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| At last, relief is in sight... | |
| 2004-03-02 | |
| From the 'You can't make this up' department - EFL. Not WOT related so delete if needed. Seattle's posh public potties are open for business. After a decade of discussion, five self-cleaning, space-age style chambers were finally opened to the public yesterday. There were no long lines, but those who did give it a whirl emerged from the futuristic facilities looking amazed, and sometimes a little nervous. Seattle has been waiting years for the high-tech toilets. Councils and mayors have debated the issue. It's been a topic on the campaign trail. Made in Germany, and leased by the city, the public restrooms are expected to cost a total of about $600,000 a year. They will be paid for through sewer revenues. Since the 1980s, Seattle business owners have said the lack of public restrooms was the top issue facing downtown. This is why I decided not to live in Seattle.... Business owners across the city have been forced to figure out ways to keep drug users and others out of their bathrooms while keeping the toilets open to customers. The toilets were the focus of a face-off between former Mayor Paul Schell The idiot who said Ok to the anarchists(sp?) for the WTO riots in Seattle and NO! to seattle residents and taxpayers for a new year 2000 celebration at Seattle Center and the council three years ago. The council approved the public facilities, but Schell vetoed the plan. but here he was right - 600K/year? WTF? In a rare move, the council, accusing Schell of potty politics, overrode the veto and pushed ahead on the privies. Yesterday Drago and Councilman Nick Licata, who also led the effort for public restrooms, joined in celebrating the first flush. "These facilities are self-cleaning, safe, well-situated throughout the city and are free for anyone to use," said Licata. "They will be beneficial to local businesses because tourists, shoppers, residents and the homeless are equally accommodated."
I'm sure the -er- sexual entertainment industry will love them..... "People will be more likely to use them because they stay clean," said Susan Stoltzfus, a spokeswoman for Seattle Public Utilities. | |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #3 Coming soon to Seattle High Schools-the "We did it in a public toilet" game. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-3-2 8:50:04 PM |
| #2 Now you know why they're raising rates on the poor for medical care. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-3-2 8:49:15 PM |
| #1 Noooo! It's a Haliburton and chainey plot to steal Seattlean's precious bodily fluids and sell it to the Germans. Don't let them get away with this. antiglobo grunge-trash rant off |
| Posted by: ed 2004-3-2 8:35:46 PM |