May 29 2008
Having a Crappy Day? Check Out The National Public Toilet Map.
Okay, so you’re travelling and you gotta go. So you whip out your Blackberry or your cell phone, access your mobile browser and voila, you’re on your way to relief.
What a concept. And I love the name of this website: mizpee.com. They have both a USA and European site. You can “add” a toilet or “review” a toilet on their site.
Unfortunately MizPee only provides information to 16 United States and 1 Canadian Province at this point, all user submitted from what I can tell. So if you’re not in one of these cities, you might just have to go out back. But not the steak house.
According to MizPee, Starbucks on Union Square in Manhattan rates poorly enough to appear on their “Wall of Shame” – you really want to avoid using this one.
As a project of the National Continence Management Strategy, if you’re visiting Australia, check out their National Public Toilet Map. Boy those Aussies really do think of everything, don’t they? How ironic that their listings include over 14,000 toilets, in cities, towns, rural areas – with complete details as to the facilities offered, hours of opening, etc. - so in Australia, you’d never have to go outback, get it? Ha-ha. Okay, not so funny.
So because there is a limited list of cities at this point (except for Australia) I suggest you do what your mother told you – go before you leave. And definitely before you go to Manhattan as there are two other eau de toilettes rounding out the Top 3.
