Outdoor pissers in Europe

[BuddhaMan]

I forgot whom I was telling this to down in Dallas, but I described having your ass "hang out in the breeze" pretty much when you take a piss at an outdoor bar in The Netherlands. The town I was in had one in the centrum and they're shaped like a plus (+) and have a pisser in each corner. If you have stage fright or are a germ-o-phobe, you woun't like these as there isn't a place to be modest or to wash your hands after. The whole thing is hollow and it eventually fills up with your rented beer.

Anywho, I frequent Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/) to get my fix of new electronic gear and other gizmos and gadgets. Today they had a story about the P-Mate (http://www.gizmag.com/go/2872/) being sold in Australia to allow women to take a leak while standing. This isn't big news as the Lady J (http://www.acespilotshop.com/pilot-supplies/safety/lady-j.htm) has been sold for years now, but it isn't disposable, which means you have to wash it. The P-Mate on the other hand, is disposable which lets women take leaks at the public urinals I described up above.

Here's your typical outdoor urinal in Europe:

http://www.gizmag.com/watermark.php?p=2872_05.jpg



In use by males:

http://www.gizmag.com/watermark.php?p=2872_04.jpg

Women get a privacy door of sorts:

http://www.gizmag.com/watermark.php?p=2872_06.jpg

These urinals are used at festivals...less waiting than if they had port-a-pottys.

http://www.gizmag.com/watermark.php?p=2872_03.jpg

The P-Mate box shot of the women's stance cracks me up...lol. Notice the small orange logo on the urinal in the pic of the women above is the same as on the P-Mate box. I guess that set of urinals is "P-Mate approved" or something. Strong enough for a man...but made for a woman. ;)

http://www.gizmag.com/watermark.php?p=2872_02.jpg

[=DBA=Ronin]

Now I remember why I only want to visit these kinds of places and not live in them.

[Sasha]

The one of the women just frightens me to no end. I am thinking.. wow is that sanitary. What about all those germs, I would rather hold it haha

[Artis]

thats just.....weird although i cant really judge. i can pee on command anywhere anytime so BRING IT.

[FADES]

I am particularly fond of the boots worn by the chick in water closet #3 in the above pictures. She looks like she's shaking it off too.

[Artis]

apparently a little follow up jiggle works for both sexes.

[BuddhaMan]

"Shake it more than twice and your playing with it" still apply?

[Artis]

it seems kind of like a contortionist act. ok, here is a beef i have. i never use public restrooms to take a crap but occassionally the urinals are all taken and i have to take a piss in the toilet in a stall. now what the hell is up with the doors opening to the inside and giving you like 8 inches between the door and the toilet with the door open to the inside. i mean its a pain to get out of the damn stall without brushing up against the toilet. maybe its cause im a big guy or maybe its just because im a retard (both quite possible) but i think its a load of crap, no pun intended.

[Cavi]

arent there ones that are made of all glass... and the public cant see in but the person inside can see all around him on the outside?

[FADES]

That would freak me out! It would still make me feel like I was taking a crap in front of everyone, even though they can't see in. Just wouldn't be able to do that. And I am right there with you on the door clearance, Artis. I used to be a little bigger guy than I am now, and it still bugs me.

[B_G3ntl3]

artis...just keep the door pushed open if all your doin is taking a piss...then you dont gotta worry bout it. but it does suck if you gotta crap in a public restroom caues you gotta try and squeez by the door without hitting the toilet...its an ADVENTURE

[Artis]

im glad to hear that i am not the only one who has a difficult time making it out of the stall.

[BuddhaMan]

We have one of those bathrooms here in a sub shop...for both the womens and men's bathroom. For the women's there's a seat right outside the fkn window so you can be chompin' down on yer samwich and have a chic taking a dookie like 2 feet from ya on the other side of this window.

I went there once with a female friend of mine and she had to go so I made faces thru the glass the whole time she was in there.

[Artis]

haha thats awesome.