You’d think that making distressed tourists pay to use the bathrooms of museums and public parks would be enough for European businesses. But that is apparently not the case, as Irish discount carrier Ryanair now plans to bring pay-toilets to the skies.
The Curious Capitalist has the details:
…Ryanair, the king of cheapo European carriers, was already working on [...]
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European airline brings pay toilets to the skies
Life, Liberty and Highway Rest Stops
There is a reason that James Madison did not guarantee access to a free toilet in the Bill of Rights. It is because in 1789, despite recently winning independence from a brutal colonial Empire, no one could imagine a regime so oppressive that it would charge people to use the bathroom.
But of course it was [...]
The last minute Christmas gift guide
With all of the distractions this time of year, it is easy to forget what Christmas is really about.
But when all is said and done, the office parties, the charitable contributions, the Christmas Pageants, the Salvation Army Bell Ringers, the Rockettes, the family parties and the traveling are all mere distractions. What Christmas is really [...]
New Yorkers shun European-style pay toilets [duh]
New York City has a complicated history with pay-toilets.
It was one of the first cities to ban them in the 70s following a successful campaign by the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America. But the city lifted the ban earlier this decade. Shortly there after, public-private partnerships started installing a few fancy automated, self-cleaning [...]
The Pay-Toilet Address
I wrote this as a memorial on the 18 month anniversary of the new pay toilet installed in Madison Square Park. It is one of two pay toilets that have been installed in New York by a Spanish company seeking to undermine the right to pee for free that was hard won by the Committee [...]
PATRIOT ALERT #1. CEPTIA
When looking for facts to support my recent post Why Europe Sucks €. 1 Pay Toilets, I stumbled on the little known history of a band of Great American Patriots on Wikipedia.* They were called The Committee To End Pay Toilets In America (CEPTIA), and their mission was to rid America of the European phenomena of pay [...]
Why Europe Stinks €. 1 – Pay Toilets
Everyone knows the feeling.
When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go – and nothing better stand in your way.
But what if I told you there was a land ruled by people who will obstruct your path to the toilet and shake you down for money during your time of need? You would be outraged. [...]
