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5. Simple solutions are the best solutions! nt

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Thu May 26, 2016, 09:27 AM

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Optimism Brewery in Seattle solves the gendered bathroom "problem" [View all] Recursion May 2016 OP

Works for me... Wounded Bear May 2016 #1

Hey why not? Initech May 2016 #3

IDK, how expensive is that really? If you've already got the plumbing, you're just putting up Recursion May 2016 #4

I doubt if it's that simple... Wounded Bear May 2016 #6

Call it a stimulus measure Recursion May 2016 #7

It's a good solution. Maybe too expensive for most existing small businesses, but . . . brush May 2016 #29

Agreed... Wounded Bear May 2016 #30

Oh yeah. For sure. It's a repug wedge issue, which is like you say, a made up problem. brush May 2016 #31

Doesn't matter what it costs matt819 May 2016 #37

Great point. 1496 DUers have now seen "Optimism Brewery Seattle" Recursion May 2016 #38

And it will almost certainly be spread around by those who have seen it--and once it tblue37 May 2016 #41

There are some follow-on costs jberryhill May 2016 #52

Absolutely! mountain grammy May 2016 #8

Love this! AllyCat May 2016 #21

Havn't been there yet (I also rarely drink) JackInGreen May 2016 #2

Simple solutions are the best solutions! nt johnson_z May 2016 #5

Number-wise that doesn't solve it. Men won't be confining themselves to the urinals, pnwmom May 2016 #9

So if that becomes a problem they can change the ratio (nt) Recursion May 2016 #12

Building codes dictate the numbers of toilet fixtures, not the building owner. FSogol May 2016 #18

Or maybe they have an additional ladies room somewhere else. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #20

It has not been an issue thus far. Using the single space, they were able to add Glassunion May 2016 #23

But there is this quote: pnwmom May 2016 #47

But then there is this quote: Glassunion May 2016 #49

urinals are much more economical and environmentally friendly dbackjon May 2016 #72

It will prove one thing- Man or Woman snooper2 May 2016 #26

I actually stared at the photo for a second, and realized there are more toilets than urinals. Glassunion May 2016 #57

Good for you! Thanks! pnwmom May 2016 #60

As a woman, not fair. Not enough toilets. mainer May 2016 #10

So you tweak the ratio empirically Recursion May 2016 #11

I can count the times I've shit in a public rr in the last decade on 1 hand linuxman May 2016 #15

well, it is a brewery maxsolomon May 2016 #27

Are there more men than women at the breweries you go to? gollygee May 2016 #33

I think glassunion's point is valid: this is a more efficient use of space Recursion May 2016 #36

I don't know where you live, but breweries in Seattle are just as likely to have women as men. pnwmom May 2016 #48

I'd have to agree. I also visited their Facebook page, and it seems to be a regular spot for the Glassunion May 2016 #53

i live in seattle and it was a joke maxsolomon May 2016 #69

You may not be aware pnwmom May 2016 #70

i'm an architect and i am well aware of that. maxsolomon May 2016 #71

Not to be crass or scatological... Chan790 May 2016 #75

gross maxsolomon May 2016 #77

It is. Section 2903.3.8 Pee and Poop provitions. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2016 #76

By using a combined space they were able to add more toilets overall than they would if Glassunion May 2016 #28

A problem that never existed... AlbertCat May 2016 #13

In my city, Santa Fe NM, SheilaT May 2016 #14

There are no solutions sulphurdunn May 2016 #16

That one's tough to out-idiot, though. RiverNoord May 2016 #25

No they'll still scream about saying bathrooms should be segregated and trans MillennialDem May 2016 #65

But the point of the innovation is that there are no 'mens'' or 'womens'' rooms. RiverNoord May 2016 #80

I was in Paris and they had coed mikeysnot May 2016 #17

I was in Germany on my way to Iraq Quackers May 2016 #63

That happened to me in Germany also? mikeysnot May 2016 #68

I love my city <3 CarrieLynne May 2016 #19

lol - perfect. RiverNoord May 2016 #22

The downside is it makes it much easier for people to shoot up or do a bump Recursion May 2016 #24

Sharps Containers? BBG May 2016 #34

Ha. This same bar had little scissors next to the straw dispenser Recursion May 2016 #35

This is awesome and needs to spread. lark May 2016 #32

Perhaps, but it introduces a new one... Xithras May 2016 #39

See post #46 Glassunion May 2016 #50

Not only that, but marybourg May 2016 #74

And privacy for all. You know why US toilet stalls have gaps that compromise tblue37 May 2016 #40

Nope. Xithras May 2016 #42

Women's toilets have a problem, too, though not as common. Many women won'sit their fannies tblue37 May 2016 #43

Yuck! Xithras May 2016 #44

Toilet paper works well enough to line a toilet seat. And I also carry sanitizing wipes to clean off tblue37 May 2016 #45

I'm curious what a paper does to urine Jesus Malverde May 2016 #66

You don't line a toilet seat wet with urine. You line a dry, apparently clean tblue37 May 2016 #78

Interesting article Jesus Malverde May 2016 #79

Every place I've ever worked, the women's rooms are the nastiest. ladyVet May 2016 #46

Yes to your last sentence treestar May 2016 #55

Problem solved for new construction, maybe user_name May 2016 #51

You would have a point if there actually was a problem. The problem is manufactured. Glassunion May 2016 #54

The most efficient solution... GummyBearz May 2016 #56

Actually, both could sit. Glassunion May 2016 #58

You might be on to something GummyBearz May 2016 #61

My problem is that I have a nasty habit of holding it... Glassunion May 2016 #62

Stop that. You are getting me too riled up GummyBearz May 2016 #64

I still don't want to see a man stepping away and zipping up.nt clarice May 2016 #59

Most places already have a "third bathroom": it has icons for Man,Woman, Handicapped on door... Hekate May 2016 #67

Amazing that so many DUers can find reasons to criticize this restroom layout. Quantess May 2016 #73