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[Peter_L]

I would presume that close to 100% of OCC members have a motor vehicle and therefore travel around.

Calls of nature are just that, and as one gets older the calls may become more frequent and notification may come upon us a little quicker than in the days gone by.

This BBC article looks at the demise of the "Public Convenience"
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36424863

Anyone who lives or makes visits to the North American continent may have been surprised at the difference in attitude with regard to (Toilets - Conveniences - Rest Rooms - Washrooms) The likes of McDonalds, Burger King and a host of other fast food outlets all provide washrooms, as do the large chains such as Walmart, Sears and many more. Gas/Petrol Stations also have them. The difference between here and the UK, is the fact that over here one is not obliged to buy something.

Overall, the facilities and cleanliness is good, well maybe not in downtown Miami, where one may have to do a dance around the used hypo needles.

Interstates have rest stops and all the facilities, most are OK.

Visitors to England can and often are shocked and disgusted at the quality of these services, especially Council maintained venues.

So.... should stores and gas stations around the UK start to provide these services ? and what good - bad - amusing situations have OCC members experienced, anywhere ?

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[peter scott]

The US national parks seem to be studded with these..


They have dry toilets with a very deep (at least 6 ft) and draughty hole beneath the seat.

Peter
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[Keith D]

Almost all towns in Western Australia have public conveniences and generally speaking, they are clean and well kept. All shopping centres, garages and fast food outlets also have public conveniences.

Therefore when I visit the UK it comes as a rude shock when I need, like most men of my age, to find relief. Public conveniences have just about dissapeared! In the country I have had to resort to the old trick of pulling into a layby facing against the traffic and opening both the driving and passenger doors before welcome relief! However, this is not really an option for my long suffering wife!

Keith

[Ellis]

There is an the Alternative Technology Centre near Corris between Dolgellau and Machynlleth in North Wales. It is run by ecologically aware people (obvious really) many of whom are highly qualified academics.

The attraction is meant to be self sustaining/sufficient and a friend of mine with her husband and two children spent an interesting day there a few years ago.

They ate at the onsite cafe/restaurant and enjoyed a vegetarian meal which was delicious. Everything was grown at the centre but the earth toilet facilities were a novelty to them. It was only on their way home and reading the brochures that they realised that everything was used or reused to provide compost for the vegetable gardens.

They all had to get out of the car for a minute or two.................
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1964 Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre
1962 Land Rover Series 2a 88"
2002 BMW M3 E46 Cabriolet

[petermeachem]

[Riley Blue]

Now you know why garden centres are so full of pensioners, they're all in search of a loo! It's only after being diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago that the shortage of public conveniences became a problem for me - thankfully no longer after successful treatment - and only once did I get caught short, ironically on my way to the classic car show at Evet City, Manchester. After that I carried an empty fabric softener bottle in the car (large capacity, wide neck) though I never actually needed to use it.

These days, though I don't suffer the same urgency, I still have a pee just before leaving home - just in case...

And gentlemen, if you have any problems in the waterworks department, do go and see your GP - you know it makes sense!
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1963 Riley 1.5
1965 Riley 1.5

[peter scott]

[Penman]

Hi
They reckon in some areas tap water goes through as many as 7 pairs of kidneys.
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

[petermeachem]

[BigJohn]

When I was a kid I could never understand why people didn't like Lucozade and Irn Bru, as there was always 3/4 full bottles on the roadside at motorway junctions........

[Penman]

Hi PeterM
I think the 7 times quote just refers to progress down the Thames from Gloucestershire to Essex rather than the larger river to sea to evaporation to rainfall and then aquifer cycle over millenia
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

[Dipster]