Toilets are the bain in anyone's life Mups. I normally cross my legs as I
refuse to pay 20p for the toilets. I have had to walk very fast when
arriving at Manchester on the train as I hate going on the train toilets
too. So I normally walk to somewhere like Debenhams or a café where
you know they have to have a toilet.
I will cheer you up with my toilet story. When I was in Geneva, Switzerland
I had to go outside the UN. They have one of these new fangled toilets.
It is all in French so instructions do exist. My D in L opened the door for
me and I went in to use the toilet. Then washed my hands. When I
turned around I couldn't find the button to press open on the door. I
was then panicking as unlike the toilets in England, the ones abroad
clean themselves after use. I was looking at all the French trying to
read it and after about a minute managed to find the button to press
and ran out when the doors opened. The doors then closed and you
could hear the whole of the toilet, floor and all being drowned in a shower
of water. I could just imagine if I had been still in it how great I would
have looked like a drowned rat.

I used the toilet in a local music venue and after a couple of minutes, (I was concentrating) the lights went out, I groped around for my handbag & walking stick and staggered out all dishevelled, it was very scary!
I really dislike the automated ones that say "Welcome, the time for using this facility is limited, you will be told when to leave" you don't know whether to sit down or hover in case it shouts, "Get out now!"

I've never heard of such a thing Twiz, I'd be furious. How dare anyone tell us how long it should take us go to the loo. Some interfering git will invent ejector seats next!

On the spur of the moment, I decided to go for a bus ride to my nearest big town today. I haven't been there for ages.

It took about 1 & quarter hours to get there, and once off the bus, I decided I needed the loo. I found a very posh, 'futuristic' looking one in the brand new bus station that's just been built, only thing is, it had barricades across the entrance. There was a machine appearing to need 20p, but after posting the money, I still couldn't get in. Eventually a kind lady pointed out a different machine altogether and said to try that one. It worked and the barricades lifted. What a palaver I thought, and I also recalled when it used to cost just 1p!
When I was coming back out, the pesky barricades were down again and I couldn't figure out how to get out! I was getting a bit ratty by then. Then a man standing outside shouted across to me to "Push the button on the wall", which I did, and did and finally escaped! How stupid not to have any instructions anywhere, I have never even seen a loo like that before and hadn't got a clue what to do.

When I got to huge 'Boots' I knew there was an escalator somewhere in the shop but had to ask someone where, (no signs anywhere). Then I got lost in the shopping centre and couldn't find the way out again, so had to ask again!

I went on to get lost once more on the way back to the bus station, and was so relieved to finally get back on the bus in the warm, sit down and be taken home.
But - the schools had turned out by then and three awful girls of about 13 or 14 got on and sat right behind me. Shouting so that the entire bus could hear them, they seemed unable to finish a single sentence with out swearing. Everything was F***ing, P***ing, Sh**, along with quite a few D*ck head thrown in. You daren't say anything to them for fear of reprisal, but I was really fed up with them. Along with that, there were at least 4 people shouting down their mobile phones too!


Not sure if I am now too ancient to be let out on my own now, or whether I just need to get out more. . .