A printed map of New York Public Toilets called the New York City Public Toilet Map was recently launched on 23 March 2008 (for sale at US$2 plus 50 cents postage). There was even a write up in the New York Times.
Of course, there are already resources on the internet to help people to locate toilets available for use by the public, such as www.nyrestroom.com and The Bathroom Diaries.
Toilet maps are indeed a useful resource for visitors and for people with medical conditions.
In Australia, the idea actually took on grand proportions, with the federal government, through the Department of Health and Ageing, funding the mapping of all public toilets on to an internet site called the National Public Toilet Map as part of its National Continence Management Strategy.
Surprisingly, the British government has not done this yet.
Even more surprising is that Americans continue to call toilets - restrooms or bathrooms. Do people go to these facilities to rest or to have a bath?
Toilet is not a dirty word! We buy and use toilet paper. What on earth is 'bathroom tissue'? Why restrict blowing one's nose to the bathroom?
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It rained when I walked to work and it rained when I walked home. Actually I didn't do any work in the office as supervision training continued today.
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