I had a great flight home from LA on Southwest Airlines on Friday. My boycott on United has been going pretty well, but Amy and I are flying on it tomorrow to New York as it seems to be the only reasonable way to get from Denver to New York. I’m pessimistic. Plus I have a nasty cold so that’ll just make it more enjoyable.
But – I digress. When I got off the plane I went to the bathroom. As I lined up in my little stall next to 10 of my newest friends, I noticed that five of them had either iPhone’s or BlackBerry’s out and were typing as they went about their business. Now – I’ll admit to doing this occasionally, but in this particular case I was kind of stunned by the density of the juxtaposition of peeing and smartphones.
It dawned on me that while most were probably checking their email (it’s really super urgent you know), a few might be tweeting their location – or – better yet – checking in with Foursquare (“DIA Terminal C Men’s Bathroom”). Yeah – that sounds kind of weird. I’m betting there isn’t an app for that. Yet.
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I'm sure Larry Craig would have loved an Airport Bathroom Tap App!
(sorry, the setup was perfect)
Comment by Paul — September 7, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
moral of story – picking up someones mobile device is as hazardous as shaking their hand
Comment by mark slater — September 7, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
On a related thought…
http://www.evansink.com/2009/04/airline-industry-...
Comment by Perry — September 7, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
United is cheaper than JetBlue DEN-> JFK?!
Comment by jhstrauss — September 7, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
No – JetBlue is cheaper but the flights are a lot less convenient / frequent.
Comment by Brad Feld — September 7, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
LOL!!!
Comment by @ubercool — September 7, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
Who's the mayor of the DIA Terminal C airport bathroom?
Comment by Shane — September 7, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
I’m thinking it could be me.
Comment by Brad Feld — September 7, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
How long do these guys piss for? Once the old fella's out, I've on average got time for about one Hail Mary.
Comment by David Semeria — September 7, 2009 @ 7:52 pm
I think their email duration is longer than it takes them to do their business. That’s an interesting thing to ponder.
Comment by Brad Feld — September 7, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Well spotted Brad. Some scientific investigation is clearly order. I'll handle the stopwatch, and you can do the other stuff..
Comment by David Semeria — September 7, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
Dilbert, as usual, has covered something like this. Pointy haired boss got a call from someone in the can, then had his secretary dispose of his own phone as toxic waste.
Comment by Bill Mosby — September 8, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
I have a really great story about using cell phones in public restrooms. – <a href="http://bottomupdesign.net/?p=46” target=”_blank”>http://bottomupdesign.net/?p=46
Comment by JChauncey — September 8, 2009 @ 10:56 am
What always strikes me is the serendipitous social network that gets created and destroyed in a short period of time repeatedly throughout the day. The shared experience of strangers is neat concept. Even at the loo.
Comment by @raj — September 9, 2009 @ 12:50 am
I will admit that I have done this once or twice, usually because of getting an email just before or during, but I am always deathly afraid that I will drop my BB in the toilet and loose everything. So, I probably ended up looking extremely strange because I was making a point of not holding my BB anywhere near the toilet. Long story short, it is probably best to wait until you are finished with your business.
Comment by Solis — September 12, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
I will admit that I have done this once or twice, usually because of getting an email just before or during, but I am always deathly afraid that I will drop my BB in the toilet and loose everything. So, I probably ended up looking extremely strange because I was making a point of not holding my BB anywhere near the toilet. Long story short, it is probably best to wait until you are finished with your business.
Comment by Solis — September 12, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
How long do these guys piss for? Once the old fella's out, I've on average got time for about one Hail Mary.
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