Forums >Off the Beaten Path>In Your Running Experience Have You Ever Had to Use Construction Site Port A Potty?
For most women this would be hard but where I live and development continues I sometimes look for them and have on occasion because of morning coffee had to utilize them in my morning run.
Construction site, golf course, random one while someone is remodeling -- any port in a storm...
And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx
Rob
Bruno
+1 . Use any Port a John available. 95% of the time they're better than alternative. Exceptions for ones that have been recently turned over, are near full and have been sitting in direct sun all day etc.
I run in the country. The only time I get something like a real bathroom is at housing construction sites. On long runs, I make sure I pass at least one, if possible. Otherwise it's into the woods or cornfields.
Yep.Fortunately if I do my long runs near the county park, they have indoor facilities with running water I've also gone into McDonalds solely to use their bathroom.
Yes, and boy, was I happy to find it!
I run mostly in suburban subdivisions. There have been days where trash cans looked very, very appealing. Never had to do that, but those are always a tough trot/purposeful walk home praying that no neighbors are out who want to talk.
Dropped a duece behind a tree not long ago and had leave one my Darn Tough running socks behind as well.
I've had t use many a Porta potty whenever and wherever I can find one. I've since begun taking precautions before long runs (no pun intended) such as an Immodium to be on the safe side. I generally do the same thing for races that will take awhile... 15k and up.
any port in a storm...
Truth.
Runners run
Yes. That would be one of the more luxurious ways to go.
this!!!
This.
old woman w/hobby
I wouldn't hesitate.
steph
Construction site porta potties are all fair game. But I prefer the public library for peeing. It's air conditioned, a good use of my tax dollars, and much cleaner than the construction site porta potties and gas station piss closets.
The only porta potties I feel funny using are the ones in people's driveways when they are remodeling. I kinda feel like I'm breaking & entering when I do that, cause I'm in someone's yard. I guess it's slightly worse than chucking your garbage and recycling in your neighbor's garbage and recycling bins, but not as bad as pool hopping. Unless you piss in their pool.
I also tiptoed into this building once to pee and was scared I was gonna get screamed at:
^^That's the nicest destination pee I have ever had.