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High-tech toilet is drawing only a piddling number of customers
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Wednesday, May 7, 2003 | George Aspiotes

Posted on 05/07/2003 11:10:22 AM PDT by Willie Green

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:02:58 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

On a recent afternoon, people hurried along Carson Street in the South Side. Many grabbed lunch. Others were just out for a stroll. None gave more than a sideways glance at the large green structure tucked in the corner of an 18th Street parking lot.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: paytoilets
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1 posted on 05/07/2003 11:10:22 AM PDT by Willie Green
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To: martin_fierro; xsmommy; mountaineer
Shoulda put it on Liberty Avenue...
I bet it'd get lots of "business" there!
2 posted on 05/07/2003 11:10:54 AM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
Headline writers have all the fun.
3 posted on 05/07/2003 11:13:13 AM PDT by newgeezer
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To: Willie Green
If Gore won the election we'd flushing by the pint.
4 posted on 05/07/2003 11:15:30 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Willie Green
Pay toilets by Clear Channel? How appropriate.
5 posted on 05/07/2003 11:17:37 AM PDT by newgeezer
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To: Willie Green
Ha! Love the headline!!!!!! (giggles)
6 posted on 05/07/2003 11:18:22 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Willie Green
The toilet is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday,

Drunks don't need public toilets while the bars are still open. Come to think of it, they don't seem to need public toilets after bar time either.

7 posted on 05/07/2003 11:23:46 AM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Willie Green
A patron leaving the pay toilet was quoted as saying, "What a dump." LOL ;-)
8 posted on 05/07/2003 11:24:16 AM PDT by Sergio (Thinking of something witty to say.)
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To: Willie Green
" Johnny Cash"
9 posted on 05/07/2003 11:31:17 AM PDT by since1868
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To: Sergio
Maybe they didn't provide enough bandwidth for its Internet access.
10 posted on 05/07/2003 11:35:38 AM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
Click here for a good time
11 posted on 05/07/2003 12:39:46 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Slyfox
UP TO TWENTY MINUTES?

Sorry...me bladder would strongly object.
12 posted on 05/07/2003 7:14:09 PM PDT by Psalm118
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