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02-05-2013 04:44PM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

I still say it's worse for the lads, considering the state the toilets do be in sometimes :mad:

There isn't always a queue for the mens!

banquo · 02-05-2013 05:56PM

Are some decommissioned because of the construction work? Specifically the ground floor ones?

02-05-2013 08:50PM

banquo wrote: »

Are some decommissioned because of the construction work? Specifically the ground floor ones?

yep! There are two female cubicles on the ground floor beside starbucks, not sure about the mens. Second floor ladies have 5 toilets and sin é. There are probably 4,000 ladies in the college.
I'm sure the mens issue is as bad, I just don't know how many there are. But there should always be more ladies loos, there is always a queue!

Doctor Strange · 02-05-2013 08:57PM

kellief wrote: »

yep! There are two female cubicles on the ground floor beside starbucks, not sure about the mens. Second floor ladies have 5 toilets and sin é. There are probably 4,000 ladies in the college.
I'm sure the mens issue is as bad, I just don't know how many there are. But there should always be more ladies loos, there is always a queue!

1 cubicle and 1 urinal in the new part, 3 of each in the old part.

02-05-2013 08:59PM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

1 cubicle and 1 urinal in the new part, 3 of each in the old part.

1! 1!!! Good lordy!

Still...not enough toilets in the most stressful building on campus.

HOW ARE WE MEANT TO GO AND CRY IF THERE ARE NO CUBICLES???

Doctor Strange · 02-05-2013 09:02PM

kellief wrote: »

1! 1!!! Good lordy!

Still...not enough toilets in the most stressful building on campus.

HOW ARE WE MEANT TO GO AND CRY IF THERE ARE NO CUBICLES???

I'm starting to think there wasn't a tremendous amount of planning involved in this library.

heffo500 · 02-05-2013 09:05PM

It says on the signs where the ground floor of the old library is that there is going to be me more toilets in that area when opened.

02-05-2013 09:06PM

heffo500 wrote: »

It says on the signs where the ground floor of the old library is that there is going to be me more toilets in that area when opened.

Yes, but I need to cry NOW!

*I'm very stressed*

Seren_ · 02-05-2013 09:54PM

Lack of toilets never seemed to be an issue in the old library, I never once had to queue for more than maybe 30 seconds. Is it because more people go to the library now?

02-05-2013 09:55PM

Seren_ wrote: »

Lack of toilets never seemed to be an issue in the old library, I never once had to queue for more than maybe 30 seconds. Is it because more people go to the library now?

I would imagine so!

Daemos · 02-05-2013 10:13PM

heffo500 wrote: »

It says on the signs where the ground floor of the old library is that there is going to be me more toilets in that area when opened.

Yes but there's also a 'No Cycling' sign on one of the pillar to the right of the stairs. I presume it was put up when it was being built, but nobody thought to take it down once it became part of the interior

02-05-2013 10:24PM

Daemos wrote: »

Yes but there's also a 'No Cycling' sign on one of the pillar to the right of the stairs. I presume it was put up when it was being built, but nobody thought to take it down once it became part of the interior

Is there??

xOxSinéadxOx · 03-05-2013 03:05AM

^^ That sign is from the footbridge, just in remembrance I guess?

Alt_Grrr · 03-05-2013 06:23AM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

1 cubicle and 1 urinal in the new part, 3 of each in the old part.

kellief wrote: »

1! 1!!! Good lordy!

Still...not enough toilets in the most stressful building on campus.

HOW ARE WE MEANT TO GO AND CRY IF THERE ARE NO CUBICLES???

Bathrooms in this place are an afterthought.
I mean I could design better bathrooms and I'm an idiot.

For example having even numbers of urinals without little dividing walls between them means that only half of them are usable at once. (Some people here may not be familiar with this social convention, the International Choice of Urinal Protocol is explained here )

Not asking potential students if they know how to use a toilet (from my observations, they don't) combined with suboptimal bathroom facilities results in utter chaos in the lavatories.

barleybooley · 03-05-2013 11:45AM

kellief wrote: »

There are only about 6/7 female toilets in the library (combining old and new). How in the hell did that happen???

Thought something might have happened that you were like "what is this i don't even" like someone getting their jollies on in there or something (not completely unheard of) and you were like this library is far too ill equipped with toilets for that kind of going on...

Or something.

Doctor Strange · 03-05-2013 11:52AM

barleybooley wrote: »

Thought something might have happened that you were like "what is this i don't even" like someone getting their jollies on in there or something (not completely unheard of) and you were like this library is far too ill equipped with toilets for that kind of going on...

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

barleybooley · 03-05-2013 12:03PM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

What?

Daemos · 03-05-2013 12:21PM

Alt_Grrr wrote: »

Bathrooms in this place are an afterthought.
I mean I could design better bathrooms and I'm an idiot.

For example having even numbers of urinals without little dividing walls between them means that only half of them are usable at once. (Some people here may not be familiar with this social convention, the International Choice of Urinal Protocol is explained here )

Not asking potential students if they know how to use a toilet (from my observations, they don't) combined with suboptimal bathroom facilities results in utter chaos in the lavatories.

The one urinal in the new library genuinely looks like it was added as an afterthought. 'Oh we need to put a urinal in, sure here will do'

And having the hand dryers directly behind it! You can't look right because you'd be staring at the guy at the urinal, and you can't look left because of the massive mirror where you can see the guy at the urinal in the reflection! Stare right ahead, pretend to be interested in this amazing hand-drying machine, and don't make eye contact

upinthesky · 03-05-2013 12:22PM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

few typo's there.......

PopePalpatine · 03-05-2013 12:24PM

I swear the Phoenix Restaurant's sound system plays the same 10-20 songs over and over again.

Doctor Strange · 03-05-2013 12:30PM

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I swear the Phoenix Restaurant's sound system plays the same 10-20 songs over and over again.

It does. They used to have Today FM on, but changed it for some reason. They're good songs for the most part, but I'm fairly sure I can predict the order now.

banquo · 03-05-2013 04:50PM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

In fairness, if you're familiar with the reference, this is *very* funny.

barleybooley · 03-05-2013 11:37PM

Ohhhh, does that mean that I was completely incoherent?

Doctor Strange · 04-05-2013 12:58AM

barleybooley wrote: »

Ohhhh, does that mean that I was completely incoherent?

Yup :pac:

TO_ARTHUR! · 04-05-2013 01:07AM

Good Will Hunting is a good film. I think I like it.

Alt_Grrr · 04-05-2013 08:11AM

Daemos wrote: »

The one urinal in the new library genuinely looks like it was added as an afterthought. 'Oh we need to put a urinal in, sure here will do'

And having the hand dryers directly behind it! You can't look right because you'd be staring at the guy at the urinal, and you can't look left because of the massive mirror where you can see the guy at the urinal in the reflection! Stare right ahead, pretend to be interested in this amazing hand-drying machine, and don't make eye contact

There's one on the top floor of JH where they were stuck for space I guess as the door to one of the two stalls is partially blocked by two urinals. which means if you come out of it and somebody is using the urinal closest to the door, you have to ether politely try to nudge past him or wait till he's finished and try not to look.

You'd think that since its the closest bathroom to the universities very fancy boardroom they'd have made a bit more effort then "hey lads lets just throw it up any old which way".

As you can no doubt tell, I have a hard enough time using public bathrooms without all the extra awkwardness that comes with cheap and poorly thought out facilities.
Also not helped by them being destroyed casually by idiots.

barleybooley · 04-05-2013 10:23AM

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

Yup :pac:

Fiddlesticks.

In other news, May the fourth be with you.

04-05-2013 09:00PM

barleybooley wrote: »

Thought something might have happened that you were like "what is this i don't even" like someone getting their jollies on in there or something (not completely unheard of) and you were like this library is far too ill equipped with toilets for that kind of going on...

Or something.

haha!

Also...I did miss the reference, I have no idea what just went on. I just don't think there are enough bathrooms!

Kiwi_knock · 04-05-2013 09:10PM

The mens toilet downstairs is always busy and pretty uncomfortable. At least the toilets in the library are not in as bad a condition as the ones in the Arts Block and JH, those toilets can not be used for most of the day.

megaten · 05-05-2013 09:01AM

can anyome login through the portal on th nuim wireless? when I try to login it just takes me to the old login page that doesn't work

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