Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 08, 2012 02:13PM | Admin Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 17,049 |
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"Comfort Station"?!?
When did a bathroom/restroom/toilet/lavatory start being called "Comfort Station"?
Re: Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 08, 2012 09:57PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 670 |
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"Comfort Station"?!?
When did a bathroom/restroom/toilet/lavatory start being called "Comfort Station"?
Around 1913...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort_station
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Re: Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 08, 2012 11:28PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 1,372 |
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qumqats
"Comfort Station"?!?
When did a bathroom/restroom/toilet/lavatory start being called "Comfort Station"?
Around 1913...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort_station
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It's not a usage I've run into before. Is it a regional usage?
Re: Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 09, 2012 05:52AM | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 1,694 |
From the Zion page: "The construction of these 900-square-foot buildings will include the restroom facilities, sidewalks and adjacent landscaping. "Quote
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qumqats
"Comfort Station"?!?
When did a bathroom/restroom/toilet/lavatory start being called "Comfort Station"?
Around 1913...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort_station
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It's not a usage I've run into before. Is it a regional usage?
I don't think so. It's somewhat of an obscure term, but one that's used a lot by NPS.
http://www.yellowstonewiki.com/wiki/Norris_Geyser_Basin_Comfort_Station
http://www.authumki.com/fed4.html
http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/new-comfort-stations-for-watchman-campground.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipsoo_Lake_Comfort_Station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_Campground_Comfort_Stations
I've seen its use all the way from Yosemite to New England. I know it sounds like a regional thing, but it's just some sort of strange term that's used in some circles.
Re: Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 09, 2012 10:54AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 4,172 |
Re: Vernal Fall Footbridge Comfort Station Closure May 09, 2012 11:55AM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 1,976 |
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From the Zion page: "The construction of these 900-square-foot buildings will include the restroom facilities, sidewalks and adjacent landscaping. "Quote
y_p_w
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qumqats
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plawrence
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qumqats
"Comfort Station"?!?
When did a bathroom/restroom/toilet/lavatory start being called "Comfort Station"?
Around 1913...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort_station
.
It's not a usage I've run into before. Is it a regional usage?
I don't think so. It's somewhat of an obscure term, but one that's used a lot by NPS.
http://www.yellowstonewiki.com/wiki/Norris_Geyser_Basin_Comfort_Station
http://www.authumki.com/fed4.html
http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/new-comfort-stations-for-watchman-campground.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipsoo_Lake_Comfort_Station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_Campground_Comfort_Stations
I've seen its use all the way from Yosemite to New England. I know it sounds like a regional thing, but it's just some sort of strange term that's used in some circles.
So I guess for a restroom to be upgraded to a comfort station you add sidewalks and landscaping!
But I digress, it does sound classier to call it that, especially in literature and websites.