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Show HN: I made a porta potty finder for tradesmen
- madamelic 2y agoWhat is the "founding story" of this? I am extremely intrigued what triggered you to make this or just an idea that popped to you?
- lmpdev 2y agoNot American but I've noticed a huge uptick in Americans complaining that public toilets are no longer available in the last ~six months
- MathMonkeyMan 2y agoOne data point, but the building housing bathrooms in the local park has been closed for renovations for a very, very long time. Now there are two porta potties instead. They stink like hell but I do see them get pumped out by a truck occasionally. I don't know if the renovation delay is classic lowest bidder contractor failure, grift, by design, or some combination. Anyway, no running water for people sleeping outside in my neighborhood.
- al_borland 2y agoAmerican here. I don’t really go anywhere anymore, but ducking into a McDonalds, Home Depot, or any major chain has always been an easy bathroom option. I don’t think this has changed, unless drastic changes have happened in some major cities. I’m not in those cities.
- darknavi 2y agoThe only change I've noticed more recently is more places that you described (especially fast food) has started to add door codes. Easy enough to ask an employee for the code though.
- yamumsahoe 2y agoits the good kind of all shitty ideas
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- hairunhuang 2y agoi worked in construction. always had this struggle when working in remote areas (residential jobs)
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- dhj9817 2y agoHow did you get the data points for the potties?
- darknavi 2y agoLikely OSM
- nubinetwork 2y agoOne of these sites seems to exist for Toronto, that website has a form for people to get the map updated.
- dhj9817 2y agoJust a quick feedback. The poop icon reminds me of the shit-map(don’t remember the exact name) someone created to show where people shat on the streets
- hairunhuang 2y agomy friend said the same thing. is it the arcgis one?
- hairunhuang 2y agothey are dummy data. i need people contribute to this.
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- petermcneeley 2y agoYou can just let them use the one in your house.
- dgeiser13 2y agoGrocery stores are good places to find a rest room.
- hairunhuang 2y agoyes. all the common sense places, groceries, mcdonalds, parks, gas stations. but I built this with tradesmen in mind coz I was one. I often went to remote areas doing decking, siding, fencing. usually about half an hour drive to a town center or some sort. so a porta potty finder in this case would be helpful.
- acosmism 2y agolooks like an "uber for pooping". i like it
- Ao7bei3s 2y agoFor general public restrooms, you can also search OpenStreetMap for amenity=toilet and access=yes (which means explicitly open to the public; see also access=customers). Try it: https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1ORn https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1ORn
- sam_lowry_ 2y agoOverpass Turbo is a great tool to search for bbq spaces, campsites, etc. Can't imagine living without it. Always wondered why Google has not done anything similar.
- hairunhuang 2y agocool! thanks for the recommendation