Comments on: Will 'shutdown' delay installation of $98,670 outhouse?

By: Ronald Mcclain

Ronald Mcclain — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:45:20 +0000

As for the toilet in Alaska the only way to truly judge whether or not it is a money saver is to see what it would cost to construct one on site. Remember your in ALASKA not Calif. In Calif . it is cheaper to use this type of toilet , the const. costs are minimal the building ( bigger than that one ) Two holer is solid concrete roof everything delivered on site about $38 K and another $12K or so to install . NO ONE can build that for less and you need a D8 to destroy it , and the public is good at that . So don’t be stupid people there is a significant saving here, in 1995 the cost to GOVT. for a two whole toilet building was around $80K what ddo you think that cost would be today ?

By: us citizen

us citizen — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:09:40 +0000

Well let the out house close down. Go pee on the rocks. This sort of stuff is getting insane.

By: jimmydeeoc

jimmydeeoc — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:30:41 +0000

Yesterday I shared my story about visiting an empty Glacier Point in Yosemite many years ago. We spent a night in the “Geology Hut” (You’ll probably recognize it if you have been to Glacier Point).

Anyway……here’s something on the NPS website as it relates to the Geology Hut:
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Completing the project to improve visitor facilities at Glacier Point, this project will update the wayside exhibit located in the historic Geology Hut. This involves replacing the existing 60″ x 36″ exhibit panel with a new, more durable panel of the same size with updated information reflecting current geological theories. Content developed by Yosemite Park Geologist Greg Stock for the Valley Visitor Center exhibits will be adapted for the final design of the Glacier Point wayside. The sign will be compatible in style and content to the modern wayside displays located at Glacier Point and other areas of the park, presenting a more consistent message and interpretive experience.
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We are talking about a 5’x 3′ interpretive panel. Yet even something so minor must be developed by the park geologist, approved by a design committee, and just so IT has something to do – a detailed discussion of the process posted on the website. (No doubt “public input” from “stakeholders” is in there somewhere as well).

For a 5′ x 3′ sign. (But visitors will have a better “interpretive experience” I am sure!)

THIS is how you find yourself $17 Trillion in the hole.