Find a toilet

There has been a lot of publicity about apps for mobile phones recently including the iPhone and Nokias, and I have been contacted by several would-be developers wanting to create a toilet finder app for one or the other or both.

Now call me dim, but my mobile phone site already appears on - guess what - mobile phones! Why do I need to give my database for free to someone else for them to also make it available on mobile phones and, of course make money from it? (Although I’m always offered a profit sharing deal of some sort). It doesn’t make sense.

You may have seen that we have had some technical problems with the mobi site recently, so you’ll be pleased to know that they’ve been ironed out and everything is back to normal.

The public toilets in Watton in Thetford, Norfolk have been reopened after a £100,000 re-vamp.

The refurbishment was funded using part of the £275,000 given to Watton Town Council by Breckland Council when the district authority transferred ownership of the facilities to the town in May last year. Running costs are to be funded from the interest of the remaining £175,000 invested in bonds.

Whilst this is a huge investment in one public toilet building, the council are to be applauded for paying money towards what is an essential service every town should offer.

If only more councils could be persuaded to do the same.

I know which I would have put my money on - and I bet you would have done too. But hey the answer is, your mobile phone!

Apparently toilets are fairly cold in general, don’t come into contact with much of your body (really) and are usually bleached every so often.
But when did you last clean your mobile phone?

Think about it:

• A huge number of people NEVER wash their hands after using the toilet, but then pick up their mobiles (or even use them when on the toilet), and happily make a call.
• Phones get warm when you use them and are usually kept somewhere warm, like a pocket or a handbag.
• You put your phone down on desks and tables so you can keep an eye on them.
• You make calls whilst eating and drinking.
• You press them to your face when making calls.

Hardly surprising that they are breeding places for germs then is it?

My advice is to get some antibacterial wipes and hope the screen doesn’t mist up when you use them.

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Wherever possible we list the postcode, opening times, facilities and directions to every toilet in Great Britain, and these details are all available on our mobile phone website.

A large propertion of toilets do not have their own postcode so it’s difficult to give exact locations without actually visiting each one and finding the gps co-ordinates.

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