Those new “Throne” portable toilets are eyesores and nuisances

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

GGWash will not stop until they have stamped out every last remaining square inch of green space to replace it with concrete, steel and glass. And then when they are done with that, people will still complain about not enough housing. But also now about how the city sucks because there's no green space and it's no longer livable.

McMillan was never a park.

[Anonymous]

Omg, shut it, Karen. We at until you got to Amsterdam and see the pissers they have right out in the open. Or the holes in the ground along the canal you piss in our in public. It's like an all time favorite photo for touristy Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

You don't see how you're likely benefiting from race, gender, or SES based privilege here and that someone who appears differently might not find it easy to access a bathroom?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

Huh? Nobody said it would.

The problem is that lots of people who need access to restrooms in public places don't have access to restrooms in public places. "I never have this problem, why can't you just do what I do?" does not address this problem. Crowdsourcing McDonaldses that bar the people from the restrooms, or hassle people, also does not address this problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

Huh? Nobody said it would.

The problem is that lots of people who need access to restrooms in public places don't have access to restrooms in public places. "I never have this problem, why can't you just do what I do?" does not address this problem. Crowdsourcing McDonaldses that bar the people from the restrooms, or hassle people, also does not address this problem.

What do you want people who use these restrooms for free to do? Tell me explicitly.

Also, fwiw, I have literally never seen any type of person turned away from a fast food bathroom. There’s not an employee checking for a receipt at the door.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

Huh? Nobody said it would.

The problem is that lots of people who need access to restrooms in public places don't have access to restrooms in public places. "I never have this problem, why can't you just do what I do?" does not address this problem. Crowdsourcing McDonaldses that bar the people from the restrooms, or hassle people, also does not address this problem.

What do you want people who use these restrooms for free to do? Tell me explicitly.

Also, fwiw, I have literally never seen any type of person turned away from a fast food bathroom. There’s not an employee checking for a receipt at the door.

DP here,

I want people who use restrooms for free to recognize that they are relying on their privilege, and not to assume that other people have the same experience. Because as you can see from this thread, they are using their experience to justify advocating for the removal of something that people actually need.

I don't care if they still use the restrooms for free. Just allow other people to have restrooms that they can use.

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

Huh? Nobody said it would.

The problem is that lots of people who need access to restrooms in public places don't have access to restrooms in public places. "I never have this problem, why can't you just do what I do?" does not address this problem. Crowdsourcing McDonaldses that bar the people from the restrooms, or hassle people, also does not address this problem.

What do you want people who use these restrooms for free to do? Tell me explicitly.

Also, fwiw, I have literally never seen any type of person turned away from a fast food bathroom. There’s not an employee checking for a receipt at the door.

Understand that plenty of people who also need restrooms do not have the ability to do what these people are fortunate to be able to do.

"Nobody has ever stopped me from using a restroom" is pretty close to "If they don't have bread, why don't they eat cake?"

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Anonymous wrote:Greater Greater Washington wants to see more public parks given over to homeless toilets and, yes, housing.

Yes, because homeless people are the only people who would ever potentially have to use a restroom in a park. o.O

This particular toilet is in an area where normal people could easily fine an alternative - like a grocery store or restaurant.

Do you habitually walk into random restaurants, where you are not a customer, and ask to use their restroom? How does that go for you?

Are you claiming you never walked into a Starbucks or any other number of places, used the bathroom and walked out?

Do you do this when the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY?

Yeah..I spend enough money at Starbucks that I don’t feel bad if I am not buying something on that one occasion.

What do you do? Pick the locks? Shove your way in?

What are you talking about? Most don’t need a key, but if they do I go ask for it and they give it to you (or code).

I'm talking about places where the sign says NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS or RESTROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY. What do you do at those places? You just go and use the restroom anyway and nobody bothers you? You go and ask for the key or code and they give it to you?

Yes. So you need a tutorial on how the world works?

I'm happy this strategy works for you, but please recognize the reality that there are plenty of people whom this strategy does not work for.

And PP not using the bathroom in these places will not change anything for those people.

If you have a story about someone being barred from using the bathroom at a McDonald’s or wherever, please share it here so people can avoid that location.

Or please share it, so more of us can show our support and patronize this McDonalds! I'm all for businesses discouraging criminals, addicts and other sketchy types from hanging out in their rest rooms. There is a McDonalds on Wisconsin Avenue that used to play classical music to discourage disruptive younger people from loitering there -- brilliant idea.