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Start putting addicts and rabid homeless in mental wards/jails and only then will public bathrooms be tolerable. Hire some local muscle to keep an eye on things

Start putting addicts and rabid homeless in mental wards/jails and only then will public bathrooms be tolerable. Hire some local muscle to keep an eye on things. Problem solved. These days I'd rather spend $5-$10 on a beer or souvenir to use a private bathroom with my kid vs potentially encountering a deranged man masterbating or shooting up. The real civil catastrophe is the enablement of this behavior. How come we can't figure this out in 2024 but for 1000s of years it was the absolute bare minimum that was expected from a society?

kjkjadksj 2y ago
Public bathrooms are nasty even when there aren’t homeless people or addicts around. Ever been on a road trip?
- xboxnolifes 2y ago
  Highway reststop restrooms have been some of the cleaner restrooms I've been in. Gambling between them and a random fast food bathroom, I'd pick the reststop.
  - SoftTalker 2y ago
    Major name truck stops are also mostly good in my experience, as are bigger gas stations that are right off the interstate (more variable). Yeah fast food places are hit and miss, and post-COVID most are not open past 10pm or so.
  - kjkjadksj 2y ago
    Well I used to clean bathrooms as part of my first job. What you see is after people like us have gone through and cleaned it. I've seen piss everywhere. Poop everywhere. Puke. Blood. Used catheters and feminine hygiene products. Soiled clothing left behind for me to throw away (begging the question how they left without pants). I would clean the bathroom I was assigned probably once an hour and each time there was something disastrous to clean at that interval. Many people are simply disgusting; I can't imagine they would ever do this stuff in their own home. Never had a homeless person or obvious drug addict at this location, just people coming off the highway.
    - xboxnolifes 2y ago
      I'm aware. My point was more that highway rest stops get cleaned well and regularly, unlike many other restrooms.
amanaplanacanal 2y ago
Nobody wants to raise taxes to spend money on mental health, unfortunately. In the US getting any sort of mental health treatment is a horrible slog.
- Eumenes 2y ago
  We already pay enough taxes. The budget needs to be re-done.

kjkjadksj 2y ago

Public bathrooms are nasty even when there aren’t homeless people or addicts around. Ever been on a road trip?

xboxnolifes 2y ago
Highway reststop restrooms have been some of the cleaner restrooms I've been in. Gambling between them and a random fast food bathroom, I'd pick the reststop.
- SoftTalker 2y ago
  Major name truck stops are also mostly good in my experience, as are bigger gas stations that are right off the interstate (more variable). Yeah fast food places are hit and miss, and post-COVID most are not open past 10pm or so.
- kjkjadksj 2y ago
  Well I used to clean bathrooms as part of my first job. What you see is after people like us have gone through and cleaned it. I've seen piss everywhere. Poop everywhere. Puke. Blood. Used catheters and feminine hygiene products. Soiled clothing left behind for me to throw away (begging the question how they left without pants). I would clean the bathroom I was assigned probably once an hour and each time there was something disastrous to clean at that interval. Many people are simply disgusting; I can't imagine they would ever do this stuff in their own home. Never had a homeless person or obvious drug addict at this location, just people coming off the highway.
  - xboxnolifes 2y ago
    I'm aware. My point was more that highway rest stops get cleaned well and regularly, unlike many other restrooms.

amanaplanacanal 2y ago

Nobody wants to raise taxes to spend money on mental health, unfortunately. In the US getting any sort of mental health treatment is a horrible slog.

Eumenes 2y ago
We already pay enough taxes. The budget needs to be re-done.