FlyerTalk Forums

FlyerTalk Forums (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/index.php)
-   Midwest (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/midwest-455/)
-   -   only in MSP? (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/midwest/1209559-only-msp.html)

sm0421 Apr 26, 2011 4:54 pm

only in MSP?
 
Used the men's room in MSP first time last week, and it seems there are more toilet seats than urinals in men's room??:)

Is this only in MSP?

Vuelos Apr 26, 2011 4:59 pm

Senator Craig, is that you?

aubreyfromwheaton Apr 26, 2011 5:00 pm

Did the sign on the door possibly have a silhouette of a human wearing a skirt?

Vuelos Apr 26, 2011 5:05 pm


Originally Posted by aubreyfromwheaton (Post 16285171)
Did the sign on the door possibly have a silhouette of a human wearing a skirt?

I would hope there are no urinals in a woman's restroom (but I've never been inside one).

avidflyer Apr 26, 2011 5:51 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285168)
Senator Craig, is that you?

I was thinking the same thing.

Crazyhotelguy Apr 26, 2011 5:53 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285168)
Senator Craig, is that you?

:D

Vuelos Apr 26, 2011 5:54 pm


Originally Posted by avidflyer (Post 16285435)
I was thinking the same thing.

Great (sick) minds think alike

Bagels Apr 26, 2011 7:23 pm

Honestly, I've never noticed.

In Southeastern Michigan, many of the older Meijer Supercenters had oversized bathrooms with way more stalls than urinals. Unfortunately, they gained a notoriety for um, Craigslist sexual indecencies, and in recent years were removed in favor of smaller bathrooms with as few as a single toilet and urinal. Not exactly convenient considering many of these stores have a footprint as large as 300,000 sq. ft...

TTT Apr 26, 2011 7:33 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285193)
I would hope there are no urinals in a woman's restroom (but I've never been inside one).

I once walked off a red-eye in Atlanta and right into the woman's restroom. It was the lack of urinals that tipped me off.:D


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285456)
Great (sick) minds think alike

:D

itsaboutthejourney Apr 26, 2011 7:33 pm


Originally Posted by sm0421 (Post 16285153)
Used the men's room in MSP first time last week, and it seems there are more toilet seats than urinals in men's room??:)

Is this only in MSP?

MSP is a big airport; are you talking about a specific concourse? maybe one of the SkyClubs?

kwildnj Apr 26, 2011 7:40 pm


Originally Posted by TTT (Post 16285974)
I once walked off a red-eye in Atlanta and right into the woman's restroom. It was the lack of urinals that tipped me off.:D



Sadly +1 from me, @ IAH. I had to pee so bad it wasn't until I found myself washing my hands next to two females, that I thought something was up. Sad thing was my friend I was traveling with watched me run right in!

QueerEyeForDelta Apr 26, 2011 8:00 pm


Originally Posted by sm0421 (Post 16285153)
Used the men's room in MSP first time last week, and it seems there are more toilet seats than urinals in men's room??:)

Is this only in MSP?

You betcha. We used to have a much more efficient system called the trough. More guys could stand along the same space, shoulder to shoulder. However a few years back we had to replace the trough with the current individual 1:1 urinals. Not a great use of space and an inefficient method of getting a lot of guys in and out of the men's room.

avidflyer Apr 26, 2011 8:07 pm


Originally Posted by QueerEyeForDelta (Post 16286117)
You betcha. We used to have a much more efficient system called the trough. More guys could stand along the same space, shoulder to shoulder. However a few years back we had to replace the trough with the current individual 1:1 urinals. Not a great use of space and an inefficient method of getting a lot of guys in and out of the men's room.

Ahh the "trough". I remember going to Red Sox games as a kid and Fenway had a trough that was huge. Pretty disgusting at the seventh inning stretch after many many beers.

Bagels Apr 26, 2011 8:09 pm


Originally Posted by kwildnj (Post 16286003)
I had to pee so bad it wasn't until I found myself washing my hands next to two females, that I thought something was up.

:D :D :D And they didn't scream?!

I've never understood why it's so taboo for a guy to accidentally walk into a women's restroom, yet it's perfectly acceptable for women to raid the men's restroom (as is common at many sporting events).

I do recall, as a child, playing with the tampons I discovered in the restrooms on aircraft. My parents never said a word. Nor did they when I once purchased a "balloon" from the men's restroom as a kid.


Originally Posted by QueerEyeForDelta (Post 16286117)
[I]You betcha. We used to have a much more efficient system called the trough. More guys could stand along the same space, shoulder to shoulder. However a few years back we had to replace the trough...

I've only see those in ancient buildings, like the old Tiger Stadium; I can't recall them at MSP. Shamefully, I'm pee shy and it just won't work if somebody stands next to me.

davedeboston Apr 26, 2011 9:34 pm


Originally Posted by avidflyer (Post 16286168)
Ahh the "trough". I remember going to Red Sox games as a kid and Fenway had a trough that was huge. Pretty disgusting at the seventh inning stretch after many many beers.

haha right there with you on that one. I actually just googled it to see when they disappeared since I remember seeing less and less of them at Fenway over the years. Looks like they ripped em out around 1999.

Crazyhotelguy Apr 26, 2011 9:53 pm

I have to say it.....




In before the lock:)

QueerEyeForDelta Apr 26, 2011 10:05 pm


Originally Posted by Crazyhotelguy (Post 16286721)
I have to say it.....




In before the lock:)

Oh nooo... back to the OPs question.

Let's help out all male MSP DL travelers by trying to identify that men's room so that we can be prepared!

cfwolfs Apr 27, 2011 3:53 am


Originally Posted by TTT (Post 16285974)

I once walked off a red-eye in Atlanta and right into the woman's restroom. It was the lack of urinals that tipped me off.:D

That being said, did they recently change the lighting above the bathrooms in ATL? I seem to recall that the figures for men and women were both blue, but now the women's is pink...

WidgetKid Apr 27, 2011 7:48 am


Originally Posted by cfwolfs (Post 16287598)
That being said, did they recently change the lighting above the bathrooms in ATL? I seem to recall that the figures for men and women were both blue, but now the women's is pink...

I noticed the same thing last time I was going through ATL, and I think you're right.

Singleflyer Apr 27, 2011 10:40 am

I forgot exactly which airport, but I think it is MCI. I walked into the Men's room and it had pink tile, but it had urinals hang on the wall. I double checked I was in the right place since the pink tile through me off.

RFDMinnesota Apr 27, 2011 12:54 pm

Well I could be wrong, but I believe Diversity is an old old wooden sihp used during the civil war era

banness Apr 27, 2011 1:32 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285168)
Senator Craig, is that you?

I can't stop my foot from tapping!:D

Poopdeck90210 Apr 29, 2011 10:31 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285168)
Senator Craig, is that you?

ROTFLMAO!!!!!'mm mm

-A

GUWonder Apr 30, 2011 1:00 am


Originally Posted by sm0421 (Post 16285153)
Used the men's room in MSP first time last week, and it seems there are more toilet seats than urinals in men's room??:)

Is this only in MSP?

No.

There are such restrooms at other airports in the US where there are more toilets than urinals in them.

jimrpa Apr 30, 2011 11:10 am


Originally Posted by kwildnj (Post 16286003)
Sadly +1 from me, @ IAH. I had to pee so bad it wasn't until I found myself washing my hands next to two females, that I thought something was up. Sad thing was my friend I was traveling with watched me run right in!

I've never understood why we have to segregate restrooms by sexes. With a bit of appropriate interior planning, there should be no reason all restrooms can't be unisex. I mean, come on, the stalls are totally enclosed, so there's no privacy issues. There's hardly anything indecent about washing one's hands so I just don't see the big deal here. You could locate the urinals/trough off to one side, behind a modesty wall and be done with it.

I think it would be a lot fairer to the ladies.

Junior Varsity Apr 30, 2011 1:09 pm


Originally Posted by Vuelos (Post 16285193)
I would hope there are no urinals in a woman's restroom (but I've never been inside one).

Guess you haven't been in a women's or unisex restroom in Asia. My wife was definitely taken back by the female urinal in a NRT restroom. I've also seen then in a unisex restroom in Taiwan.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:20 am.


This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.