50p for a pee???

50p for a pee? Now you're kidding me!
Got to root through my purse, before I can pee!

What do you do if you don't have the cash?
As you get to the door in a desperate dash

Legs tightly crossed while the coin they are seeking
Desperately praying, that they don't start leaking

What about parents, with desperate tots
Kiddies can't wait, if they have to wait lots

Maybe some lads can do what they do
Hide by a tree, but what if it's a poo?

Are free public toilets a thing of the past?
Might have to drive home and hope they can last

Haven't a coin and it all gets too hard?
Maybe they'll let you pay with a card.

Yes, says a poster you can pay it on plastic
What a relief, now that is fantastic

The machine doesn't function, now that's a great pity
No coin, now now no card, now it's time to get shitty

You must be let in, you can no longer wait
Your toileting woes have you in a state

Surely all people can expect that this need
Shouldn't pay 50p just to have peed

No matter why you head to a loo
It should be free, whatever you do

This was inspired by our trip to the UK. Seems you can’t get anything for free these days. Even a normal bodily function has to be paid for. The trolleys at supermarkets cost you a pound, redeemable when you return it. But the best/stupidest prize must go to Verona Airport in Italy where you need to have a One Euro coin to get a trolley for your luggage! Who has any coinage when freshly arrived from another country with different currency?

Off to The Lake District for a few days, we will see what experiences and observations we have there! One thing I have learned is that walking poles are definitely a good thing. That’s a topic for a post in itself!