Only in Ireland - a toilet post
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340019)
Rockingham, Australia
March 15, 2017 11:48pm CST
On a post I read today there were comments about paying to use public toilets. Unfortunately I can't remember the members involved in the discussion. However the comments did remind me of a public toilet we used in Ireland.
It was a brand-new, super-duper but small building. When you came out, it shut its own door then proceeded to scrub, rinse, pasteurise, deodorise, sympathise, empathise and anything else you could think of before opening its door and waiting, panting with exertion, for the next needy person.
Such conveniences do not come cheaply and sure enough there was a price to pay to use such a toilet. The price was a measly 25c. However, the coin slots were designed for denominations of 50c, 20c and 10c. No change was given. Only in Ireland – or maybe Australia!
The photo shows me pretending to help dig out the hole for the toilet we put in for the Music Shack.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Mar 17
Keep digging. It's a long way to China.
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@shaggin (72135)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@JohnRoberts Ha ha I remember trying to dig to China when I was young. This comment gave me a chuckle thinking back to that age.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 17
It's common to see paying public toilet in Malaysia. It's rare but there's a few still exist here and there. Some in shopping malls and some just build outside. It's usually 30c per person. I figure the money is for maintenance and employees so I just pay.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
16 Mar 17
Yes I experienced using a toilet in the shopping mall over in the Philippines and paying 10 pesos each time which is about 35c .. But I had irritable bladder that I ended up going in there paying every half an hour or so .. lucky it's only 35c .. lol
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
18 Mar 17
@JudyEv yes a day pass would be a good idea 
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
16 Mar 17
Those must not be an American thing. We don't really have public restrooms out and about. You have to find a place that won't mind you using their restroom. Normally that would be like a fast food place or gas station.. most restaurants, etc want you to buy something before they'll let you use their restroom.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@JudyEv Well the malls do have public toilets, yes.. but if you're just walking around the downtown area where there are shops and restaurants, etc there would be no place to "go" without patronizing one of the bars or restaurants.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
Most malls have public restrooms. And our restaurants would be much the same.
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
@katsmeow1213 I think we'd be much the same really.
! Hopefully they would not ask for tips!
"Pretending to help dig" 
@allknowing (136446)
• India
16 Mar 17
We have public toilets where we pay a small fee. None of all those frills though.
Vince must have put you there and then lifted you out (lol)
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@xFiacre (13023)
• Ireland
16 Mar 17
@judyev A woman drowned in one of those self cleaning toilets when the door failed to let her out and proceeded with its vigorous cleaning regimen unabated. The doors also have a reputation of opening of their own accord before the occupant has completed their business. No way would I ever go in one of them. I'd rather nip behind it than risk going inside.
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
16 Mar 17
Our local council is thinking about closing 13 out of 18 free public toilets in the town (the surviving ones will be in the tourist areas!).I would rather pay than lose the facility altogether.
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@shaggin (72135)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@asfarasiknow that is a good point. You should bring that up to the council!
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
17 Mar 17
@shaggin They plan to try and get three taken over by private companies but not the rest. They don't tend to listen to what locals want. As an example, our garbage collections will go from weekly to fortnightly in April.
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@diosabella (4789)
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16 Mar 17
I don't mind paying. Some people don't know how to use public toilets and exploit it for their own convenience not thinking of the next person that will use it. Thankfully, there's a person in charge to give out change and hand sanitizer after. 
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@optimisticbeauty (2170)
• India
16 Mar 17
Never experienced such toilets yet
I guess it would have been amazing
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
We thought it was funny that you couldn't actually pay 25c because the machine only took 50s, 20s and 10s.
@pumpkinjam (8763)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar 17
I don't mind paying to use a public toilet as the paid-for ones I've used do tend to be better kept than some others. However, it is a pain when they only take a certain denomination of coin and you don't have one. Or you do have one but there are four of you wanting to go to the toilet!
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@pumpkinjam (8763)
• United Kingdom
17 Mar 17
@JudyEv I did that when the children were little. It's a bit more difficult with them now! We have a few public toilets which have turnstile gates. When the boys were little, I'd either pick them up and carry them through or get them to crawl underneath. Now, of course, they are too big to come into the ladies' with me so I can't even sneak them in!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 17
@pumpkinjam Nothing stays the same for too long does it?
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@shaggin (72135)
• United States
16 Mar 17
I think I would be a big claustrophobic down in a hole like you are in the photo. I think that is a bit over the top about the toilet in Ireland for my needs...But for those out there who cannot stand using a public bathroom because of germs that toilet would likely be well worth the cost!
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@shaggin (72135)
• United States
17 Mar 17
@JudyEv My mother will not use public restrooms at all. She would wear a diaper she said before using one. It's a bit overboard! She made my niece so worried about it when she was little that when I had her at Target with me she cried about having to use the bathroom because of the germs.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
We had to go a lot deeper than that. We just kept doing a bit each day till we got it done.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
16 Mar 17
Now you remind me of the old song entitled "The great pretender" hahaha!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
16 Mar 17
@JudyEv No relevance but just got reminded of it when you said you pretended to help dig the hole hehehe! No offense intended though, Ms. Judy :)
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
@sunrisefan Oh, I'm with you now. It's getting late here so I'm not as bright as I might be.
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