couple of years ago i flew to Manchester and realised on arrival at the coach station that iād lost my wallet somewhere along the journey. was panicked and stressed and needed a piss while waiting for my pre-booked coach to Leeds, found you had to pay for the fucking station toilet so ran round to a nearby pub and sidled into the toilet. man behind the bar had a go at me as i was leaving so i tried to explain my sob story but he just kept saying āItās manners to askā, which is fair but makes me think even more that heād probably have said no if i had. think i ended up shouting āSORRY THEN!ā and storming out pathetically.
generally try not to make it obvious if iām doing that though. in Belfast if i canāt use one of the bus/train stations/shopping centres/uni/public toilets, there are a couple of pubs I know are good shouts - a couple that have multiple rooms/back bars and preferably more than one entrance/exit so you can create the illusion that youāre on your way in or on the way out. and one that has the toilets outside the main entrance for the perfect crime.
sometimes consider carrying my work pass around with me even when iām off, for an easy access hassle free piss.
