Toilet humour

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[Red Squirrel]

I read this on the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) website:

Bath council forced to reverse public toilet closures plan

A council which planned to offload half its public toilets to save ^120,000 has been forced into a U-turn.

Bath and North East Somerset Council runs 27 toilets and wanted to stop funding 14, but faced opposition from political opponents and campaigners.

The ruling Liberal Democrats have now climbed down after a debate triggered by a 2,800-strong petition.

A motion was unanimously accepted stating no toilets should close unless other provision was made available.

I'm not sure whether it's better that they 'accepted' the motion (rather than 'passing' it), but I'm glad they 'climbed down'. I suppose with a story like this it is hard to avoid puns and doubles-entendre; an earlier version of the same story was headlined "Woman squats in public toilet in Bath to protest against closure "...

Welcome to Bath, twinned with Clochemerle.

[thetrout]

I remember when this was announced actually. However if you use some of the Public Loos in Bath you'll see why the council want rid. For a City known for it's historic attractions it has absolutely diabolical public loos.

This lady's "protest" I say was admiral but is actually a stark contrast to the truth of public loos in Bath. There is one toilet in Bath which is frequently used by homeless and vagrants as either a free hotel or a drug taking location. Even with my much, much higher than average usage of the karzi, I will avoid that toilet like the absolute plague if I can help it.