No matter how advanced our technology may become, nothing brings us back to earth quicker than the need to answer nature’s call. It’s a humbling reminder that for all our technological breakthroughs, we simply cannot escape the basic needs of our bodies.
For people who work in the gig economy like Uber, Lyft or Takealot drivers, finding a pitstop to relieve the pressure on their bladders can be quite a problematic experience. If you’re close to a shopping mall, that can often be solved easily, but in the middle of a busy business area, finding a place to tinkle is not always so easy. Especially with restrictions around COVID-19 only getting stricter.
Thankfully there is an app, appropriately titled Whizz, which is being developed with the gig worker in mind and is designed to help find a nearby bathroom where they can relieve themselves. Users simply pick a nearby restaurant and show an employee their phone to gain access to their facilities. What Whiz is doing differently from other similar apps is seeking partnerships with restaurants to provide not only bathroom access, but also deals for users of the app, so that they gain free advertising in exchange for said bathroom access and promotional deals for the users.
It’s an interesting approach that could work, especially in the US where it is initially launching. I’m not so sure that the gig economy is big enough in other parts of the world to make a success out of the idea, although I guess the need to have a slash will never truly go away. This app can be utilised by other users too, and believe me, I’ve needed to point Percy at porcelian in the middle of a few long runs where an app like this would’ve been handy.
And…this got awkward.
Last Updated: November 3, 2020
Yozzie
November 3, 2020 at 13:27
Pay to Pee monetization in the future
BurninZ
November 3, 2020 at 14:41
Developed by EA?
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 14:41
Pfft Mobil garage at Drie Susters have had a coin lock on the toiletdoors since the mid 90s
OddSockZA
November 3, 2020 at 16:00
Europe already has this model. Having to take an urgent piss in the middle of Cologne and not having any coins about was not a lekker experience.
OddSockZA
November 3, 2020 at 16:00
Had an even worse experience in hong kong once. Let’s say I needed to pee, but out of my bumhole. Urgently.
Kervyn Cloete
November 3, 2020 at 16:04
Try toilets in Egypt. One Egyptian pound got me entry into the toilet (which was swarming with flies) and literally three squares of toilet paper with no extras available. THREE SQUARES! Had my wife not happened to have some tissues on her, I don’t know what I would have done.
OddSockZA
November 3, 2020 at 16:04
Ended up having to squirt in a long drop and having to wash my ass with water from a bucket. I was alone. I didn’t have a good day that day.
Gavin Mannion
November 3, 2020 at 13:47
If only this guy had access to the app
https://twitter.com/abramjee/status/1323514178527744001?s=24
MechMachine
November 3, 2020 at 16:19
I wonder what happened to his johnson….the only time it’s safe to wonder such things….
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 17:38
Illegal, ungrounded, unsafe high voltage connection which he grounded though his richard…..
https://nz.kingsfordcharcoal.com.au/wp-content/themes/ccl-default/videos/cinemagraphs/gif/520×316/sausages.gif
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 17:38
Illegal, ungrounded, unsafe high voltage connection which he grounded though his richard…..
https://nz.kingsfordcharcoal.com.au/wp-content/themes/ccl-default/videos/cinemagraphs/gif/520×316/sausages.gif
MechMachine
November 4, 2020 at 11:34
LOL
Mandalorian Jim
November 3, 2020 at 14:37
If you’re a man, do you really need this app? What kind of a man would need an app to tell him where to pee?
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 14:56
In Mzanzi elke plek is pisplek
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 14:56
In Mzanzi elke plek is pisplek
Banana Jim
November 3, 2020 at 15:16
Agter elke boom…
Gavin Mannion
November 3, 2020 at 15:16
In town? One with decent standards obviously.. but we all know you’re just trolling again? Slow day?
Mandalorian Jim
November 3, 2020 at 17:33
Gavin, Do you sit or stand when you pee now? It’s the only scientific way to distinguish between a real South African MAN and a European “man”.
https://media2.giphy.com/media/iwQESX0sq6p0I/giphy.gif
HvR
November 3, 2020 at 14:41
Apparently the bonnet of my car is a valid pissplek; since a guy got out of a Hyundai Bakkie stood on the back bumper and pissed on my car on Sunday night … this is now just outside Worcester while driving ~125km/h at 9pm. TIA
OddSockZA
November 3, 2020 at 16:04
…
wtf?
Mandalorian Jim
November 3, 2020 at 17:29
Worcester…. dude… ever since they got that shopping centre and weird waterfront, those people have gone weird.
Du4098
November 3, 2020 at 14:51
So it’s not enough for them to know everything about our social lives, target us with adds every second and track our locations. Now they want to tell us where to drain the weasel! No more I say! No more!
Mandalorian Jim
November 4, 2020 at 09:30
A man can’t be free if his every movement is being tracked. We must free ourselves Du4098! We are men! Not cattle! https://media1.giphy.com/media/xjLlSxM5Z61FJh9wMC/giphy-downsized-medium.gif
MechMachine
November 3, 2020 at 15:55
After watching the Social Dilemma, I really don’t know what to make of this ?