I'm getting ready to snowblow - I've donned flannel-lined jeans, boots, gaiters, insultated bibs ...

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3. I'm occasionally reminded of the advantages to having a Y-chromosome, and those occasions usually...

... relate to bathroom activities.

While on a road trip last fall I stopped at McUrinals to avail myself of their porcelain appliances. When I pulled in I noticed a tour bus in the lot, but didn't give it any thought until I got inside and found 40 women waiting in line to use the bathrooms. As in bathroomS, plural. Two women in their 60's or so stood cross-armed in front of the men's room door. "It's occupied" one said as I approached. I didn't blame them a bit, and was chuckling as I walked across the street to Mac's competitor.

I also recall reading how some airports still have pay toilets, a cost avoided for men using urinals.

And then there's the whole issue of having to sit ...