That reminds me of the open-air pissoirs in France. They were hiding the men from the waist down. That did not stop them from greeting ladies who walked by.
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Open-air urinals will be set up (in Edmonton) for revellers near the busy bar area.
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It's not a contraption for guys with shy bladders.
And it's definitely not for those who value privacy when taking a tinkle.
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But city officials hope three sets of portable, open-air urinals to be placed in Old Strathcona later this summer will mean fewer revellers using the neighbourhood as one large, public washroom.
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The units on order will not be enclosed or barricaded in any way. That means anyone passing by will get a full rear-view of men going pee in the outdoor urination stations.
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"The trick is to make sure (the urinals) are obvious at night and people will be able to see them and go use them," Shirley Lowe, executive director of the Old Strathcona Business Association, told Sun Media yesterday.
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/06/28/4296777-sun.html