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This shouldn't be downvoted. Restrooms within U.S. urban centers are hard to find, for patrons only, if they have public restrooms at all. Seattle, NYC, Atlanta

This shouldn't be downvoted. Restrooms within U.S. urban centers are hard to find, for patrons only, if they have public restrooms at all. Seattle, NYC, Atlanta, San Diego, L.A...all the same. There's a reason people urinate behind dumpsters. 10 years ago on NYE at Times Square, people were literally dropping squat or pissing in bottles in the middle of a televised street for lack of anywhere else to do it. I've been desperate enough to have to to it myself. Somewhere in the suburbs? Sure, just stop at a McDonald's, a public park, a mall, or any number of places with toilet access. But cities themselves largely lack them.

Nasrudith 8y ago
Time square was also cordoned off during New Years celebrations I believe. Why they didn't include sufficient portapotties within the perimeter but out of central show areas is beyond me.
- jstarfish 8y ago
  Even worse, the way they had security set up was that herded everybody into corrals after frisking them. No re-entry into your pen was permitted. There were portapotties stationed up and down the strip...outside of the corrals. If you dared to use them, you were done for the night-- you couldn't get back into your pen unless you evaded the cops and hopped a fence.
pavel_lishin 8y ago
Times Square during NYE is a very special case; when you go into the cattle pen, you know that you're not getting out for the next 16 hours.
onetimemanytime 8y ago
>>Restrooms within U.S. urban centers are hard to find, for patrons only Like you said, find a restaurant, or a Dunking Donuts and buy something...or just sneak in. Look at the menu up as you're thinking and then run to the bathroom. At the places I usually is it I don't feel guilty, if I ate there yesterday I paid for today's bathroom use :) Public bathrooms are a lot of trouble with cleaning, crime etc and usually are closed at nighttime in parks too. Tech can mitigate some of those concerns but still...

Nasrudith 8y ago

Time square was also cordoned off during New Years celebrations I believe. Why they didn't include sufficient portapotties within the perimeter but out of central show areas is beyond me.

jstarfish 8y ago
Even worse, the way they had security set up was that herded everybody into corrals after frisking them. No re-entry into your pen was permitted. There were portapotties stationed up and down the strip...outside of the corrals. If you dared to use them, you were done for the night-- you couldn't get back into your pen unless you evaded the cops and hopped a fence.

pavel_lishin 8y ago

Times Square during NYE is a very special case; when you go into the cattle pen, you know that you're not getting out for the next 16 hours.

onetimemanytime 8y ago

>>Restrooms within U.S. urban centers are hard to find, for patrons only Like you said, find a restaurant, or a Dunking Donuts and buy something...or just sneak in. Look at the menu up as you're thinking and then run to the bathroom. At the places I usually is it I don't feel guilty, if I ate there yesterday I paid for today's bathroom use :) Public bathrooms are a lot of trouble with cleaning, crime etc and usually are closed at nighttime in parks too. Tech can mitigate some of those concerns but still...