May I add that Union Station isn’t too bad, but the room in AMERICA restaurant is even better. Penn Sta in NY is getting better too, as is the NY Port Authority, if one is in need of a break after a bus/train ride. The DC Greyhound station bathroom is not recommended.

Sometimes I feel like I am not really in an urban environment if I don’t have the fear of rape each time I use the restroom.

Because I am in fact the proud owner of the Freshette: http://www.rei.com/product/407267 (same concept as the She Wee) However, my reason for buying it was that I had a camping trip planned, which coincided with a knee injury, and I was worried that I couldn’t squat if the need arose. It ended up raining, and the trip got canceled, so I’ve never actually used it.

But, it’s strictly a camping implement. And not even one that I’ve ever had to use.

http://www.shewee.com

The Shewee is a moulded plastic funnel that provides women with a simple, private and hygienic method of urinating without removing clothes whilst standing AND sitting.

I actually caught one of my neighbors peeing on a building near 14th and Columbia, less than a block from our building at 14th and Harvard. I don’t know his exact deal, but something upstairs runs slower than it should. I couldn’t fathom why he couldn’t make it the one more block to use his own toilet. I didn’t ask though. He’s otherwise a pretty friendly fellow.

Maybe its all some long-delayed karma; I was caught peeing on my neighbors tree when I was in elementary school. Broad daylight, right next to the street, no way of really hiding it, and no idea why I decided that I had to pee on that tree instead of going inside. We’ll call it a temporary lapse in judgment.