How many times have you been to an unfamiliar town or city and found yourself desperate for the loo but with no idea where the nearest public convenience might be?
This is the premise behind the idea for this project. To produce a resource so those unfamiliar with their current surroundings will be able to attend to that basic human need with the minimum of fuss. Wouldn’t it be great if you knew where the nearest convenience was if you were on a beach, in a town centre, or how far you had to go while travelling on the motorway? Or if you were just coming home after a boisterous night out at a pub? The inspiration for this website came about after hearing a set of outrageous stories about getting caught short whilst out and about.
Some unusual locations were mentioned to great amusement of all within earshot. So to spare you all further embarrassment here’s the idea.
The site will be database driven and will initially only cover Oxford and Oxfordshire, with the intention to expand this to the whole of the UK. Further expansion as and when funding can be found. The premise is for the average person with a WAP phone or similar portable internet connection, to call up the website, put in the name of the town they are in, and a list will come up of where all the generally acessible public toilets can be found. I envisage the user to be someone new to the area, or visiting, so a resource like this would be much appreciated. A ratings system similar to the Michelin restaurant guide will be applied to the states of these, so the user can be forewarned of any noxious scenes, whether there are disabled facilities, etc.
Types of entries will be council run public toilets, major restaurant chains, hotels, garages, shopping malls, pubs, internet cafes. Locations will be given by street names, and where possible large landmarks to help the desperate user. This is a free essay example on Technology in the Future topic.