Portland, Oregon + Green Living = Amusement
May 1st, 2009
One of Mr. Zombie’s weekly trips to the doctor’s is in OHSU’s South Waterfront building. A beautiful building not just in aesthetics… but because it’s very green (like much of Portland). At first glance it looks like a boutique hotel. Lunchers are spotted below from the Physical Therapy mezzanine - I’m sure dining on the daily special of pear, brie and caramelized onion on grilled rustic bread sammy from the lobby’s Daily Cafe.
Even the parking garage is green. Handy dandy little pull-notes so you know what floor you’ve parked on at the sexy-voiced elevators. Solar panels outside the windows do double duty as awnings. Recycling cans as common as rubbish cans. Even a nifty bike garage complete with faux tree (so the bikes think they’re frolicking outside?).
But best of all… a good use for reclaimed water.
And my amusement.
I’m guessing the sign was from the same people who warned us to take off our clothes before ironing them.
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Mmmm toilet water! Who thinks up these signs?
May 1st, 2009Whew, it’s good that they warn you like that! :) hee hee
May 1st, 2009There are no words.
May 1st, 2009You really have to wonder who they are writing these signs for.
May 1st, 2009LOL, love it.
May 1st, 2009That’s hilarious. I would roll my eyes too but you know someone, somewhere must’ve taken a swig in order for them to even put up a sign.
Those pictures are so very Portland!
May 1st, 2009Hmmmm…Does that mean that someone actually did that to warrant that sign? WOW!
May 1st, 2009Thanks for the laugh… Only in Oregon, huh? Did you see where I was taken to lunch for my b’day?
May 1st, 2009Hmmm…maybe that was meant for the 4-legged toilet water drinkers - LOl!! Thanks for a good laugh, Monica! This definitely goes under the header “what were they thinking?”
May 1st, 2009Cheers!
Kills me.
May 1st, 2009Thanks for the warning.
I will tell my cat not to drink toilet water! lol!
May 2nd, 2009I LOVE your GREEN Oregon!
Me thinks you are the official Oregon state tour guide and possibly wrote the state’s brochure. You’re making me want to move to Oregon. :)
May 2nd, 2009I’m moving to Oregon. My bike is so deprived here. Now we know why you’re so funny — you’re surrounded by it. I do think it’s very interesting that your readers have readily accepted the unisex bathrooms!
May 2nd, 2009Why oh why would you even think to drink it? I am grossed out beyond belief here.
May 2nd, 2009Promote Green living. Put CF green living badge.
May 2nd, 2009There seem to be warnings everywhere now. Like we can’t think for ourselves. But, I do think it’s great that Oregon uses reclaimed water for so many purposes. I know they irrigate with it in central Oregon.
May 2nd, 2009I’m enjoying your blog.
Well I’m so glad they cleared up the confusion on whether or not to drink from the toilet and urinal …. because I was feeling confusion on whether to wear a dress or pants to go in there in the first place! PHEW !!! LIFE can be SO confusing at times !!!!
….and a physical therapy MEZZANINE?!?!?? WOW !! in my job search for the past 3 months I did not come across ANYTHING with a MEZZANINE attached to the words “physical therapy” !!! sounds like a really neato place !! (and are those people you were looking down on in that picture? How high up is that mezzanine?)
May 2nd, 2009Your’e a hoot!
May 2nd, 2009Oh that last sign is my very favorite! But it fails to give credit to the intelligence of the Portland city-dwellers. But wait- maybe it’s just for bumpkins like me?
May 2nd, 2009and from the Ginsu people who warn us not to use their knives on small children?
May 2nd, 2009That sign is for seeing eye dogs. Hello!
May 2nd, 2009You can’t make up stuff like that!
May 3rd, 2009Interesting sign…..when I use a restroom, I never think about taking a drink from the toilet! I’ll put that on my list of “good to know”.
May 4th, 2009