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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on February 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm

Title: Public loos.
Post by: loulou on February 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm

Public lavatories could become a convenience of the past under government plans to transfer provision of toilet facilities to the private sector.

When was the last time you used a public loo and how many do you rate it out of 10?

Title: Public loos.
Post by: oldspice on February 23, 2008, 07:56:30 pm

I try to avoid public loos and usually look for toilets in M&S or John Lewis or somewhere like that.

Title: Public loos.
Post by: loulou on February 23, 2008, 08:12:13 pm

I avoid public loos at all times.  If I was desperate I would go to Debenhams as theirs are clean and safe. loulou2008-02-23 20:12:40

Title: Public loos.
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 23, 2008, 11:40:14 pm

Department Store loos are as old as the buildings!

our town has 2 people loos,

Bus station,
Hugh 12 seater each side for both M/ F

also Library is another great place to spend penny

Title: Public loos.
Post by: oldspice on February 24, 2008, 07:57:22 am

Yes, but those old ladies don't half get cross when you squat behind the 'Mill & Boon' shelves.

Title: Public loos.
Post by: on February 24, 2008, 08:57:29 am

We have some nice public loos in Nottingham on Greyhound street.  They are manned/womanned 24 hours aday and are kept really clean and fresh.  The only thing is someone has pinched the coat hooks from behind the doors.  You can get 5 for 99p at Wilkos, so that's a bit mean of whoever did it.

Title: Public loos.
Post by: loulou on February 24, 2008, 12:02:39 pm

Some people will steal anything .  We don't have any decent loos here. A while ago there was a public loo in South shields won an award for being the cleanest.  The lady attendant put a vase of fresh flowers in every morning but I donn't know if that loo is still about.

Title: Public loos.
Post by: lorri on February 24, 2008, 05:49:54 pm

i always head for m&s  at least they are clean and well maintained

Title: Public loos.
Post by: smurfboy on February 24, 2008, 10:43:34 pm

They've closed most of them in Birmingham and replaced them with those pay toilets - which is fine if you happen to have change, and no one else wants to use the toilet at the same time, but a waste of time otherwise. The council don't like public toilets because they're expensive to maintain; so how come my council tax soars at above inflation levels every year if all this cash is being saved?

Title: Public loos.
Post by: loulou on February 24, 2008, 10:53:54 pm

How much do you pay?

Title: Public loos.
Post by: smurfboy on February 24, 2008, 10:56:16 pm

10p.

Title: Public loos.
Post by: MayRae on February 24, 2008, 11:58:26 pm

Quote from: loulou

Some people will steal anything .  We don't have any decent loos here. A while ago there was a public loo in South shields won an award for being the cleanest.  The lady attendant put a vase of fresh flowers in every morning but I donn't know if that loo is still about.

 

You think someone might have nicked the loo aswell? I think that's taking stealing too far.

 

The loos round here are not too bad. There is soft toilet roll which no-one steals. The water is always freezing, but there is usually soap. No paper towels to dry your hands on though.

The worst loos I've seen lately are at my local Tesco. They smell really bad, the water simply refuses to come out of the taps unless coaxed and it's even worse if two people are trying to get water at the same time, as then instead of them getting a supply of their own, half of the water that was available to you is given to the other person!

The hand dryers don't work half the time AND you have to watch the person who just weighed you out a lump of Best Cooked Ham leave the toilet block WITHOUT WASHING THEIR HANDS!!!!!

Oooooohh HOW MUCH DO I HATE THAT?

 

 

Title: Public loos.
Post by: goldencup on February 27, 2008, 08:37:18 am

Quote from: oldspice

Yes, but those old ladies don't half get cross when you squat behind the 'Mill & Boon' shelves.

 

We have three public loos in our library, checked every hour and immaculately maintained.  However, you wouldn't believe the stuff that gets nicked from them - toilet rolls (obviously), liquid soap from the dispensers (they must bring in containers and fill them up), on two occasions the toilet seat and on one the flush handle mechanism!  I can't imagine the mentality of people that go to a library loo, presumably armed with the appropriate tools, and start taking the thing apart!