The Squatter
Life March 19th, 2008So you walk into a swank little cafe. The type of spot where you actually appreciate the work that went into putting it together. You order up a cafe, watching the massive industrial espresso machine pull a shot so thick you could eat it with a spoon. After you enjoy it with a few little pastries and head off for the ride home you sneak back to the bathroom to find this: the squatter. I do not understand how these things still exist. Unreal. I always get a laugh when guys see these things for the first time and don’t even know what it is, still looking around the bathroom blindly for a toilet. Good stuff….
Tirreno wrapped up yesterday with a bunch kick. After a bit of a parade stage we ended with a crazy circuit on streets that turned to ice when a bit of rain started to fall. At least 40 guys went down. Somehow we all escaped unscathed. Now a couple of days to chill before san remo on Saturday.
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EDIT: Check this out, sounds like China is dealing with this issue right now pre-Olympics.

March 19th, 2008 at 8:06 am
What the? Please tell me this is “just” in the men’s bathroom. And are the things on the side like foot stance spots?
March 19th, 2008 at 8:31 am
For the uninitiated, a guide:
http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/000348.html
March 19th, 2008 at 9:01 am
that is a shoe shiner. a foot goes in that white tub and a magic rat comes from below to polish up these nice argyle racing shoes you have!
March 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
OMG Matt! That’s hilarious! God help you guys over there using these things and God Bless Kohler and Bemis here in the states!!! Having been to the Kohler design center many a times, I will say I don’t ever recall seeing the likes of one of these things and they display some strange stuff.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I believe the correct term for that is “wallet snatcher”…