OT - OMG this is crazy

joanne_1970
on 10/8/11 5:39 am - Harriston, Canada
Was reading the news like I normally do and came across this 

Dutch railway plans to hand plastic bags to passengers in need on trains that lack bathrooms

 

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.

The rail operator underlined that the bags, introduced Friday, are for use in emergencies only, when a train has stopped and passengers can't be evacuated. The idea has been met with incredulity by politicians and the general public already unhappy with the short-haul "Sprinter" trains' bathroomless design.

NS spokesman Eric Trinthamer confirmed Friday the "pee-bag" plan is not a joke. The bags are kept out of sight in the conductor's booth.

The bags have a cup-shaped plastic top and contain a highly absorbent material that turns urine into a gel-like mixture. After use the bags can be sealed and thrown in the trash.

 
Hmmm doesn't say what happens if used for something other then urine.
    
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on 10/8/11 6:43 am - Guelph, Canada
 LOL thats why mom always told me to go before I left home
Mariann M.
on 10/8/11 7:47 am - Washago , Canada
Thats the rule around here too, no one goes out the door without going to the bathroom, lol 


        
gods_girl67
on 10/8/11 9:46 am - Wasaga Beach, Canada
RNY on 03/27/12
Nice of them to supply the bag but what about the privacy??? Yikes!! It's one of those trips where not only do you want to pee before you go, but you might choose to limit fluids for a few hours before traveling too!
       
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sam1am
on 10/9/11 12:40 am
 OMG is that ever ridiculous!

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joanne_1970
on 10/9/11 1:41 am - Harriston, Canada
I must have an odd sense of humor I thought this was hilarious when I read it.
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Kim O.
on 10/9/11 1:25 pm - Windsor, Canada
I hope Gérard Dépardieu avoids this train!
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