I only read this article to find out what the hell ‘loo desert’ means. I guess that’s one way to put it.
I’m pretty sure I could have informed them of that without ordering a report.
Putting humor aside, it’s really shameful, but it’s not just the tube. Incredibly few publicly accessible restrooms can be found in London.
As in, you can’t find toilets in tube stations? Yes that is true and very well known. No one goes looking for toilets down there.
Many drunken journeys home have involved a stop-off at Green Park to find a nice secluded tree.
In my much younger, less responsible, days, I had a strong knowledge of unobserved corners in quite a few tube stations. Not to my credit, but at times there was little choice, and certainly no formal facilities.
Of course, let’s spend money on bureaucrats’ salaries on a committee instead of…actually building more toilets? Many they don’t have to go.
Friend of mine has bladder issues and he was always dreading going to work. An hour an a half journey with no toilets. Then at work straight to meetings and unable to focus (typically there would be a queue to the office toilet).
WFH has been a godsend in that regard.
England in general is a bit of a nightmare for finding a loo. Anybody who has ever suffered food poisoning or a nasty hangover would appreciate more of them, never mind people with actual health conditions.
I understand they are using loo desert as in food desert, but it really doesn’t work.
Considering you can just pee wherever you like in a desert.
*”We recommend that service users who belong to the Weak Bladder/Bowel Community remember to carry their potty with them, storing it safely between their legs when seated”*
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I only read this article to find out what the hell ‘loo desert’ means. I guess that’s one way to put it.
I’m pretty sure I could have informed them of that without ordering a report.
Putting humor aside, it’s really shameful, but it’s not just the tube. Incredibly few publicly accessible restrooms can be found in London.
As in, you can’t find toilets in tube stations? Yes that is true and very well known. No one goes looking for toilets down there.
Many drunken journeys home have involved a stop-off at Green Park to find a nice secluded tree.
In my much younger, less responsible, days, I had a strong knowledge of unobserved corners in quite a few tube stations. Not to my credit, but at times there was little choice, and certainly no formal facilities.
Of course, let’s spend money on bureaucrats’ salaries on a committee instead of…actually building more toilets? Many they don’t have to go.
Friend of mine has bladder issues and he was always dreading going to work. An hour an a half journey with no toilets. Then at work straight to meetings and unable to focus (typically there would be a queue to the office toilet).
WFH has been a godsend in that regard.
England in general is a bit of a nightmare for finding a loo. Anybody who has ever suffered food poisoning or a nasty hangover would appreciate more of them, never mind people with actual health conditions.
I understand they are using loo desert as in food desert, but it really doesn’t work.
Considering you can just pee wherever you like in a desert.
*”We recommend that service users who belong to the Weak Bladder/Bowel Community remember to carry their potty with them, storing it safely between their legs when seated”*