The Observation Deck

I was able to attend the Chamber of Commerce meeting this morning at the Women's Pavilion to hear Ed Favre talk about the Citystat program. A few highlights (WARNING: What I found interesting in the presentation might be a bit different from what others found interesting.)

Mr. Favre mentioned that the urinal at the Women's Pavilion was running constantly. When he asked the City employee about the leaking fixture the employee responded, "That thing has been leaking for months." Ed Favre's comment was that this is the type of thing that Citistat would hope to address.

Hmmmm I says to myself. In the olden days if a City employee noticed a leaking fixture the employee would take out a pen, fill out a work order, drop the work order off at City Hall at the end of the day and in a day or two the leak would be fixed. Now adays it takes two PH D's in City management and special computer system to track a leaking urinal.

It was also mentioned that one of the City gas pumps hasn't been working for months. It turns out that it would pump gas but not show gas as being pumped. Hmmmm I says to myself.... Didn't any of the employees notice that for months the pump was pumping gas but not tracking usage? Another job for Citistat!!! I suppose you might expect that the supervisor at that site would have noticed what was going on and reported it but you would be wrong.

Someone asked about Citistat and the fire department but Ed said that Citistat could not be applied to that department at this time because it was too complicated an issue.

Bill,

Now that you mention it, I've been at several functions at the pavillion over the last six months. On both occasions, a urinal was running (the same one both times for me)

If the same one has been running all this time, that would be rather spectacular news, as well as the fountainhead (pun intended) for more than a few jokes.

In any case, it would surely be a big splash.

What if we came down to the park one day and found Lake Erie DRY?

I've heard of introducing babbling brooks to an urban setting, but this is ridiculous.

Is anyone starting to throw coins into it, thinking it to be a wishing well?

At least in the winter, running water does not freeze, but we'll be in trouble if the salmon try to make it upriver to spawn!

If I am to believe the latest article on CitiStat, it should be fully implemented sometime before 2050.

Doug

No no - I think youare confused Doug - that is when the *review* process is anticipated to be complete.

Next comes the planning process and THEN we can implement.

I have been sure to keep my daughter up to speed on this so she can pass on the relevant information to her children so they can effectively use this information.

I suggest you do the same!

>EG< >:p

Charyn

My mistake, Charyn.
There probably also is a difference between "implement" and "properly implement."

I don't worry about this too much, though...I don't think there is any way to fix the process.

Doug

It was also mentioned that building inspectors did not have a way to communicate with the office when they were out on the road. If they were on their way to an appointment on Belle and the homeowner can celled there was no way to communicate this to the inspector.

Citistat to the rescue!!!

After an analysis of the problem by the Citistat committee it was decided that inspectors should have radios.

Let's see,

So far, it would appear that we need a rubber washer for the toilet, and a new counter for the gas pump. Assuming that there is not a reason (conspiriologists unite) that the gas pump is apparently not registering.

Wonder how much gas IS being pumped back there, and who has access to the pump?

I wonder how much has been used annually over the years?

And by whom?

Of course, with the TV trend towards poker playing and high-stakes reality gambling shows, it would appear with that urinal that we are holding, at the least, a royal flush.

One of the City officials mentioned that Citistat would be reviewing the number of part time employees employed by the City. If seems there is a concern that the City is taking advantage of the part timers. They should really be full time employees.

I guess I wouldn't list not enough full time City employees as something to be concerned about but that's just me.

I just have to ask. Not being a visitor of women's restrooms, what is a urinal like in there? Ladies, please help. In men's rooms a urinal is designed to be used in a stand up mode. Uhmmmm, are these needed in the ladies rooms?

Kevin-

I'm assuming the reason you would not ask your wife that question is because you value your life (although I understand that dirty looks are not, in fact, fatal).

While female urinals have been designed and discussed, I feel safe in saying that this is not a universally welcomed idea.

Women's facilities usually feature stalls and sinks. Larger restrooms may feature chairs or couches in an outer area. Just in case we feel faint.

While neither my personal experience or expertise would extend to the types or existance of female urinals that might or might not currently be in vogue, Kevin, I can tell you that the running urinal at the Womens' Pavillion was in the mens' room, at least when I was there.

As to your curiosity re:

"What's a urinal like in there?

I would prefer that this remain one of the mysteries of life for me.

At least in this country, we have toilets. In other lands, they are often holes in the floor, with places to put your feet. You clean yourself by splashing water with your hand.

For the record, it the old days around the turn of the century, there were unisex porcelain stand-up urinals.

The inventor, or rather perfector, of the flush toilet, was a British citizen named Thomas Crapper; hence the present slang usage of the name.

I'm told that original Crapper toilets bring thousands of dollars.

Perhaps we should consider acquiring one for the Pavillion. It might be cheaper than Citistat.

Missed the Women's Pavillion joke altogether.

DL,

Obviously my weak attempt at humor shows me that I need to leave comedy to the professionals. Like Stan, perhaps?

Kevin--- I did post something that I thought was tremendously funny earlier.
But after reading a few times realized it went out of the "funny" range on the scale and was heading into "perversion".
So I deleted it.
Stan

Stan Austin wrote:Kevin--- I did post something that I thought was tremendously funny earlier.
But after reading a few times realized it went out of the "funny" range on the scale and was heading into "perversion".
So I deleted it.
Stan

Stan

Some of us missed it, could you repost?


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