WOMEN, rejoice! One of the last bastions of gender inequality is about to be banished and with it the long, long line for the ladies' loos.
And while it might not be every gal's cup of tea, the organisers of this year's Big Day Out concert in Melbourne reckon the girls-only urinal will get a standing ovation.
The Shee Pee, as its affectionately known in Europe, will make its Australian debut at this year's Melbourne event in a bid to cut loo queues and offer women a more hygienic option to conventional toilets.
And while organisers agree it might take some a little practice, they believe women will quickly adapt to the idea of peeing while standing.
"After the huge success of the female-only urinals at the Glastonbury music festival in Britain last year, we thought it was definitely a service that women at the Big Day Out in Melbourne would really appreciate," Big Day Out promoter Vivian Lees said.
The Shee Pees concept works thanks to a disposable, leak-proof paper funnel which gives women the freedom to stand.
The funnels can also be used to avoid sitting on conventional toilets, which will also be provided at Melbourne's Big Day Out.
The funnels, called P-Mates, are distributed in Australia by Small World Enterprises.
Company spokesman Kees de Jong said it was "simple to use" with pants, skirts and dresses, however P-Mate hostesses would be on hand to offer guidance where it was needed.
"The P-Mate is a convenient, hygienic, discreet solution to the long queues and other problematic circumstances which confront women, particularly at large events," he said.
The Shee Pee and P-Mate were first used at music festivals in the Netherlands and featured at the Glastonbury festival for the first time last year.
Big Day Out organisers said the stand-up option could be rolled out across the country if the trial is successful at Melbourne's January 30 event.
Big Day Out festivals are held across Australia every year in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and on the Gold Coast.
schmiggens: standing up while peeing is the greatest thing ever. Now women can understand the deep satisfaction that comes from being able to write your name in the snow with pee.
And women wonder why men no longer feel like they should open doors for them, or let them in and out of cars. or give up their seats on mass traffic vehicles.
There was a woman cleaning the mens room yesterday when I stepped up to the urinal and I didn't even notice her. And so it goes.
becker said this in post #9 : And women wonder why men no longer feel like they should open doors for them, or let them in and out of cars. or give up their seats on mass traffic vehicles.
I don't, unless it is an old woman, a pregnant woman, or sometimes a beautiful woman.
M.
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Dekka00 said this in post #4 : schmiggens: standing up while peeing is the greatest thing ever. Now women can understand the deep satisfaction that comes from being able to write your name in the snow with pee.
01-19-2005 09:07 AM
I'll wait in line.
