. In my opinion, Blackpool is one of the most depressing places on Earth, and I wouldn't voluntarily go back there. Every trip there has been parentally enforced.</div>
It must be depressing for you to see people having fun.

lolfighter · January 2008

Here, I'll offer everyone a deal: How about we all shut up about how Depot is older than us? Maybe then he will too? Something for something? Pardon the pun, but this is getting really old.

Depot · January 2008

I love this ^^^^^^ guy. <img src="http://www.nsmod.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/wub.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <img src="http://www.nsmod.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/hug.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Thaldarin · January 2008

You are old Depot.

Depot · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 14 2008, 06:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667441"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>You are old Depot.</div>
I am older than you, that's all. Old is advanced in years or age... my ten year old grandson thinks YOU are old.

<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">...I rest my case.</span>

X_Stickman · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Aldaris @ Jan 14 2008, 08:54 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667421"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>It must be depressing for you to see people having fun.</div>

The only fun things about Blackpool are the rides and the arcades, both of which can be found in higher quality and quantity in places in the UK that *don't* involve sprinting out onto the beach to catch the 5 minutes of sunshine, before having to leg it back to your run down, 1 room hotel before the waves drag you out to a cold, unforgiving ocean.

Unless you like waves crashing into the shore, which I actually do. But Devon is a better place to see that.

Drfuzzy · January 2008

if i ever seen those around my parts, i'd take a nice hefty crap on the key hole so the manager has to go through my crap before he can get to his cash.

Testament · January 2008

<img src="http://ekaterina.dk/leeloo.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Auto-wash?

Thansal · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Testament @ Jan 15 2008, 04:45 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667477"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><img>Milla Jovovich</img>

Auto-wash?</div>
Testament wins the thread!

Thaldarin · January 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jan 15 2008, 12:05 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1667442"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>I am older than you, that's all. Old is advanced in years or age... my ten year old grandson thinks YOU are old.
<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">...I rest my case.</span></div>

Only old people have cases. Bags are for the younger more civilised people of the world <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

New Yorkers, You May Be Excused

Comments