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It won’t be for everyone but there’s a show on HBO called “How To With John Wilson” where he picks a theme for the week and deep dives down multiple threads aro
by sharkweek 3y ago
It won’t be for everyone but there’s a show on HBO called “How To With John Wilson” where he picks a theme for the week and deep dives down multiple threads around the chosen topic.
A few weeks ago he did one called “How to find a public restroom” and it was shocking to me how unavailable such a necessity is in even major cities with high population density. I get that in general public restrooms end up in disarray but I also think that represents more that we just aren’t willing to fund the required maintenance to keep them in better shape.
Side note: the funniest part from the episode was when he tricked one of the self cleaning bathrooms in New York to run a cleaning cycle while he was inside filming, was hilarious.
- mike503 3y agoWas coming in here to mention John Wilson. Such a slow-paced yet interesting show. This season has really caught my attention better.
- ghaff 3y ago>in even major cities with high population density I'd say that was typically where the issue is. I wouldn't expect to find a bathroom in the middle of random forest of course but pretty much anywhere in suburbia/exurbia has grocery stores, Walmarts, McDonalds, gas stations, with restrooms you can use. Worst case, make a small purchase.
- jedberg 3y agoWhen the poop is literally falling out, you don't always have time to make a purchase. Anyone with kids understands this plight well.
- tough 3y agoWhat abides you from shitting first and buy later?
- bombcar 3y agoMore reason why those with kids stay out of the high density urban areas, or plan ahead. Around here there are any number of 24 hour gas stations with easily accessible restrooms with no locks or anything.
- sharkweek 3y agoEdit: completely misread the above as a suggestion and not as a description of what people are doing. My bad.
- carbocation 3y agoI interpreted the statement as descriptive, not normative.
- sharkweek 3y agoYou’re totally right after I reread.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoIn that case it would be really hard to believe a worker would hold you up. Ask for the code and they will give it to you if they need it. No one is so rigid about these things especially when you are a shift worker paid minimum wage.
- jedberg 3y agoWhen your kid is actively pooping their pants, the last thing you want to do is waste time asking for the code, but yes, most people are pretty understanding.
- scruple 3y agoWe had one accident like this when our twins were 3 and immediately bought a portable potty. It uses heavy plastic bags, which sucks, but I'm not going through that again. It goes everywhere with us.
- jedberg 3y agoYeah we have one too, which is great when you're near the car... We don't usually carry it with us though. I suppose we could, never really considered it.
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- triyambakam 3y agoI keep a small urinal, an expanding toilet and travel bidet in my car. I feel liberated and so glad to never deal with that.
- makz 3y agoDo you have any name or link to specific products?
- scruple 3y agoI've had a Zojirushi travel bidet for years and years now. Battery operated. The thing is a champ. I keep it in the downstairs bathroom (both upstairs bathrooms have bidets installed) but take it with us if we travel anywhere by car.
- covercash 3y agoDo you mean Toto? I have the Toto travel bidet as well as a few Zojirushi products and I’ve never come across a bidet by Zojirushi…
- scruple 3y agoI'll double check when I'm home a little later. You may be right, but I could swear it's a Zojirushi. I bought it in Tokyo on a trip to Japan almost a decade ago.
- scruple 3y agoSigh... It's a Toto. In retrospect I don't even know why I thought it was a Zojirushi.
- covercash 3y agoThey’re both top notch Japanese brands that make high quality household goods, that’s why I thought you might have confused the two in the first place. I was actually hoping to be wrong and there was some Zojirushi bidet I had never seen before.
- circularfoyers 3y agoFor anyone curious, this is the clip mentioned, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D5qK8oh5lY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D5qK8oh5lY
- jameskraus 3y agoOh, I’m so glad you brought up “How to with John Wilson”. I didn’t know there were new episodes and now I’ve got to watch these! I was floored by the first season, especially ending on Covid, so my hopes are high!
- JSavageOne 3y agoPlenty of public bathrooms in Japan and Korea. Hell even India seemed to have piblic bathrooms within reach when I visited
- plasma_beam 3y agoSo sad that John Wilson is over now. One of the weirdest best shows ever. The S1 E2 episode How to put up scaffolding about all the scaffolding in NYC was one of my favorites. Never has a show loved and showcased a city so authentically, except maybe the Wire with Baltimore. If you’ve watched the final episode (absolutely riveting in typical Wilson fashion) the conversation with “Mike” is just shocking. But in some ways it makes sense the show had to end. Similar to the Ali G show back in the day, once you achieve some fame, ironically strangers will know who you are and be less likely to tell their true stories and opinions. And at that point the show would be dead anyway.