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Pay per shower after your commute

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    #2
    Seweryn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    bbolger wrote: »
    Came across this today, might be of interest to some out there, not live yet though...

    http://cityshower.launchrock.com/

    I'm fortunate to have a shower in the office but can remember the days when I didn't.
    Interesting. I can imagine, this can only work in a city close environment. I do not have a shower in my place, it does not bother me at this stage anymore and I would not be in a position to do it a couple of km from my destination. The work places in this country are horribly under designed in terms of welfare facilities. However, I would appreciate lockers / change room more than a shower. I may end up getting a camper van some day and park it outside of my work place if I am stuck for space ;). That may be an expensive solution though :).


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    #3
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    I get changed in a disabled toilet.

    Yes, where I am, cycling to work is viewed as some form of disability.


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    #4
    Seweryn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Yes, where I am, cycling to work is viewed as some form of disability.
    So is in my place. And it is because cycling is viewed as very dangerous activity. Should not be taken on public roads and all that.


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    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    In the last 2 organisations that I have been employed by showers were provide and I cycled to work inwould say 85-90% of the time.
    Prior to that I rarely if ever cycled as they were not provided.

    Where I am working presently we will be moving to a new pilurpose built premises in a few years ago. There has been regular communication with staff regarding facilities.
    There will be an official bias toward incentivising staff to cycle to work.
    We have been promised plenty of bike spaces and showers. I have suggested lockers.
    Fwiw there will be more bike spaces than car spaces in the car park.
    The firm are also lobbying to have a Dublin Bike depot outside of the office block.
    Very progressive aspirations.


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    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    ROK ON wrote: »
    In the last 2 organisations that I have been employed by showers were provide and I cycled to work inwould say 85-90% of the time.
    Prior to that I rarely if ever cycled as they were not provided.

    Where I am working presently we will be moving to a new pilurpose built premises in a few years ago. There has been regular communication with staff regarding facilities.
    There will be an official bias toward incentivising staff to cycle to work.
    We have been promised plenty of bike spaces and showers. I have suggested lockers.
    Fwiw there will be more bike spaces than car spaces in the car park.
    The firm are also lobbying to have a Dublin Bike depot outside of the office block.
    Very progressive aspirations.

    Sounds epic, where do we apply :pac:


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    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    ROK ON wrote: »
    In the last 2 organisations that I have been employed by showers were provide and I cycled to work inwould say 85-90% of the time.
    Prior to that I rarely if ever cycled as they were not provided.

    Where I am working presently we will be moving to a new pilurpose built premises in a few years ago. There has been regular communication with staff regarding facilities.
    There will be an official bias toward incentivising staff to cycle to work.
    We have been promised plenty of bike spaces and showers. I have suggested lockers.
    Fwiw there will be more bike spaces than car spaces in the car park.
    The firm are also lobbying to have a Dublin Bike depot outside of the office block.
    Very progressive aspirations.

    Sending my CV onto you now. Do I need to attach a photo of me in lycra? No? Well I'll send one anyway.


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    petethedrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    ROK ON wrote: »
    We have been promised plenty of bike spaces and showers. I have suggested lockers.

    I have a locker but that's no use if your stuff is wet. Drying space is very very important. Thankfully I get to treat the shower in my work place as my own personal space. So I just hang everything on the door as there is nowhere else appropriate. A bit of space to leave a cheap clothes rail would be lovely.


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    #9
    Zorba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    I get changed in a disabled toilet.

    Yes, where I am, cycling to work is viewed as some form of disability.

    I also get the thing where i'm gonna be killed cycling home at night because cycling is soooo dangerous, whereas AFAIK statistics prove i'm safer cycling home than driving. (i'm sure someone here will tell me if i'm wrong).

    Anyway just glad i have a nice warm shower to look forward to when i get to work :)


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    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Last year I cycled to work a couple of times a week, I joined the cheapest gym in Carlow so I could use a shower. I've not bothered with the cycling to work thing this year.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Zorba wrote: »
    I also get the thing where i'm gonna be killed cycling home at night because cycling is soooo dangerous, whereas AFAIK statistics prove i'm safer cycling home than driving. (i'm sure someone here will tell me if i'm wrong).

    The place at work where I park my bike is right next to the staff smoking area, where it's inhabitants daily inform me about how dangerous cycling at night is.


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    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,475 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Good little App, though instead of gym deals like this etc there really should be a push to require all business employing more than say 6-8 people to legally be required to provide showers and secure storage facilities. One can dream...


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    Skrynesaver
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Skrynesaver


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Good little App, though instead of gym deals like this etc there really should be a push to require all business employing more than say 6-8 people to legally be required to provide showers and secure storage facilities. One can dream...

    In fairness, a power shower, tray and surround would set you back all of €200, it does require adding a new fuse to the board usually and so some firms will need to hire someone to fit it, add in 16 sheets of plasterboard, 6m2 of tiles ... if it can't be done for under €500 you shouldn't be in charge of your company's budget ;)


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