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What exactly is wrong with peeing in a bottle? It's a practical solution to a very easily solved biological need. Hygienically, peeing is very different from po
by johtso 6y ago
What exactly is wrong with peeing in a bottle? It's a practical solution to a very easily solved biological need. Hygienically, peeing is very different from pooing, and can be dealt with much more easily. If anything, having to beg some business to let you pee in their flushing ceramic bowl seems pretty ridiculous.
This seems more like social hangups making our lives more difficult.
If you spend a bit of time travelling/living in a van, or maybe camping in sub zero temperatures, you'll quickly come to appreciate the humble pee-bottle.
Having a job / working environment that pressures you into not taking breaks is obviously wrong though.
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- eplanit 6y agoI keep 2 to 3 empty water bottles in the car just for the purpose of peeing -- they're very practical and convenient. Then they get tossed in the bin a the next gas station. Much more convenient and sanitary than finding and using a filthy public space.
- mLuby 6y agoAre the bottles sanitary? Are they washing their hands before returning to public contact work? Do they carry the bottles around or leave them somewhere? What if they don't have a bottle or suddenly need another? What about the #2 issue? Is the lack of bathrooms more difficult for women, older workers, or some other protected class? It's shameful that our society tolerates such an anti-human behavior from an organization. The people making decisions about this policy should have to adhere to it themselves.
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- johtso 6y agoOh yeah, definitely should never be a situation where someone's working environment penalises them for using a bathroom. And you're right, there are lots of things that might make someone less able to work around a lack of toilet facilities. There's a huge difference between using a pee bottle as a choice/convenience vs. to avoid some kind of workplace consequence.
- akira2501 6y ago> It's a practical solution to a very easily solved biological need. It's practical for half the population. > This seems more like social hangups making our lives more difficult. I wouldn't consider "sanitary conditions" a "social hangup" or taking an appropriate bathroom break "making life difficult." > or maybe camping in sub zero temperatures, you'll quickly come to appreciate the humble pee-bottle. I have never urinated in a bottle while camping, even in extreme weather. > Having a job / working environment that pressures you into not taking breaks is obviously wrong though. Hiring people and then failing to plan an appropriate amount of time for them to take a break is wrong, and should be illegal.
- johtso 6y agoNot being a woman I can't speak from experience, but I've heard that it is totally possible to learn to do. Obviously not with a narrow necked drinking bottle, but with a Nalgene or similar. There was an interesting podcast on the subject by a mountaineer talking about the need to be able to pee without leaving your sleeping bag when on Everest (or similar climbs where the cold is a serious risk to contend with). > Hiring people and then failing to plan an appropriate amount of time for them to take a break is wrong, and should be illegal. Totally agree.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 6y agoIgnorant question: Is it as easy for women to do as men? I would imagine not, but I don't have the equipment to say from experience. If you set the bar too high, does that mean it's only achievable by men peeing in bottles?