What would you do??

[susanjo]

The local radio station did a phone in the other day, the topic was what would you do if you were stuck in one of these 5-6 hour motorway jams, and were desperate for a wee.

It is easy for men they nip onto the hard shoulder with their back to the traffic, but us poor ladies have to either hang on or show our front bits or bum l.o.l.Unless someone shields us with a blanket tee-hee.

So what would you do?

Climb up the embankment and find a hedge

Oh what a mare!

And if you were on your own? Hang your bum out of the car door?

Thank God it's never happened to me!

I do believe there are one or two MNetters who have weed into a spare disposable nappy when stuck in a traffic jam.......

Same as scurry, but if I was really desparate I'd entertain the other traffic jammers and just do it at the side minus the hedge

What a brilliant idea Poledra!

Wasn't there a MNetter who admitted to using a spare nappy when caught short? I must admit I've had to resort to going in a layby once after being stuck in traffic and not knowing when the next services were. I opened both doors on the passenger side, furthest away from the traffic, and crouched between them, praying that they shielded me. I have convinced myself that I was completely invisible and no-one could possibly guess what I was doing so please do not disillusion me!

i believe the nappy test has mn legend status...

Would a nappy really hold a full adult wee though? I would have nightmares of it all leaking out and not being able to stop...

We got rid of nappies years ago. Anyway one nappy would never hold all my wee if I was desperate

I have a shewee which is amazing for these kind of situations - bit more subtle than baring your bum to the whole motorway!

who carries one of these for just such an emergency?here

ah, steamedtreacle....you do!

the shewee is a good idea, but i think i'd be too embarrassed to use it!

i'd run over to a hedge on the hard shoulder.

I couldn't get the hang ot the she-wee on the Moonwalk, so I'm not convinced I's try it on a motorway!

@ the shewee, MN is such an education...

I've got a SheWee! I bought for a joke I promise when we went to V

I'm not fully convinced it's that practical though by the shape of the funnel bit, I've considered inventing an alternative called the Shenis!

A shewee is ok unless you have a lorry driver stuck in the traffic at your side. what a view down into your car!

I can hang on for a Loooooooooooooong time, but if I got to the point where it was inevitable, I'd open both the doors on one side and have a wee between them - honest to god, if anyone is soooooo sad they want to crane their neck to see me wee they're welcome to take photos!! However, I am an outdoors, camping, will wee anywhere kind of a girl

I've had to wee into a nappy bag!! I put a sanitary towel in it to absorb most of the wee!! DP was driving (stuck in huge traffic jam) just had to discreetly bob down into footwell
DP had to use an empty water bottle

I tried the opening both doors to shield me approach in a layby (many years ago, honest).

I convinced myself that I had been discreet until I realised that a river of wee had snaked its way across the entire road.

Quite impressive mum-wee ability.

Didn't someone on MN wee in a lunchbox?

My mum keeps a large tupperware tub in her car for any sick/wee emergencies.

It's a little tricky but if you place the tub in the footwell and shimmy down whilst sliding your undercrackers down it's definatly do-able.

She also keeps some napkins, nappy bags and some of those KFC fresh wipes they give you in the glove compartment.

Prepared for anything is my mum .

i've never not been able to hold my piss and i have been in lots of jams for that length of time.

and i haven't got a particularly strong bladder.

so suck it up

I would nip behind a hedge or other object on the hard shoulder, even if it meant walking a bit.

I've never needed a wee while on the road and not found adequate shelter to do one behind.