Peg Leg Support

2/20/23

This photo was taken on February 7, 2023 at 11:37 AM.

The location was in a public bathroom in a very nice hotel in Downtown Washington DC.

The "Take It!" came after having used this restroom occasionally ( on a need basis during the running of my route ) . Needless to say - when using this or other similar facilities - my focus is not on decor - but taking care of a bodily function as soon as possible.

In this facility - the toilet is a wall mounted unit ( easier to clean under and around than a floor mounted model ) What I had never noticed before was the peg leg like support under the main part of the toilet - to provide a safety feature to help prevent a possible breaking off of the wall of the unit - should a very overweight individual use it - and exceed any load limit placed upon the installation. ( there was not a posting of such a limit - that I could find ).

This photo I shared with some of the volunteer review committee which gratefully gives me feedback on my photos. I have to confess - before revealing the photo - I asked the viewer if they were familiar with the images of bygone days when pirates wore peg legs, arm hooks - etc. After getting an affirmative answer on being acquainted with the accessory ( and thus the image in their mind ) I then said I had found a new use - for the peg - and presented the image in my camera to view. All - after overcoming the initial shock of relating to what they were looking at - rolled into various levels of laughter and all potty humor became fair game. Everyone wanted to know where the photo was taken! To all but a very few - I told them - that the location was going to remain unknown - just that I could not make this sort of thing up - lol.

Wishing everyone laughter - and the suggestion to look for - safety - when nature calls,

Bruce