Petition launched to provide more public toilets in Brixton

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knew i'd seen a blog about it somewhere.

http://catsmeatshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/urine-deflectors-in-fleet-street.html

 

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http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3569748



knew i'd seen a blog about it somewhere.

http://catsmeatshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/urine-deflectors-in-fleet-street.html

Brilliant. I need to invent the 21st century version of these to stop people pissing on our front gate

 

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Brilliant. I need to invent the 21st century version of these to stop people pissing on our front gate

it's astounding what is interesting to read on the internet, when you['re supposed to be doing something else. and ti's amazing what you remember instead of useful stuff.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I just fucking hate McDonalds and everything they stand for and never want to set foot in the place. What's wrong with that?

Not even to shit on their premises?

If you shit there, you could then say 'I shit on you McDonalds!'

Power to the people.

I won't buy their food, but I will perform bodily elimination there if absolutely necessary.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Mind you, I suppose it also depends on one's willingness or ability to shit in any public convenience.

 

[19sixtysix]

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3569748



knew i'd seen a blog about it somewhere.

http://catsmeatshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/urine-deflectors-in-fleet-street.html

Amazing the time an effort that has gone in to stop pissing. If even half the effort was put to providing decent public bogs instead we be sitting on heated thrones.

 

[Mr Retro]

Here in Amsterdam they have permanent "pissoirs" which while not exactly pretty are part of the street furniture and you hardly notice them. The council power hose and disinfect them daily. These are supplemented on the weekends by temporary ones dropped by the council in the busy areas. It seems to work very well.

Can't see why it can't work in the centre of Brixton. Probably too simple a solution. Better to go to the fucking bother of trying to persuade the like of McDonalds to provide their bogs and fucking pay them for it. Jesus wept.

 

[Tricky Skills]

The Stockwell Toilet Blog started off as a campaign to bring back public bogs to Stockwell. It's gone slightly off-topic in recent months...

 

[netbob]

Given:

1) "Robert Goacher" only seems to exist online in relation to this petition
2) Brixton Village bars are under pressure to do *something* about their lack of toilets and lack of planning permission

I'm calling astro-turfing on this.

 

[leanderman]

Given:

1) "Robert Goacher" only seems to exist online in relation to this petition
2) Brixton Village bars are under pressure to do *something* about their lack of toilets and lack of planning permission

I'm calling astro-turfing on this.

My choice of Brixton village eatery is occasionally dictacted by loo proximity.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Here in Amsterdam they have permanent "pissoirs" which while not exactly pretty are part of the street furniture and you hardly notice them. The council power hose and disinfect them daily. These are supplemented on the weekends by temporary ones dropped by the council in the busy areas. It seems to work very well.

Can't see why it can't work in the centre of Brixton. Probably too simple a solution. Better to go to the fucking bother of trying to persuade the like of McDonalds to provide their bogs and fucking pay them for it. Jesus wept.

The public toilets here look like this:

They're automated: they even hose themselves down on the inside.

 

[Greebo]

<snip>They're automated: they even hose themselves down on the inside.

There are a few similar to that in London (and elsewhere in the UK) but not many. They're still so unusual here that few people seem to ever use them. Part of the problem seems to be the fear of getting stuck in one, not helped by the several minute cleaning cycle between users.

 

[MAD-T-REX]

They're automated: they even hose themselves down on the inside.

Cool, a toilet and a free shower.

 

[Smick]

There are a few similar to that in London (and elsewhere in the UK) but not many. They're still so unusual here that few people seem to ever use them. Part of the problem seems to be the fear of getting stuck in one, not helped by the several minute cleaning cycle between users.

I have a friend who attempted to stay in a Superloo for the cleaning cycle but it sensed he was in there and wouldn't work.

The ones in Belfast used to have a heater, music and be clean inside. Worth 20p.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

im pretty sure ive seen some of those temporary urinals up in Brixton? on electric avenue, beside Iceland if im not mistaken.

These should be standard and plentiful anywhere with a late night economy, or basically anywhere people go out to get pissed. They cant cost much to put there and save all the bad feeling and sanitary problems with people pissing wherever they see fit.

ill be honest, Ive been caught short before and had to go somewhere other than a toilet, because there are almost always never one available. always picked very discreet spots and nowhere like a persons front door. if the urinals were provided they would get used and solve these problems, its not rocket science.

 

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Amazing the time an effort that has gone in to stop pissing. If even half the effort was put to providing decent public bogs instead we be sitting on heated thrones.

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but might help someone with their own space, until a better solution is implemented.

 

[editor]

I'm well fucked off seeing drunk twats pissing all over my block or in the green space outside and it will no doubt get worse when the Shrub and fucking Shutter opens up. That is all.

 

[colacubes]

im pretty sure ive seen some of those temporary urinals up in Brixton? on electric avenue, beside Iceland if im not mistaken.

These should be standard and plentiful anywhere with a late night economy, or basically anywhere people go out to get pissed. They cant cost much to put there and save all the bad feeling and sanitary problems with people pissing wherever they see fit.

ill be honest, Ive been caught short before and had to go somewhere other than a toilet, because there are almost always never one available. always picked very discreet spots and nowhere like a persons front door. if the urinals were provided they would get used and solve these problems, its not rocket science.

As I said upthread there is a pop up urinal on Electric Ave. Unfortunately it's rarely actually in use.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

rarely in use? why would a big plastic container not be in use?

 

[quimcunx]

Last Saturday morning strong smell of urine outside the Town Hall, so seems to be many people who don't want to use MacDonalds facility.

Or have no idea it exists.

 

[colacubes]

rarely in use? why would a big plastic container not be in use?

It pops up out of the ground. On most nights it is not popped up out of the ground, therefore not in use. When it's there, people use it.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

ahh I see, didn't realise it pops out of the ground. if it actually popped out of the ground every night it would be quite clever!

 

[Ms T]

It pops up out of the ground. On most nights it is not popped up out of the ground, therefore not in use. When it's there, people use it.

Why doesn't it pop up out of the ground most nights? Is there anyone you/we can complain to?

 

[colacubes]

Why doesn't it pop up out of the ground most nights? Is there anyone you/we can complain to?

I genuinely have no idea. Assume it would be the Lambeth street care team. It's something I've raised with our councillors before but nothing seemed to happen.

 

[Ms T]

I genuinely have no idea. Assume it would be the Lambeth street care team. It's something I've raised with our councillors before but nothing seemed to happen.

OK, I've just called them and they are going to get someone to look at it. Keep me posted as to what happens!

 

[colacubes]

OK, I've just called them and they are going to get someone to look at it. Keep me posted as to what happens!

Wee watch will commence this evening

 

[colacubes]

Wee watch night 1 - pop up bog is up and working.

I've got a horrible feeling by the end of the week I'm going to sound like this

 

[peterkro]

Why can't we have bogs like this:

In Kawakawa,the local youth took advantage of the green roof to plant dope plants on it :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundertwasser_Toilets

 

[T & P]

So is it raised remotely? And if so, do they monitor the rising by CCTV to ensure they don't elevate some passer-by 8ft above ground level?

 

[colacubes]

So is it raised remotely? And if so, do they monitor the rising by CCTV to ensure they don't elevate some passer-by 8ft above ground level?

I don't know. I assume it's probably done by a member of the cleaning team on the market at the end of the night