Beware, public urinators, some of San Francisco’s walls now pee back.

[Liberal_in_LA]

Beware, public urinators, some of San Francisco’s walls now pee back.
Public Works crews have finished painting nine city walls with pee-repellant paint and more are in the works. The painted surfaces make urine spray right back onto the shoes and pants of unsuspecting relief-seekers. It’s the city’s latest attempt to clean up urine-soaked alleyways and walls.

“We are piloting it to see if we can discourage people from peeing at many of our hot spots,” Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru said. “Nobody wants to smell urine. We are trying different things to try to make San Francisco smell nice and look beautiful.”

He demonstrated a painted wall’s effectiveness at the 16th Street Bart Plaza Thursday. A sign reading, “Hold it! This wall is not a public restroom. Please respect San Francisco and seek relief in an appropriate place,” hung above it. It doesn’t explicitly state that the wall will fire back, so some surprises are in store.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pee-on-these-S-F-walls-Be-prepared-for-them-to-6402239.php

[Warpy]

1. They nicked the idea from Hamburg, Germany

I love the barely managed stern expression at the end.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. lol. love the ending too

[stevenleser]

8. Figures it was St. Pauli fans! HSV all the way!!!

[pinboy3niner]

3. For a lot of people the issue was their #1 pet peeve

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. I worked in downtown LA. the alley ways smelled like giant toilets

Really awful

[hifiguy]

18. By the end of the day, the first-floor loos at the

Minneapolis Public Library smell like an outhouse, at least the men's room. I swear some imbeciles just pee on the floor. And why do people throw toilet paper in urinals, so they immediately back up? People behave like swine in many public places.

[Princess Turandot]

13. Whoever thought this up was quite a wiz! nt

[pnwmom]

5. Good. There's no reason men can't hold it, just like women do. n/t

[MisterP]

6. just dial down the pressure then

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

7. I prefer the Indian approach

I am also fond of the Saudi one, but I don't want to get my second hidden post.

[Adsos Letter]

10. LOL

Gotta love the accompanying music.

[AngryAmish]

9. ...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Lol. I live a block from Wrigley Field. And I'm handy with tools.

Hmmmmmm......

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. I think I would work some flash-bang firecrackers into the mix

and Black Cat smoke balls too.

[Walk away]

12. Somebody needs to contact the Mayor of Hoboken about this!

The entire town turns into one big public urinal on Friday & Saturday night. Has to go somewhere!

[daleo]

15. Public urinals would be a better solution

But, we can't have that, they might be used by the homeless. That would be too civilized.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

16. I have seen the homeless pee on the side of public bathrooms rather than go inside

I think there just might be some personality and psychological issues involved in that phenomenon too.

[daleo]

17. Some might, but only a small minority

Non homeless people would also make use of these public facilities, especially in entertainment districts. Quebec City has some good examples in the old walled city.