Life's Seriously Easy In 2019, So We'll Invent Problems And Then "Solve" Them
Being a human has been pretty hellish for countless centuries, before there were flush toilets, antibiotics, rubber-soled shoes, motor vehicles, and iPhones, to name a few.
These days, poor people have iphones and refrigerators -- both near-miraculous transformative inventions.
When so much is so fantastic, even for those in the worst straits in our society, what's there to do but -- find issues where there are none! (Ideally, in concert with "woke" values.)
Right in line with that, check out this story from Tyler O'Neil at PJM:
The City of Portland has banned urinals in the $195 million remodel of the Portland Building, which houses administrative offices for the city. While urinals use less water than toilets, they are a relic of a bygone era when men and women were recognized as biologically different.A spokeswoman told NBC affiliate KGW News that she could not estimate how much it will cost to remove the urinals, which have been a feature of the building since its construction in 1982.
Chief Administrative Officer Tom Rinehart explained the urinal ban in an email to employees last February.
"We will continue to have gender-specific (male and female) multi-stall restrooms that are readily available to any employee that prefers to use one. But, there will be no urinals in any restroom in the building. This will give us the flexibility we need for any future changes in signage," he wrote.
Genius.
What's great about having urinals?
Ladies, in unison now: MEN DO NOT PEE ON THE SEAT.
Also, men pee faster when there are urinals.
This is basically an anti-productivity measure. A researcher would need to measure how long it takes to pee at a urinal versus how long it takes to do all the extra business in a stall.
But add it all up, for all the men all year, and...well, let's have some "woke" fingersnapping for all the government employee work time that goes down the shitter!
It's kind of like a weird form of penis envy or something.
Ken R at October 8, 2019 1:55 AM
No urinals? So, the men in Portland have no place to go?
"This will give us the flexibility we need for any future changes in signage." Changes in signage? So, they're anticipating making the restrooms coed or gender-neutral and laying the groundwork now.
Good luck to the janitorial services. A men's room (how long will that last?) without urinals is going to get messy.
Conan the Grammarian at October 8, 2019 3:59 AM
Not sure what benefit this initiative is supposed to generate. Urinals take up less space than standard sit-down stalls, so removing the urinals might not result in additional stall space.
So, the net impact will be fewer places to pee, as if that were somehow equitable or something.
Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at October 8, 2019 5:26 AM
Can't wait to change a tampon in a gender-neutral American stall, where there's an inch gap between the door and the frame.
NicoleK at October 8, 2019 6:37 AM
Can't you just carry it with you when you open the stall door to walk in?
Crid at October 8, 2019 6:54 AM
So political correctness trumps environmentalism. Nice to know. And yeah, changes in signage, as more genders are invented. You'll need 34 restrooms per floor pretty soon. Don't think for a moment that the private sector isn't going to have to revise existing buildings in order to keep their certificates of occupancy. And mysteriously, the property owners are going to find that there is only one contractor (owned by the mayor's brother-in-law or some such) approved to do the work.
All of the cities in the U.S. that have one-party Democrat rule are transitioning to Third World-style government. Don't think for a moment that the Left loves America. The Left hates America. Always has.
Cousin Dave at October 8, 2019 6:55 AM
The pathetic thing is: There are only a very few people, in decision-making roles, that are responsible for this. Practically everyone else -- the contractors installing the equipment, the workers, the janitors, everyone who visits the building, you name it -- is rolling their eyes at this.
Gene at October 8, 2019 7:06 AM
I'll be taking a porcelain cruise.
https://dilbert.com/strip/1998-03-22
I R A Darth Aggie at October 8, 2019 7:15 AM
Men don't always pee on the seats. But, no matter how good your aim is, you can't control the back splash.
And I don't want to hear one damn word about the seat being up. You're a big girl, you can put it down.
I R A Darth Aggie at October 8, 2019 7:17 AM
On the "easy now" thing: They were still delivering blocks of ice to people back in the 1930s so no fridge. Few people had a phone until the 1960s. Spoiled spoiled spoiled.
This obsession with making people share bathrooms to make
Urinals use less water, cost less to construct (no stall needed) and make less mess on the floor than a toilet if men pee in them. So the claims about how important saving the environment is vanish for the benefit of a handful of people.
cc at October 8, 2019 8:52 AM
This smells like an excuse for graft, because the other option would have been to install urinals in the ladies' restrooms.
Also, the people in charge of California better step up their game. The folks at Oregon are catching up real fast.
Sixclaws at October 8, 2019 10:01 AM
I nominate this quote to the pantheon of generic babblespeak:
"I am convinced that this is the right way to ensure success as your employer, remove arbitrary barriers in our community, and provide leadership that is reflective of our shared values."
This could be applied to any decision made by any bureaucrat at any time, anywhere.
All that's missing is "and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!".
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at October 8, 2019 10:10 AM
Zero logic here! What's wrong with urinals being in any gender or neutral bathroom, period? If anything, it would add to the multi-gendereds' comforts. If I use the "women's" room because I am a trans-female without surgery (as most are) then I have the option of using a stall or a urinal, if it's there. If I'm a trans-man and I use the men's room, I can use a stall if I want--I'm not going to experience any distress or "dysphoria" if there's a urinal along with stalls. No one is being left out---more people are being included!!
RigelDog at October 8, 2019 10:25 AM
We already knew PCness trumps environmentalism, Dave! See the whole plastic straw debacle.
NicoleK at October 8, 2019 10:34 AM
I saw this on Twitter (I think) and it seems so appropriate here.
The difference between and activist and a social justice warrior is that an activist will demand wheelchair accessible ramps for those that cannot use steps; a social justice warrior will demand the removal of the steps so that those who cannot use them will not be offended by the sight of them.
Patrick at October 8, 2019 2:27 PM
Scott Adams (Dilbert) is right! Reality is no longer distinguishable from parody.
Rex Little at October 8, 2019 7:36 PM
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