So those fancy toilets I blogged about a couple of months ago are also installed in O’Hare. There’s a brouhaha about how they spend $67,258 per month on the plastic alone for the toilet condoms, and an additional $51,423 per month in maintenance. Maintenance includes a contractor going around and checking whether or not the plastic needs replacing. Amazingly enough, this totals up to $1,424,172 so you can have fresh plastic under your bum while using an airport bathroom.
Read the whole story at the Sun-Times here.







