The best bathrooms in a sports facility were at Milwaukee County Stadium.
They were not luxurious. My memory of them is that they were grey and industrial. But they were huge. With plenty of air. They were two stories high with plenty of natural light streaming in.
Imagine any mid-century factory. Like that. Bare-bones but able to do its necessary function without a lot trouble.
The worst bathrooms I ever saw were at the King Dome. They were small windowless rooms with a trough against the wall. It was kind of like being in prison, but with more drunk people.
Canāt comment on the menās room at MB stadium, but the ladies bathroom was nice. Itās worth plopping down $20 or so per ticket to see ATL United sometime this seasonā¦ although, bring a credit or debit card if you usually use cash, as they apparently are going all card or mobile payments now at the stadiumā¦
My youngest is 17, and she just doesnāt understand the concept of carrying cash. The kids even pay each other back with Venmo, etc., so who needs it?
Yeah, kids todayā¦ personally, Iām not a fan of having to go with cards or digital, because I feel like itās putting an extra corporation between me and whoever Iām trying to pay. But clearly, thatās the direction weāre heading in, eventually going cashless, I guess. Not too happy about that, but thatās just me!
Of the 4 deaths in my life in the past few months, all have been cremated. My mother too has expressed that she would like to be cremated, which is remarkable because her father was a funeral director and the (small) townās coroner.
There are only three places where I use cash anymoreā¦ my dealer, for obvious reasons; my barber, who inexplicably only accepts cash, and is a bit of an inconvenience; and parking meters, and even they are accepting cc/debit or cellphone payment around here.
During peacetime, in a relatively non-volatile economy, with reliable electricity and Internet at all points of sale, in a case where all transactions will be reported on taxes anyhowā¦ sure, right with her. The moment any of those things changes, not so much.
@dfaris, your barber may be fudging a bit on his taxes, not that I entirely blame him.
Well, that and credit card processing slices a couple of points off of every transaction. I can understand not wanting to lose 3 to 5 percent every time.
The one thing with cremation my sister has brought up, is that thereās no grave to go and yell at.
Iāve been to one funeral (maybe two) where the body was embalmed and open casket. Neither of these folks were close friends so I wasnāt particularly moved one way or another.
Cost wise, I honestly canāt be down with anything other than cremation, much less embalming.
You canāt bury a body on private property, but you can bury ashes, which means you can put up a grave marker and a bench, to make yourself comfortable when you go to cry/laugh/yell.
Thatās not necessarily true. My father was cremated, and thereās a little nook in a wall where his remains were laid to rest. If I wanted to go yell, I could easily do so. Well, less easily since I moved away from that area.