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post #106 of 119
3/12/10 at 1:53pm
And I was afraid that there was no longer enjoyment to be had at Teh Style Forum ... but Iammatt and RJman come to the rescue!

Toilet flushing is a very appropriate topic this morning given that I am about to have a notary witness my signature to a document allowing the discharge of a septic system (conditioned upon it's prior purification, of course) into a creek on my property.

Edit: Removed "to head" ... although quite on target given the topic.
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post #107 of 119
3/12/10 at 2:07pm
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Have I ever mentioned the special toilets at the Hotel Regency in Florence? If not, I really should.

At the first location of The Square in London, they had these urinals in the men's lavatory that bottomed out well below floor level.

I don't know what it was, but one night as the piss landed down in the depths, there must have been something frigid at the bottom. It was pretty alarming to see a billowing mass of urinal steam come returning back up the arc like a Biblical cloud. Jumping back was really not an option given the activity underway.

I wouldn't say that the cloud massed quite as thick as your Bay Area fogs. But, I will say it persisted a bit, curling against the lights, as I washed my hands and returned to a very good meal.

And now: what about the Hyatt toilets?


- B
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post #108 of 119
3/12/10 at 2:13pm
Well, the Regency toilets are perfect for the poop inspector (you know who you are.) There is a ledge just under teh chocolate starfish, about a foot and a half down and perhaps a foot square. From there, the bowl slopes down as normal. This allows the pooper/inspector to deposit his goods on a flat slab of porcelain, while he tosses his paper goods into the normal bowl at the bottom. The flush clears the whole thing off, though after Cibreo (just across the park,) one might need two flushes.
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post #109 of 119
3/12/10 at 2:17pm
I have to applaude the recent work done in this thread.

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post #110 of 119
3/12/10 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by voxsartoria View Post
At the first location of The Square in London, they had these urinals in the men's lavatory that bottomed out well below floor level.

I don't know what it was, but one night as the piss landed down in the depths, there must have been something frigid at the bottom. It was pretty alarming to see a billowing mass of urinal steam come returning back up the arc like a Biblical cloud. Jumping back was really not an option given the activity underway.

I wouldn't say that the cloud massed quite as thick as your Bay Area fogs. But, I will say it persisted a bit, curling against the lights, as I washed my hands and returned to a very good meal.

And now: what about the Hyatt toilets?


- B

In the college daze, on a winters night, two friends and I decided to explore the steam tunnels running under the frozen tundra. We found a spot, where the insulation was not present. Collectively, we discharged consumed beer onto the pipe containing superheated water. Big nasty smelling cloud arose. As we were in the tunnels, there was no where to escape. Did not repeat this exercise.

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post #111 of 119
3/12/10 at 2:29pm
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The flush clears the whole thing off, though after Cibreo (just across the park,) one might need two flushes.

The opportunities for cartilage spotting is almost like dining at Cibreo twice.

I like that.


- B
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post #112 of 119
3/12/10 at 4:08pm
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Could you work out the weight bearing issues for vox's throne, or should I contact an engineer?
This is well beyond the abilities of a mere architect.
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post #113 of 119
3/12/10 at 4:13pm
I recall some very special urinals in Hong Kong ... installed into a glass curtain wall ... many floors up ... with a full view of the city beyond. Very exhibitionistic. I coudn't help but feel that I was whizzing on high-rent China ... probably where many Americans -- including many architects -- will soon be working as domestic staff.
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post #114 of 119
3/13/10 at 3:26pm
I don't really know what's considered rich here in San Diego, but the snobby people shop at The Forum in Encinitas (which I personally think is an overrated women's shopping center that just happens to have a Border's, Apple store, and a good sandwich shop).

I would think that the big spenders go down to Fashion Valley, but to be honest, I've never seen anybody with a shopping bag from Jimmy Choo or Hermes, and I see Gucci and Louis Vuitton shopping bags in much smaller proportions than I do at South Coast Plaza, so it's hard to tell if these people are actually rich or just want to look like it.
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post #115 of 119
3/14/10 at 1:36am
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I don't really know what's considered rich here in San Diego, but the snobby people shop at The Forum in Encinitas (which I personally think is an overrated women's shopping center that just happens to have a Border's, Apple store, and a good sandwich shop).

I would think that the big spenders go down to Fashion Valley, but to be honest, I've never seen anybody with a shopping bag from Jimmy Choo or Hermes, and I see Gucci and Louis Vuitton shopping bags in much smaller proportions than I do at South Coast Plaza, so it's hard to tell if these people are actually rich or just want to look like it.

I go to school in San Diego, but an from Orange county. Your observations are right. I hardly ever see exotic cars here (in my home town I go into some parking lots, it is like a car show with super rare cars like Porsche Carera GTs (Ferraris and Lamborghinis are common thing). But Hermes and such wouldn't remain in Fashion Valley if nobody shopped there unless it was all over the phone shopping. Then again San Diego has very few areas that are considered nice areas to live (Del Mar, Mission Bay, La Jolla, and a few others)
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post #116 of 119
3/18/10 at 7:16pm
savile row
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post #117 of 119
3/20/10 at 12:18am
cabellas

except, they're buying boats and guns

i guess as far as SF concerned items online is the shopping district for those amongst Omaha's style conscious

maybe 14th street, and Regency

I guess it depends
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post #118 of 119
3/20/10 at 5:40pm
they don't shop.. that's why they're rich.
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post #119 of 119
3/20/10 at 7:29pm
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Originally Posted by RSS View Post
I recall some very special urinals in Hong Kong ... installed into a glass curtain wall ... many floors up ... with a full view of the city beyond. Very exhibitionistic. I coudn't help but feel that I was whizzing on high-rent China ... probably where many Americans -- including many architects -- will soon be working as domestic staff.
In reading this, I'm forced to recall a certain men's room at the top floor of a certain hotel in Tokyo. It's quite resplendent as far as men's rooms are concerned: beautiful hardwood flooring (imagine having to clean/condition that every night!), tasteful river rock and granite countertops and accoutrements throughout; and against the wall, a giant, decorative fountain. No urinals in sight. Only the fountain. My initial suspicions, fraught as they were with reasonable hesitation, were confirmed when a Japanese gentleman entered the room and proceeded to defile the fountain. I followed suit, and we were soon joined by another gentleman who did likewise. It would be great if this story ended with a nifty, visual punchline along the lines of "And then, on our way to the sinks, we saw the urinals." But no. As far as I could tell, to this very day, that fountain was the urinal.
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