red750 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 A man is "trapped" and "crushed" inside a public "telescopic" urinal near Trafalgar Square, in central London. The man was working at the Cambridge Circus site and was seriously injured at first. This is what the Metropolitan Police said. As reported by the Daily Mail emergency services were called to the scene at 13:10 at the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road outside the Palace Theatre in London's theatre district. Emergency teams are struggling to free the man. An air ambulance landed in Trafalgar Square while a large number of ambulances and fire brigade vehicles arrived at the scene of the accident. What is a telescopic urinal? The telescopic urinal is a "pop-up" toilet stored underground, that at night is brought to street level for use by people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I imagined something smaller and more personal, with the trapping and crushing being even more distressing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Instead of howling for more bicycle lanes and rainbow markings on foot crossings, Clover Moore should be pressing for more public lavatories in Sydney. Try to find one after you have spent an hour or so getting into the CBD in public or private transport. Or has the paternalistic bent of the Council towards druggies resulted in the removal of public toilets from the streets of Sydney? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 There's that distressing word again OME. I doubt the shortage of pissoirs is due to paternalistic impulses by council It is more likely an accountant to blame. Maybe it could make a profit to pee if they bring back coin operated toilets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Some countries just have a 3-sided scalloped post where you can point & shoot. Lot cheaper and simpler to build. Of course some grannies may get offended but let's face it, you can't see anything anyway. Not sure how something similar could be done for the girls, that may be a bit more challenging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Look up waht a 'shewee' is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) To shed light on the original sad event - and to ensure none of you now back away holding out a cross, when you sight a popup urinal in the street - the bloke who was killed, was working on the urinal, underneath the device, well below street level. He was obviously carrying out some kind of repair work with the urinal in a raised or partly raised position - and failed to ensure that any safety device was in place to prevent it from falling on him. Sort of like climbing underneath your car, when it's supported only by the car jack, and without any additional fail-safe device, such as an axle stand. So you can cheerfully use any one of these popup urinal devices now, without any fear of being crushed by it. Edited January 29 by onetrack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Not as sensational when we get the details. The NEWS is like that.. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Now it makes sense ! , I thought how could someone Inside get squashed . spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I have to admit, I have never seen these pop-up urinals. Why not just leave them up and have a rotating door close behind you for privacy. London has public toilets. They are called pubs or McDonalds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Same here. That's why the current ad campaign with Bon Jovi's "Livin on a Prayer". The guys in the blue ute: Hey guys, I gotta wizz, eh? Again? Playing that one to death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Jerry_Atrick said: I have to admit, I have never seen these pop-up urinals. Why not just leave them up and have a rotating door close behind you for privacy. London has public toilets. They are called pubs or McDonalds. Do you have to buy a beer or burger? That’s a bit more than spend a penny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 No need to buy a beer or burger.. Although McDonalds are cracking down (pardon the pun) on it a bit.. Pubs are almost always welcoming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 The French simply use doorways in front of shops, to relieve themselves. Never smelt so much overpowering urine smell, as in the streets of Paris. To the Parisian local councils credit, they get out in force every morning, and hose the footpaths down very thoroughly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 A '' penny for the loo '', is loong gone , I heard it's now a Pound coin. spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 IF you don't have the money on you , you can't leave a deposit either. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 In Cairo, it's a grasping outstretched hand attached to a bloke, who thrusts it out in front of you, and says, "BAKSHEESH!!" They get right in your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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