Friday, March 11, 2011

Restaurant Restroom 1




This restroom is located within a restaurant that is popular amongst certain social circles for serving cuisines native to the Middle East. This restaurant, in turn, is located within Lake County, Indiana. This restaurant seems to a restaurant that attracts many customers, and this, most likely, lead to the restaurant becoming a "favorite place on Google Maps", as proclaimed by a graphic on the entryway. Although the restaurant is a "favorite place", their restroom is mentioned not once in the description. This trend shall soon end.
First, the hygienic features of the restroom must be evaluated. The amenities of the restroom seem outdated, as if they originated in a age long, long ago. This said due to the fact that there are no automated features within view in this restroom. This restroom is even lacking what seems to be a staple in modern-day restroom construction, electric hand-driers. Despite the fact that this restroom is completed devoid of any technology of any sorts, I found the hygienic experience to be enjoyable. There was minimal hassle, and makes the restroom apocalypse-proof. Yes, the users of this restroom, can continue to use the restroom following a nuclear fallout. For possessing sub-par features, but security within this often fatal flaw, this restroom's hygienic feature receive, on the Roush's Restroom Rating scale, a 6/10.
The physical use of this restroom may redeem its rating to something suitable. I found this restroom to be extremely spacious, endowed with nearly three times the space that would be necessary for minimal use. This creates a freeing experience for the user, as one may not have experienced this sort of freedom in previous periods of time. This restroom's toiletry also provides a high quality experience. The color of the toilet follows the color scheme within the restroom, leading me to believe that it is kept clean and barren of any microbial life. This frees the user mentally, and allows them to escape the fact that they live in a society that claims hygiene as a priority, but has it's nation's restrooms filled with the aura of disease. There were numerous aspects of this restroom that lead to an enjoyable experience such as the seemingly useless decor (ex. the "folding wall" [for lack of an actual term]) and the fact that it has managed to acquire a rubbish bin with a lid, so it is not necessary that you seem how many paper towels have been exhausted by previous users. As this restroom is blessed with many desirable traits the experience receives a rating of 8/10. This leads to an overall rating of 7/10, a relatively high number when compared to several other restroom within a 20 mile proximity of this restroom. It truly is an on-par restroom.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Midway Airport Restroom




This restroom, as one might be able to extract from the title, is located just in the doors of Midway Airport. Midway Airport is a mid-level, mid-traffic airport located on the outskirts of Chicago, Illinois. This "Big Onion" airport restroom has many of the features that are commonplace nowadays. As it is still a relatively popular airport that attracts extremely diverse groups of people, it has to be made to suit their needs.
It also has be extremely clean, as airports are often breeding grounds for disease (super-flu and all that jazz). This restroom possesses the capabilities that would allow it to prevent the user from contracting super-flu. Its hygienic features are substandard,although sufficient, and place it behind the modern restroom. It lacks any automated features, excluding the self-flushing urinals. Although many may view this as way to spread and breed new diseases, it does provide much more ease for the user. I find that many automated features in a restroom hinder my actual use of the restroom. My least favorite automaton: the motion-sensing faucet. This restroom, devoid of electronics of any sort, I find enhances the experience of the user. I am also protected from the coming Robot Rebellion, and feel safe knowing that I will, at no point in my restroom experience, will have a sink strike while I am most unaware. For that feeling of safety, this restroom receives a 6.5/10 on the Roush Restroom Rating scale.
The toilets and urinals, themselves, are no different from the hygienic features of the restrooms. Upon entering the aforementioned restroom, I was surprised at its cleanliness. The toilet bowls were all the off-white color you would expect them to be. When one views them, they may be reminded of the arctic tundra, a bleak white landscape containing little life. Although, this lack of life is beneficial to the user, as most people do not aim to contract STD's when they use the toilet. The stalls appear like blank metal slates, lacking in graffiti, whether it be the poorly scrawled swastika, or the crude joke quickly throw down with the users on-hand Sharpie. Although most restrooms cause suspicion to arise despite their cleanly appearance, this restroom is cleanly enough to force one to forget about the enormous amount of bacteria lurking beneath their uncovered bottoms. For defeating mild germaphobia, the toilets receive an 8/10 on the Roushs Restroom rating scale. Also, for safety reasons, I can assure the American public that, so far, these restrooms are 100% Al-Queda free. I bet you are glad that you took your shoes in public now. ONE BY ONE! TAKING AMERICA'S RESTROOMS BACK!