Stupid People Eating Toilets

Greenwich Chapel
Philosophy to Live By (sign on random street downtown London)
Four Types of Paving in Oxford
Big Ben (and a crane cable I tried to cut out of the shot but didn't succeed)
MINI PRINGLES! and my phone for proportion... MINI is COOL!
Ceiling of The British Museum
The Toilet That Almost Ate Me (I'll explain, keep reading), Beefeater at Tower of London (with yellow teeth but good sense of humour) Westminster Abbey Entrance Westminster Abbey Corridor


Okay - the toilet that almost ate me: You have to pay 20p to use the thing and there's a huge line up. We were on Portobello Road on Saturday (HUGE market) so lines and crowds are to be expected. Rashy and I were in line for the toilet and she used it first. All was fine, door was a little hard to open because you had to slide it but still - all was fine.

Then it was my turn. There is an automatic washing cycle after each use (floor, toilet, sink - pretty spiffy) so i waited until that was done and then put in my 20p. Couldn't open the door for the life of me. Finally succeeded, used the facilities, washed hands etc and tried to get out. There is a big foot button that says "Push to Exit" so I pushed it but still couldn't move the door. There is another "Push to Exit" button at hand level so I pushed it but STILL couldn't move the door. By this point, Rashy had heard me trying to move the door and yelled "PUSH THE BUTTON" loud enough that the line of people started laughing because I yelled back "I DID push the button!" and still nothing was happening!

Now, keep in mind that the sign on the toilet also said there was a 20 minute maximum. Did that mean that the automatic cleaning cycle happened after that time? There was also a flashing red light that was going off. It reminded me of a surveillance camera. Were the keeping track of the number of people who got stuck in the toilet and their reactions?

Finally - after much more trial and tribulation, the door finally moved and I got out only to be greeted by the crowd of people and our crowd of friend all laughing. I hung my head and walked out.
Stupid People Eating Toilets