toilets

the things you learn surfing the web!
who would have thought that there was a british toilet association ? is there an american one, a french one, a japanese one - do they talk about flushing movements? size of seats or what?
anyway the bta (as they are known) are calling for more money to improve london's public toilet services.
wittily the article talks about having to spend more than a penny to get the services up to scratch - i wish i could find a bog at a mainline station that was only a penny - most when they charge are 20p. time to change the famous song "paid the penny only farted now i am broken hearted."

one of the best public bogs is in carnaby street. it looks great, is clean and is convenient and has won awards (not sure i want to be on that judging panel!) the only problem with it is the fact that cleaner, who on each occasion i have been there, seems to be a formidable woman who has no problem cleaning the floor when there are a number of blokes all have a leak. it is very off putting and makes it even more difficult to let go!

but the last words have to go to richard chisnell of the bta:
"Everything else has changed in life, our priorities, our expectations, but our toilet stock has been left to rot and now we are suffering the consequences. "

it surely does bring the situation in iraq in to sharp relief, as it were.