Timesnap #3 - A Convenient Toot

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Timesnap #3 - A Convenient Toot

Postby gstark on Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:01 pm

Yep, here they are - the details of our Daylight Savings Timesnap.

And this time, we're going to be exploring every avenue of every street of every city and in every state to uncover those hidden, much maligned but well used treasures of our society - the public loo.

And in case you're having trouble trouble finding a suitable edifice, our feral government, having nothing better to do with your money, has created a website especially to help us locate every public facility in the country.

And if you are finding that your local public conveniences are not conveniently located, then you should seek and find an outstanding outhouse.

So, there you have it: shoot the wind. :) but not the contents. Keep it clean, please; remember to wipe, and to wash your hands after making a successful, er, deposit. Onto you CF card, that is.

Let the CaNikons loose from 7:00 am in the morning, and you should be evacuated by 5:00 pm; images (disinfected) to be posted to this thread.



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Postby Pa on Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:14 pm

this smells a bit gary.
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Postby Paul on Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:22 pm

Yah, I might catch George Michael in another of his "in house" escapades!
either that or I'll be nicked for being a dodgy bar steward! :D
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:52 pm

Well it wasn't my guess, but I'm sure we can find on our excursion around Sydney Harbour tomorrow.
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Postby shakey on Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:17 am

If I get arrested for hanging around the dunnies with a camera will someone please post bail?
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Postby who on Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:49 am

All I can say is..... what a crappy idea :wink: :lol:

Is there a gallery or "host-your-own", with the risk that photos will go missing over time compared to the previous galleries?
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Postby Steffen on Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:29 am

Phew, that sounds at least feasible. I was afraid you make us shoot the non-existent hour on Sunday morning...

EDIT ...which incidentally my post seems to fall into. Maybe it's time to change the time zone in my profile :D

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Postby Old Bob on Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:34 am

I wonder how Andrew (ATJ) will go underwater. I guess, no trouble at all. Maybe the local swimming pool would fit into the category of "local loo".

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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:50 am

who wrote:All I can say is..... what a crappy idea :wink: :lol:

Is there a gallery or "host-your-own", with the risk that photos will go missing over time compared to the previous galleries?


Let me see if I can put up a gallery space for these.
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Postby Bluebell on Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:34 am

Wittonga Park, Brisbane :)
Art work courtesy of the kids from the local High School

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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:18 am

Beautiful: gumuts to go with the nuts. :)
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Postby BT*ist on Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:37 pm

Hornsby Botanic Gardens (gotta love the Sigma 10-20: anyone walking past would have assumed I was taking a photo of the Jacaranda tree).

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Postby Big Red on Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:00 pm

this was taken from the road ... its not public yet but can't be long before it will be a very public place to sit :lol:
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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:32 pm

Ok ...

For those who want some gallery space for this, I've created a gallery at galleries.dslrusers.com, but you'll need me to create a login for you before you can use it.

Please PM myself or Leigh, and we'll take care of it for you.
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Re: Timesnap #3 - A Convenient Toot

Postby Chaase on Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:37 pm

gstark wrote:having nothing better to do with your money, has created a website especially to help us locate every public facility in the country.


This is actually a very important facility for people with disabilities to identify them when planning trips etc. Three months ago I had to do an audit of 32 such facilities for a municipality here in Melbourne to ensure the ones nominated as accessible were in fact accessible by people with disabilities ie in wheelchairs, visually impaired etc.

Thay detail the latt/long on the site as there are personal GPS systems used by blind people that rely on this. Here are a couple
http://www.humanware.com/en-australia/products/gps
http://www.senderogroup.com/

You will find lat and long will become very common on all service based websites for this reason, when you see in practice how well these work it's amazing, it identifies intersections, hazards, places of interest etc.

Just another perspective :D
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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:45 pm

Bruce,

We thank you for adding this important perspective to the website I referred to. This is, indeed, most valuable work that is being done.
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Postby Big Red on Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:25 pm

"piss off superman :evil: " ...
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Postby who on Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:29 pm

Here we go - an overcast, showery miserable day in downtown Penguin

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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:42 pm

I love the images that we're seeing ... Keep 'em coming.
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And a cafe in the middle

Postby Geoff on Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:07 pm

And a cafe in the middle (Little Manly Beach):
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Postby Old Bob on Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:33 pm

Parkes Cemetry Toilet. People are dying to go!!!

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Postby radar on Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:20 pm

Bob,

At least in Manly you can get a coffee while you wait for the loo :wink: :wink:
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Postby Mr Darcy on Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:06 pm

The ANU School of Art opposite the Gallery.

Believe it or not but the quality of graffiti in the School of Art loos is actually better than the samples I've seen in other facilities on campus

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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:18 pm

I missed the topic this morning, but took this shot today, and think #34 may have needed one just after this hit... :D
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Postby Ant on Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:50 pm

Another one, snapped on the way home from a park near the beach with my son

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:55 pm

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One of the couple of toilets we passed while Glenn and I were on our microscopic meet around Sydney Harbour today.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:18 pm

If I may add another one, a bit of a different take on things.

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Postby MCWB on Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:22 pm

Toilets out the back of the North loop of Oran Park.

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Postby Old Bob on Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:50 pm

Love that dog dunny, Craig.

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Postby Jonesy on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:12 pm

Pt MacDonnel - Just about as south as you can go in SA

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Postby gstark on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:18 pm

Beautiful work, everyone.
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Postby Biggzie on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:24 pm

An Inconvenient Toot
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Postby Jonesy on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:26 pm

Biggzie wrote:An Inconvenient Toot
A little hard if your in a rush :)
Taken Valley Lake crater @ Mt Gambier
Nearly got blown off the edge it was that windy


Should have been at the bay... It was actually less windy there than in the Mount :shock:
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Postby Biggzie on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:43 pm

Should have been at the bay

I went to Lake Leake after that, and I left when the Willow Tree started dropping limbs. :) You probably picked a better spot.
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:43 am

Biggzie wrote:
Should have been at the bay

I went to Lake Leake


Appropriate name :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Big Red on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:45 am

Old Bob wrote:Parkes Cemetry Toilet. People are dying to go!!

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Having a waiting room is a bit of a worry !! :shock:
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Postby Big Red on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:47 am

Bluebell wrote:Wittonga Park, Brisbane :)
Art work courtesy of the kids from the local High School


plenty of colour in this one ... and it seems to stop graffitti too 8)
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Postby Biggzie on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:14 am

Old Bob wrote:
Parkes Cemetry Toilet. People are dying to go!!

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Having a waiting room is a bit of a worry !!
Thats for people who go to Hell .... Damnation without relief :)
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Postby Biggzie on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:16 am

Biggzie wrote:
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Should have been at the bay

I went to Lake Leake


Appropriate name
Quite by coinsidence ... I didnt even think about that until you pointed it out.
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Postby Ant on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:23 pm

Jonesy wrote:Pt MacDonnel - Just about as south as you can go in SA



Wow, one I recognise, from when I go cave diving in that area.

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Postby Biggzie on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:41 pm

Ant wrote:
Jonesy wrote:Pt MacDonnel - Just about as south as you can go in SA



Wow, one I recognise, from when I go cave diving in that area.

Ant.


Geez ... I go down there once a week, and I cant even remember seeing that one .... Does this mean you have a 'Shit House Memory' :)
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Postby Ant on Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:39 pm

Biggzie wrote:
Ant wrote:
Jonesy wrote:Pt MacDonnel - Just about as south as you can go in SA



Wow, one I recognise, from when I go cave diving in that area.

Ant.


Geez ... I go down there once a week, and I cant even remember seeing that one .... Does this mean you have a 'Shit House Memory' :)

Must do, something to do with getting out of that drysuit and needing the use of a certain facility... also getting an airfill over the road...

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Postby Jonesy on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:10 pm

Ant wrote:
Biggzie wrote:
Ant wrote:
Jonesy wrote:Pt MacDonnel - Just about as south as you can go in SA



Wow, one I recognise, from when I go cave diving in that area.

Ant.


Geez ... I go down there once a week, and I cant even remember seeing that one .... Does this mean you have a 'Shit House Memory' :)

Must do, something to do with getting out of that drysuit and needing the use of a certain facility... also getting an airfill over the road...

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Postby Bluebell on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:29 pm

Big Red wrote

plenty of colour in this one ... and it seems to stop graffitti too


I think you're right. Don't think I've seen any graffiti there since the kids painted it.
Here's another view of some of their great work which extends around the whole block and inside on the doors too. :)

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Postby jdear on Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:51 pm

Gary that tolietmap.gov.au website is a cack!!

run by ''A project of the National Continence Management Strategy" :D

the "suggest a location" for a public toilet is the best fun... putting in mates street addresses :)

For the uneducated, now might be a good time to familiarise yourself with the Common Continence Definitions... link [urle="http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/continence-definition.htm"]here[/url]

familarise yourself with the meanings of

wick-back
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Prompted Voiding

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