Canadian Retail Thread

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by megadude

The most disconcerting thing I've seen at a McD's was in the Cleveland area, while entering the restaurant.

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I saw a sign like this at a Nordstrom in Seattle, though it wasn't this bold.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by megadude

Stadiums are on a whole other level. And it can't just be the drunk people doing it. People in general are at the very least, part time or occasional selfish assholes.

When my kids were preschoolers and I started taking them to sports events, I remember bracing myself when I entered the bathroom stalls with them but I have to say, the main sports venues around here like IG Field, Canada Life Centre and Shaw Park were always spotlessly clean. I appreciated that as a parent

But again, bathrooms in stadiums are not really "public realm", there is usually a steep pricetag as a barrier to entry, and the costs pay for cleaners who keep the washrooms in good shape.

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by esquire

When my kids were preschoolers and I started taking them to sports events, I remember bracing myself when I entered the bathroom stalls with them but I have to say, the main sports venues around here like IG Field, Canada Life Centre and Shaw Park were always spotlessly clean. I appreciated that as a parent

But again, bathrooms in stadiums are not really "public realm", there is usually a steep pricetag as a barrier to entry, and the costs pay for cleaners who keep the washrooms in good shape.

The worst I've seen in a stadium bathroom is the garbage bin overflowing with paper towels towards the end of the game. That's not so bad, all things considered, especially the stinker of a game the Blue Jays played on that occasion.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by megadude

The most disconcerting thing I've seen at a McD's was in the Cleveland area, while entering the restaurant.

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Isn't the right to bare arms in the Constitution? Isn't everybody legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon? Don't get me wrong, I think the 2nd amendment is ridiculous, but this sign seems to go against it.

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

There is an App to help you find nearby and public washrooms set up by the Crohns and Colitis Society of Canada. A few years back some friends and I were trying to think of a good app to create, we thought an app to find a washroom with ratings and reviews would be good. We looked it up and there were already some established ones out there.

https://crohnsandcolitis.ca/Support-...%20Touchscreen.

We have that in Ottawa too, but security in those building don't always seem to be aware. A while back, we were in a quiet area just outside Downtown Ottawa on Sussex Drive. We were looking for a washroom and went to Old City Hall (at the time, and still today Foreign Affairs'' Diefenbaker Building) and the door had the Go-Here sticker. We went in and the security guards asked us what we were doing here. When we said we needed to go the washroom, they wouldn't' allow us. We explained that the sticker was on the door. They finally allowed us, but escorted us to the washroom and waited until we were done before escorting us back.

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I used to use the Hotel washrooms when I was downtown. They were always safe, clean, and empty. The Sheraton was the best. Now most hotels require a room key.

That Vancouver washroom would work well in some of Toronto's more down and out areas providing some of the homeless with a bit of dignity.

Yup, hotels are a go along with certain Federal buildings. Washrooms in municipal buildings are often gross, so I avoid them.

Originally Posted by manny_santos

This is a particularly bad problem in Downtown Vancouver, including on the transit system. Not a single SkyTrain station has a washroom, except at Waterfront where it's located in the SeaBus waiting area - fairly far out of the way.

Ottawa has quite a few public washrooms along the O-Train Line; 4 of the 13 stations currently, and that will go up (but down in proportion) to 12 of 42 if I'm counting right. So nearly every major transfer station, all within the fare-paid zone.

[casper]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Isn't the right to bare arms in the Constitution? Isn't everybody legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon? Don't get me wrong, I think the 2nd amendment is ridiculous, but this sign seems to go against it.

Very common in the US. I have encountered those signs going into everything from restraints to office buildings. I think property rights allow a property owner to set rules on who can come onto private property.

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Yup, hotels are a go along with certain Federal buildings. Washrooms in municipal buildings are often gross, so I avoid them.



Ottawa has quite a few public washrooms along the O-Train Line; 4 of the 13 stations currently, and that will go up (but down in proportion) to 12 of 42 if I'm counting right. So nearly every major transfer station, all within the fare-paid zone.

That is one of the problems with Skytrain in Vancouver. They don't have public washrooms. Not a good setup.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by casper

Very common in the US. I have encountered those signs going into everything from restraints to office buildings. I think property rights allow a property owner to set rules on who can come onto private property.



That is one of the problems with Skytrain in Vancouver. They don't have public washrooms. Not a good setup.

IIRC they are very rare in métro stations in Montreal as well, unless it's a major transfer terminal with some other type of service.

[harls]

Originally Posted by le calmar

I wish I didn’t read that while I was eating. You should have put it in a spoiler SHH-style.

My apologies

[theman23]

Sydney (Australia) has a surprising amount of stand alone public bathrooms that are easily accessible and in good condition. The public realm in general seems much better looked after there. Not really sure why Australians are so much better behaved than Canadians.

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

right to bare arms

A very necessary amendment in some of the hotter parts of the country. I couldn't imagine having to wear long sleeves all the time.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by theman23

Sydney (Australia) has a surprising amount of stand alone public bathrooms that are easily accessible and in good condition. The public realm in general seems much better looked after there. Not really sure why Australians are so much better behaved than Canadians.

Maybe they're worse? Maybe the government put in washrooms all over to stop everybody from defecating in the streets.

[theman23]

Probably not.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by theman23

Sydney (Australia) has a surprising amount of stand alone public bathrooms that are easily accessible and in good condition. The public realm in general seems much better looked after there. Not really sure why Australians are so much better behaved than Canadians.

Australian cities, even small cities, all seem to have lively downtowns that are still the hub of retail activity, with a main shopping mall or department store located centrally. There doesn't seem to be the love of large, suburban power centres there to the extent we have in Canada.

[theman23]

Originally Posted by Harrison

Australian cities, even small cities, all seem to have lively downtowns that are still the hub of retail activity, with a main shopping mall or department store located centrally. There doesn't seem to be the love of large, suburban power centres there to the extent we have in Canada.

Suburban power centres aren't that much of a thing, but malls are. Generally located around train stations with walkable high streets nearby.

[JHikka]

I think there's a very clear and obvious reason why Canada would have such things and Australia wouldn't.

[svlt]

Originally Posted by JHikka

I think there's a very clear and obvious reason why Canada would have such things and Australia wouldn't.

And discovering that reason involves walking outside on any given day between October to April in almost any part of the country

[Hawrylyshyn]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Isn't the right to bare arms in the Constitution? Isn't everybody legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon?

Originally Posted by manny_santos

A very necessary amendment in some of the hotter parts of the country. I couldn't imagine having to wear long sleeves all the time.

I don't think you guys understand the "right to bare arms". Maybe this video will help.

• Video Link

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by casper

I am ok in pay as well as long as it takes credit cards.

In Vancouver, the cities has been installing automated washrooms (that are free). I have only ever used the one near the Art Galley. Here is a video of the one near Pigeon Park. Yes, I know Pigeon Park is a "challenging" are of the city to do much of anything.

And yet it seems these are able to be trashed like any other public washroom in Vancouver. And then people wonder why we can't have nice things, well, if you consider public shitters a "nice thing".

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[Loco101]

Originally Posted by harls

My worst experience was with a Tim Horton's public washroom in Laval, QC. Someone left a mammoth log in the toilet, I am talking ARM GIRTH. The employees probably saw it and said, 'fuck no.. 15 bucks an hour this is not my problem'.

Thanks for the laugh!

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by theman23

Sydney (Australia) has a surprising amount of stand alone public bathrooms that are easily accessible and in good condition. The public realm in general seems much better looked after there. Not really sure why Australians are so much better behaved than Canadians.

as an aside I found most of the mens public bathrooms down under in Australia used trough type urinals, you certainly can see a lot more than the walled off individual urinals used here. eyes up and forward.

typically most were like this


architectureanddesign.com.au

Tokyo had the most amazing public bathrooms, I liked the music feature on their toilets haha