High Tech Plumbing – An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
28th July 2024
I was outwitted by a Finnish outhouse.
I have never encountered a fully electronic and mechanized, high-efficiency outhouse before. This one, once the door slid shut, was totally dark inside. The door locked and could only be unlocked from inside, using a push-button on a panel. Which was not lit. I ended up digging out my phone, using the light to locate the facility I needed, then had enough light to wash my hands. I managed to find the proper control panel to let myself out. I never did locate the light switch. I guess if you use the fancy facility often enough, you learn where everything was. Intuitive the biffie was not.
Alma Boykin is an excellent writer of Speculative Fiction. Highly recommended.