Tuesday, June 28, 2011

there's an app for that

perhaps one of the more unforgettable moments on 
our trip to NYC occurred one night after we met
our old (as in long time), dear (as in true) friend
scott for dinner.


we ate and talked and caught up on 20 years of life.


we walked the highline trail and sat and talked
some more.


my stomach, which sometimes reacts badly to travel
and different food, was in need of a bathroom.


i must stress the fact that in NYC potties are hard
to come by.  which in and of itself can sometimes
give me stress.


as i expressed my need for a bathroom and the feeling of
sickness that had overcome me, i felt a moment of
panic wondering where we would find a restroom.


this is NYC people.  (you would think bathrooms would
be easier to find.  they are not.)


as if on cue, both scott and kyle pulled from their
pockets (literally at the same second) their I-Phones.


pressing whatever buttons necessary, they pulled up the
NYC app for "restroom".  (which by the way is somehow
GPS enabled and gives you choices within the 
immediate area.) 


Literally.


i was quite amused, as well as relieved, as we descended
the stairs back to street level and immediately found
the necessary place.


turns out i didn't get sick, thank goodness.


but i did learn that there is even an APP for that--


public restrooms in any given city.


just download and you're good to go...


yup, there's an APP for that!


POST SCRIPT:  after all the worry i was
informed by scott "hey it's NYC-you don't
even need a bathroom if you're going to
be sick.  just use a bush--better yet
IT IS NYC just do it in the middle of 
the sidewalk.  that's where everyone
else does."


there is truth in that statement.

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