Piss Off

JoeM's picture
Submitted by JoeM on Fri, 2006-04-07 07:31.

Another inspiring item from Philadelphia news:

Comcast is building a new skyscraper in Philadelphia. They've decided to go with waterless urinals, already tested in a public school with success. The new technology promises to save water and provide a more efficient system. Wow! Progress! Innovation! All's well, right?
Wrong. The Plumber's Union is fighting it. And they've come to a compromise that allows the union to install....unneeded pipes.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/14227440.htm


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It would be so nice...

JoeM's picture

If Snyder did exactly that! I was kinda hoping for a no-compromise situation.


Men

eg's picture

Might as well use the ladies' room. I once did that accidentally at a rest stop. When I came out, the lady waiting for me to leave and I had a good laugh about my red-faced mistake. The funiest part was looking for the urinals that weren't there and deciding there must be a logical reason other than I was in the ladies' room.

--Brant


Pissing on the Unions

Philip Coates's picture

Ed Snider, perhaps the most successful entrepreneur-Objectivist is the chairman of Comcast.

As an Objectivist, he apparently decided it was appropriate to piss on the unions with this move.


Lol, np Jen. I see a pattern

JoeM's picture

Lol, np Jen. I see a pattern with my news threads starting. Socialism? No. Mysticism? Certainly not. JIhad? C'mon.

Ducks are the problem. You got Daffy going crazy, and Donald running around without pants.

Ross, there was an "understanding" that no building could be taller than the statue of William Penn on top of city Hall. Once they built Liberty One and Two, that's no longer in effect. (Though the myth is that Penn put a curse on our sports teams. Couldn't be that Philly teams simply get cocky when they get in the playoffs...).


Duck, Duck, Goose

Prima Donna's picture

Fraser darling, I'm...concerned about you. These geese seem to be taking their toll on your psyche, and I think an intervention is imminent. Perhaps a lobe of foie gras would make things all better? I'm thinking seared, with some lovely Sauternes jelly.

Mmmm.

Joe, apologies for bringing up food on a urinal thread, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to mention foie.

Carry on.


-- "Good God!! I thought that was the end. SOLO was out. My DSL was down to 2 mbps and I had a really nasty itch I couldn't reach." Ross Elliot


Solution

Fraser Stephen-Smith's picture

They should rip out all the urinals, and bring in caged geese that the kids can defecate on.

Fucking geese.


Plumbers! Watcha gonna do!

Ross Elliot's picture

Plumbers! Watcha gonna do! Sheesh!

58 stories? Check this out:

I though Philly had some limit on building heights...? Good to see some thrust in the city of brotherly love Smiling


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