An Unexpected Nugget
Whilst looking for a web site for Rockdale Plaza I found a federal government funded web site that had me asking why? The web site in question is the National Public Toilet Map.
Now on first glance I had a chuckle and was questioning why in the hell would a country be in need of a map of public toilets. Then I noticed that it is a part of the National Continence Management Strategy, in other words making sure that embarassing and smelly “accidents” do not happen.
It is quite a handy resource showing you where and when you can go in the event of an emergency. I guess there are two limitations.
- You need an internet connection. With the current Autralian internet infrastructure that means you are either at home (toilet should be accessible), in one of the few hot spots, or paying through the nose on a mobile and the site does not appear to be mobile friendly. As most of the hot spots are in premises such as McDonalds then the loo should be visible anyway.
- The ability to hold on and the forethough to use the resource whilst you look up the site. Most people can only hold on for so long and generally the idea to consult a web site is the far from the mind.
That said there is a very useful feature on the site. That is the trip planner so that you can plan a trip ensuring that there are plenty of pit stops along the way. A must for long distances even for those of us with control over our faculties.
After taking the time to appeciate the content some more it has turned out to be a very clever and useful site.
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