Incongruity

A member of our household reported for his flu shot today at the fancy new Stanford Neuroscience Health Center. When he asked to use the restroom, he was directed to the outdoor portable toilets (right of picture). When he returned to the Health Center, I was told I could not join him inside for health reasons.

While waiting, I used the facilities myself.

The weather was hot and humid. The condition of the port-a-potty ranked (!) right up there with those found at construction sites and outdoor concerts. Stanford is in the midst of medical-center capital projects exceeding $1 billion, and the reliance on outdoor toilets was incongruous...and amusing.