Real Estate is the topic on this blog, but I cannot resist this humorous, but expensive, example of how Seattle used a piece of real estate with good intentions but ended up with a royal flush.

In 2001 the city leaders in their infinite wisdom came up with a solution to public urination.  For ONLY $4.3 million dollars they had these beautiful and efficient self-cleaning toilets installed in 2004 in a few public places.  Okay.  Was this a stroke of genius, and did it solve the problem of smelly and disgusting public urination?

Unfortunately, no.  The toilets became a popular hangout for the drug users and prostitutes.  Last I heard, the toilets were for sale on eBay with a starting bid of $89,000.

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