Because people who have sex in a public toilet will be squeamish about going barefoot in a public toilet? 
Carpet in a public toilet. What could go wrong?
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Stimulating the economy even.
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Apparently the plans were “submitted in error”. The toilet block will be normal.
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How disappointing
Nope. This is a ridiculously high-tech story covering for the simplest mechanism: timers.
Let’s say it’s triggered by the door latch, maybe a warning alarm at 6 minutes, maybe 90 seconds’ tolerance, before the automated self-cleaning and self-airing functions activate.
Yes, it has all the down-sides in terms of ableism, carers, kids, and homeless people seeking to rest or get cleaned up in peace. That’s rationalisation, baby! It has none of the ongoing costs, and no need to employ anyone, whatsoever. There’s a book about it:
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It’s rationalisation if you think it won’t affect you personally. Otherwise it’s basic human dignity.
Blanket dismiss every “solution” that involves fucking over the more vulnerable.
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I was just going off of what they claimed the system would do. There are, of course, any number of (incredibly problematic) ways of achieving the same thing, but they’re making some highly specific - and highly implausible - claims here as to how they’re going to do it. But yeah, it’s shitty all around.
Given how implausible they were, I’m guessing they were “pie in the sky” wishlists rather than actual plans to begin with.
It’s fine. They’ll be kept tidy by the - checks notes - high-pressure cleaning system that activates after every use. But the nice thing about imaginary solutions is that one doesn’t have to worry about the practical issues.
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That’ll drive the dangerous microorganisms deep into the weave!
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It’s bridgend council so i can well believe it. There are a lot of badly run, inefficient, money wasting councils around the uk but bridgend council have turned it into an art form, at this point i’m convinced it’s one big situationist prank.
I remember a travel stop restroom in Hungary that had a similar matron. Unfortunately for me, it was also anti-urinary. My bladder just won’t loose with a Grandma staring at me with a toilet brush in her hand tapping her foot.
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