Big Brother Is Watching You Pee

[elfs]

Apparently, the management of the building in which I work has decided that I cannot be trusted to flush by myself. All of the toilets, urinals and sinks in the building have been equipped with automatic flush mechanisms. I can almost understand this when the target audience is a bunch of semi-drunk morons at a sporting event or a bar, but don't they realize that equipping a building this way sends a message about the kind of people they're seeking to lease their space?

And, okay, I confess... I'm giving Morning Musume a second chance. Other members of the Hello Project, like Aya Matsuura, I really enjoy. So, why the hell not.

Comments

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

This is probably a cost-saving move. Automatic flush mechanisms don't break nearly as often because the IR sensor is not a moving part, and the real moving parts are sealed away from actual (l)users. Originally the purpose was to maximize, ahem, throughput for places like arenas, bars and movie theaters with restrooms too small for the crowds -- then through economies of scale, they actually got cost-effective.

[fallenpegasus]

I don't like touching them either, but I also don't like "leaving my spoor behind". My solution? I hit the button or handle with the sole of my foot.