YES! And has ratings for the bathrooms. I'm so glad the McDonald's near me did a total tear down & rebuild. In the old store, you had no choice but to walk by the counter on the way to the bathrooms. I would wind up buying something because I'm sure they knew what I was doing. The new store design is way more discrete. Putting POPs at the high school tracks seems like a good idea in theory. In practice, those get abused. I went in it one time. Someone pooped in the urinal part of it and left boxers in it.
YES! And has ratings for the bathrooms.
I'm so glad the McDonald's near me did a total tear down & rebuild. In the old store, you had no choice but to walk by the counter on the way to the bathrooms. I would wind up buying something because I'm sure they knew what I was doing. The new store design is way more discrete.
Putting POPs at the high school tracks seems like a good idea in theory. In practice, those get abused. I went in it one time. Someone pooped in the urinal part of it and left boxers in it.
Generally for me, anything open gets 5 stars. But yeah I’ve seen some things. The park bathroom I used to run by was pretty skanky and often had homeless dudes, but that never stopped me. Other than one time when a guy was actually sleeping on the floor blocking both toilets. Only 4 stars that day.
My experience with HS track POPs is that they get locked during off hours (usually when I’d be using them). Construction site POPs sometimes get locked off-hours, sometimes not. And when open and workers milling around, I am a bit reluctant. But otherwise can be a godsend.
Starbucks are usually a good option because most are open by 5:00 AM, and they’re usually friendly about it. Some get locked but they’ll always give you the code.
Dave
UM 45 Ohio 23
Generally for me, anything open gets 5 stars. But yeah I’ve seen some things. The park bathroom I used to run by was pretty skanky and often had homeless dudes, but that never stopped me. Other than one time when a guy was actually sleeping on the floor blocking both toilets. Only 4 stars that day. My experience with HS track POPs is that they get locked during off hours (usually when I’d be using them). Construction site POPs sometimes get locked off-hours, sometimes not. And when open and workers milling around, I am a bit reluctant. But otherwise can be a godsend. Starbucks are usually a good option because most are open by 5:00 AM, and they’re usually friendly about it. Some get locked but they’ll always give you the code.
I’ve used a local hotel a few times and both times were lifesavers. Construction PoPs are my fallback plan. With all the new construction/tear downs in a neighboring community, I can almost always find one when needed.
They say love is the best feeling ever. I say that finally make it to your toilet when the PM hits you on a run 5 miles from home is better.
Amen!
Oh yeah, hotels are good. Open 24 hrs, and they usually don’t ask any questions if you just walk in and act like you know where you’re going.
Former Bad Ass
But is your sidewalk shoveled??
We only got a dusting. There is no snow on any sidewalk or anything; just on the grass. Same this morning. More dustings, nothing to clean.
Damaris
I used hotels a lot in Miami. Just pretend you are staying there and went for a run and go straight to the bathroom, THEN, take some of their water in the lobby (those bowls with lemon water, etc.)
I didn't do it at the Trump, though. Too tempted to vomit.
#truth
You have to assume that most people don’t know how TF these things work.
This would be an accurate statement (for me!).
Now I can’t stop singing this to the tune of the song “Fox on the Run”. Pretty sure every runner has all park restrooms, McDonald’s, Starbucks, construction site portapotties, etc., mapped out on their regular routes. Doing a new route or running while traveling is always a crapshoot. So to speak.
Now I can’t stop singing this to the tune of the song “Fox on the Run”.
Pretty sure every runner has all park restrooms, McDonald’s, Starbucks, construction site portapotties, etc., mapped out on their regular routes. Doing a new route or running while traveling is always a crapshoot. So to speak.
LOL.
And yep, for sure a runner's best friend is a bathroom.
Oh my. Well, desperate times call for desperate measures?! LOL.
This was me, while we were in Mexico (I figure they had no idea that that wasn't my particular resort!).
No, I think it was more high school kids do stupid shit
The AC half is amazing for bathrooms. There are tons in casinos. It's like a runner's dream set up.
Disney was good with real bathrooms in every park (at least 2-3 on the route) and potta potties every water station (and their water stations are every mile normally). Wish all races were like that.
Ha! Seriously. They really do.