Monday, April 7, 2008

Hey Girls! Pee Standing Up!

Ladies, you know how it is. You have to go really, really bad and there's not a toilet in sight. Or there is, but it's nasty, raunchy and downright gross. What's girl to do?

Squat, right? But what if you haven't been keeping up with those visits to the gym?

You've never really wished you were a guy, but dang! Sometimes, don't you wish you could pee standing up?

Now you can!

Yesterday I had coffee with Jamie Holland, the spokeswoman for P-Mate, a little cardboard device that lets women pee standing up.

If you're a traveler willing to seek off-the-grid spots, chances are you've run across some pretty unusual bathroom situations, like this photo -- a Japanese bathroom submitted by a P-Mate user to the Pee Standing Up Blog.

Taking my own travel experiences into account, I can remember several times when a P-Mate would have made it easier to maneuver a hole-in-the-ground toilet.

But really, how easy is it to use?

Well, after my 16-ounce latte, I had enough liquid in me to find out. I arrived home from our interview bursting at the seams. "Wanna watch me pee standing up?" I called out to Quang as I sprinted past him to the bathroom with a P-Mate in hand.

"What?" he yelled. "No way!"

He didn't make it off the couch to come and watch, which was probably a good thing. As I'd never used a pee-standing-up device before, I was nervous about my aim. His watchful eyes might have caused me problems.

But I did it! I peed standing up! With the P-Mate, it was easy. And clean! Turns out, there is nothing wrong with my aim!

Too bad the snow in these parts is almost gone. With a P-Mate in hand, I'd be able to write my name in the snow. Oh well. I guess I'll just settle for the pack of P-Mates Jamie gave me and the knowledge that I can bring them with me the next time I venture off the grid.

Check out this P-Mate promotional video. It's sure to bring a smile!

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5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

OMG, this is hilarious. Honestly Kelly, was this easy to use? I mean, the first try easy? If so, I might give it a go.... I mean we've all faced a horrible toilet, even at Starbucks in the states;)

Ali

April 8, 2008 at 9:11 PM  
Blogger Kelly said...

Yes. It was easy to use. Swear!

I will mail you one so you can try it!

April 9, 2008 at 8:00 AM  
Blogger Lakshmi said...

awesome...just the kind of thing I always wished women travellers had..its hilarious though :)

April 11, 2008 at 5:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just bought some on line and cant wait to try it we always go on a long 14 hour drive to see my grandparents every year and let me tell you Gas station bathrooms are NASTY !!! and I was wondering if these were really easy to figure out ?

January 9, 2010 at 11:23 PM  
Blogger Kelly said...

Yes, it was super easy to figure out. I couldn't believe it either, but it was pretty slick!

January 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM  

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