Pirate's Cove

Just to be clear, I’m getting a real kick out of typing “XXX Olympics”. Anyhow, as you would expect, the XXX Summer Olympic games are trying to be all sorts of “sustainable” and “green”. And here’s one of those measures

(UK Guardian) Equally pressing given the gargantuan amount of human waste that the Games will produce has been the need to sit down and think about how the park’s 362 toilet blocks work and how much water they will use. According to Stubbs, a variety of technologies old and new have been deployed to save water and honour London 2012’s long-term commitment to reduce the amount of potable water consumed.

He points to the Velodrome’s low-flow appliances and waterless urinals, and to the rainwater-harvesting apparatus installed in some venues. But perhaps the park’s biggest water-saving device is the new treatment plant that opened earlier this year, and which helps cut water use in the first place.

Sheesh. People can’t even sit down for a quiet poo without being inundated with healing the planet stuff. Of course, the waterless urinals are meant for pointers, not setters. They are also known for creating a huge stink, literally, especially if the piping isn’t installed correctly, and if copper is used. Cleaning chemicals have to be used very carefully, lest they damage the pipes. But, hey, I’m glad they are really pumped up about their stinky toilets.

I can’t wait till we start getting all the stories about backed up loo’s and horrendous stenches in the Olympics venues.