Commissary - Washington, DC

Saturday, 5/29/10, 2 pm - Logan Circle

With the wooden American flag on the wall, the horse shoe coat hook and farm animal toilet paper holders (you can't really tell, but they are there in the picture), they were really taking the all-American idea to an extreme in at least the right single stall restroom. It's quite a dark room with slate floors and black walls. The orinate over-sized mirror offset one wall.


And you can't take the Logan Circle out of even the bathroom - there was a free condom dispenser on the wall. Bon Appetite!

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Potty Parity

I should note that is the U.S. House of Representatives' term, not mine. I know it's been a while since I've posted and while I promise to update soon, this hearing was too good to ignore. About a week and half ago, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on "potty parity" in federal buildings.

I'll admit, while I've brought up this issue in other venues, I've never considered the shortage of women's restrooms a huge problem in office buildings, but hey, it's not the worse use of taxpayer dollars. As one witness put it, it's an issue "near and dear to the hearts and bladders of women and children all across the United States."

Not at the top of my action lists, but others might feel differently. If that's the case, it's HR 4869, the Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act. What, no funny name?