Spend a Penny

When I was a child, and we visited England and my father’s female relatives would ask me if I needed to “spend a penny” they were asking if I needed to go To the washroom. The public convenience in London at that time still cost only a penny. And that only if you actually need to use the toilet. Each stall door had a sort of parking metre contraption re-put in a penny in the door unlocked.  If you only needed to literally powder your nose, it was free. Here in Puerto Vallarta the cost has risen to seven pesos. Meanwhile, as far as I can tell, there are no public conveniences left in London England. The world changes, but remains the same.