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Some words on private toilets

A dear friend recently made it clear to me that they were put off by the fact that I only use public restrooms when there are multiple toilets in my own home, so I thought I should address that publicly here. Let me be very clear about this: I harbor no resentment nor hard feelings towards private bathrooms and toilets. Many people seem to think that I am some sort of purist with dreams of returning to the olden days when the only place to use the bathroom was a pit in the center of town that little boys used to scrub clean every day for a couple of nickels. Although I enjoy the quaintness of that sort of lifestyle, this is not the case. To me, using the bathroom is an experience that deserves to be shared with others. The whole reason I started this blog was to bond with fellow bathroom users over our common passion. Every time I enter a public bathroom, I peek under the stalls and give a friendly hello to everyone I see. Using the bathroom is a community event. I have always seen usi...

Public Restroom at Charleston County Public Library - Main

Well, folks, you asked for it and here I am to deliver. This was one of the most highly requested bathrooms I have ever reviewed, so my expectations were high. Unfortunately, I found this bathroom to be largely unremarkable. For the most part, this bathroom was fairly standard. Two urinals and a handicap accessible stall, so you and all your cripple friends can pee freely. You can also find a baby-changing station and two automatic hand dryers here, as well as the traditional paper towel dispensers for all you purists out there. The one thing that this bathroom has that no other bathroom I've seen can offer is high quality bathroom reading. They do ask that you not bring reading material into the restroom but I think that's more of a suggestion like not driving drunk or not forcing your children to wear spandex bodysuits and body oil so you can practice wrestling moves on them. Some of the original manuscripts they possess in the Charleston room make for especially good bathroo...