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People think its the homeless pooping on the streets of San Francisco but I was an employed software engineer making 6+ figures and pooped on the street one time since I could find a restroom.

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Was there a possibility of finding a cafe or Macdonalds and just buying a coffee or something so you could use their restrooms? (as you said you were making 6+ figures) I mean I imagine that would be preferable to pooping on the street. But I don't know San Francisco, was there a reason why that wasn't possible e.g. no cafes open or something?

Yeah the lines in those places are incredibly long just to get to the counter at least in the market street area where I was. I desperately tried.

Starbucks the world over. If they might give you any trouble, stare vaguely at the menu on the way in. One can always change their mind to not order something on the way out.

Starbucks has restroom codes in large cities with homeless populations. They won't give out unless you buy something.

One of the Boulder Colorado Starbucks has a biohazard needle disposal box. Either that's for people with diabetes or there a high population of IV drug users.

Shit. Pun intended. Try finding a public restroom in LA. Almost every business there sports a prominent sign proudly proclaiming "no public restroom."

Los Angeles was rough for public restrooms I remember when I was there!

I do remember if you were on the west side the Santa Monica boardwalk and the beaches all having public restrooms which was a lifesaver numerous times for me!

But that was around 2015ish not sure how it is now.

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