Inaugural: One toilet for every 6,489 people

[Captain Hilts]

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=780&sid=1544907

WASHINGTON - When you gotta go, you gotta go.

But will there be enough places to "go" on Inauguration Day?

Crowd estimates for Jan. 20 range between 1 and 5 million people.

Metro is planning to carry upwards of 1 million riders itself on Inauguration Day, but the transit agency says it will shut down all of its public restrooms due to security concerns.

Instead, 146 portable restrooms will be set up outside of selected rail stations.

Even if the transit agency carries 1 million people on Jan. 20 -- and that could be a conservative estimate -- that means there would be one bathroom for every 6,849 customers.

The National Park Service tells WTOP it

[derby378]

1. That's a lot of pissed-off Inaguration attendees

:yoiks:

[TK421]

2. What a bunch of crap n/t

[countingbluecars]

3. BYOTP n/t

[Barack_America]

4. My dog pooped on the Washington Mall.

Sounds like I may get my chance too!

(no, not really--at least I hope I won't have to--and yes, I cleaned up his poo thoroughly and promptly)

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Paging RimJob!

Come on Freeps! You guys are the masters of the Porta-potty. Do your patriotic duty and commandeer some latrines for the inauguration.

[TK421]

6. Well, the hard part would be to get them to keep their mouths open

:D

[Barack_America]

9. Not at all. That's how they breathe.

[DireStrike]

45. The hard part would be reversing the flow from their mouths!

[ben_meyers]

7. Do ya think Reid will complain about the smell?

n/t

[Captain Hilts]

18. Come to DC in mid July and say that!

[moriah]

46. Surely they'll dump the portapotties by July....n/t

[Beacool]

47. What an ass!!!

Not you, Reid........

Millions spent on a visitor's center so that people like him won't have to smell the dirty masses in the summer.

God, how I wish Hillary had stayed in the senate and in time wrested the leadership from this jerk!!!!!!!

:(

[QueenOfCalifornia]

48. Haaaa!

I am LOL right now... Like you would have been happy if Hillary had not been selected as SoS.

Reid is a spineless jerk - I agree with all you said but that I just could not believe where it was coming from. Please do not be angry at me - I am sort of in shock.

[Beacool]

53. You must have not read my previous posts.

I never once said that I wanted Hillary to be SOS. I would have preferred for her to stay in the senate where she is independent and has her own power base. I never wanted her to be in Obama's cabinet. But, it's obviously her decision and I hope that she made the right choice.

:shrug:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

55. Oops

sorry then - :)

[Beacool]

56. That's OK

Now, let's go on a 3 hour cruise.......

:7

[demodonkey]

8. About the same ratio as some officials would like to have for voters to voting machines....

...paperless Direct Record Electronic touchscreens, which we still have to get rid of, BTW.

If you are going to a Change house party this weekend, tell the Obama people to make this a priority. Don't risk 2010 and 2012.

We can't count on the winner being 12 points ahead every election!

[Clio the Leo]

10. I hope Barack isn't late for his own swearing in because he has to stand in line! lol NT

[geckosfeet]

11. Yeah - the park service will have quite a mess to clean up. If people

have to go, they will go wherever.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Let'em pee on the Bush's!

:)

[yourguide]

15. that is DUzy worthy! nice one!

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Have you notified JeffR? nt

[RayStar]

13. Toilets

This is enough reason for me to stay and watch on tv. No way would I stand in the cold with no toliet nearby. I truly hope mother nature cooperates with warm dry weather on 012009.

[npincus]

14. Senator Vitter recommends

adult diapers!

[Captain Hilts]

20. Larry Craig would need an extra wide port-a-John...nt

[polichick]

16. Holy shit!

[SoxFan]

17. Sounds like Thanksgiving at my parents house

[ecstatic]

19. Has anyone noticed that at least one negative story per day is coming out

about how awful it will be for Inauguration goers? :eyes: I wonder how many people have been discouraged from going so far?

[Captain Hilts]

21. There are always TONS of articles about how miserable the balls are...

and how it's hard to see anything.

Pretty typical, actually.

[elizm]

22. They'll never discourage me! Come hell or high water...I'll be there. ;) nt

[slackmaster]

33. I don't need any negative stories to convince me to avoid a crowd like that

Just negotiating an airport is bad enough for me.

[pipi_k]

23. And may every one of them contain...

[Bucky]

24. Y'know, there's a reason why they built that dog on the Potomac

And, not coincidentally, there's a reason why Maryland crabs taste oh-so-yummy!

[debbierlus]

25. I wouldn't want to be there. It sounds miserable.

Squished without bathroom facilities and cold weather for hours.

I can be part of history at home.

[Captain Hilts]

26. I think the night BEFORE will be more fun. Conga line around the White House!

[nc4bo]

31. Now THAT sounds like a bunch of fun!! nt

[slackmaster]

34. Yes, but it will be offset by the crowds of exhausted, aching, hung-over people the next day

I think I can live without experiencing that.

[happychatter]

27. It's probably a Halliburton contract

Maybe I'll put an outhouse on a flatbed and drive from Californy

Charge a dollar a pee

Hey, until after the inauguration, it's still "patriotic" to capitalize on human suffering

[Captain Hilts]

35. Okay, this guy wins the thread's HUMOR PRIZE!!!!! Way to go Groucho!

[LynneSin]

28. For $20 you can piss at my hotel bathroom - it's right by the White House

I just had to pre-pay for my room today. Now I know how to pay off that bill

:woohoo:

[kwassa]

54. where are you? the Willard?

that's the only hotel I can think of that is close.

[Blue_Tires]

29. i'd bring a couple empty coke bottles...

[babylonsister]

32. Easy for You to say/do! nt

[Captain Hilts]

36. Too bad The Woman's Guide to Peeing Standing Up is no longer on the Internet. nt

[babylonsister]

40. Ha! It wouldn't be pretty. nt

[Captain Hilts]

42. I just remember that it's a good idea to practice in the shower. nt

[nc4bo]

30. I predict a severe decline in lawn care services in the area this spring.

:rofl:

Tourists touring: Oh My! I wonder how they got the grass to come in so green and lush this year?

[Captain Hilts]

37. Uh, urine isn't good for the grass!

[Zynx]

39. Maybe I should have another medical check up then...

[Cha]

38. That can't be good.

Good to know before you make the trek.

[Captain Hilts]

43. Stop drinking caffenated beverages a few days BEFORE the Big Day!

[Cha]

44. Sleep right through

the alarm clock:P

[AndrewP]

49. Exactly

I wizz like a race horse when I drink a lot of caffeine. That would not be a good thing to do before standing around for 10 hours with no bathroom.

[Captain Hilts]

50. Me too. nt

[quantass]

51. Remember to take lots of Newspapers and Kitty Litter, folks

when you gotta go, at least do it with dignity.
btw, the scented kitty litter brand is preferred..it will really make all the difference on passersby's noses.

[Orsino]

52. And until then, it's two piles of crap for 300 million. n/t