We have maintained that toilet lore and politics are closely related, and nowhere is this more evident than in Seattle, WA, where the city has given up on their public toilet experiment (5 toilets at $1 million apiece) and is selling them on eBay. These automated toilets are similar to what I saw in the streets of Paris: they were designed to open after 10 minutes of usage. But they turned out to be more trouble than they were worth - they cost $360 a day just to maintain, became clogged with trash, and failed to prevent defecation and urination on the street. Respectable citizens avoided them when they became known as hangouts for prostitutes and drug users. One Right Wing News reader reported, "Brit Hume just showed a viewer email from some chick who said she used to smoke crack in one, but she won't go in there anymore because it's so disgusting."
Question of the day; So far, no one has shown an interest in buying these high-tech toilets, but even if they were all sold, will the city discontinue the surcharge to sewer bills that was supposed to pay for them? (***DEAD SILENCE***)
Source: Right Wing News
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