Bodacious Boomer

In the interest of wanting to keep everybody right up-to date with the latest thing, I have a question for you. Can you make it through a movie at a theater without having to run to the bathroom? I can; but then Evelyn thinks I’m some sort of anomaly. (Sorry- TMI, I know.) The only reason I’m bringing this up is because of something I heard about this morning. There is a new site named runpee.com. This is an application that’s available for the new smart phones. I don’t have a smart phone. I can’t always keep up the phone that I already have. (I guess I’m just not that smart.)

Runpee will let you know when the best time to run to the bathroom during a movie so that you miss the least amount of movie that is vital to the plot. How inconvenient is it when you just have to go and the inspector is about to announce who the killer is?  Their tag line is  “Helping your bladder enjoy going to the movie as much as you do.” So, for only $1.99 they will let you know when the perfect time is for you to make your dash. You just enter the name of the movie and start the timer on your phone then just a few minutes before pee time, your phone will vibrate to give you a heads -up. (I guess so you can get your running shoes on.)

What I don’t know after reading their site is if that is a one-time fee or are you charged for each time you access that information. If someone knows, please tell me. Runpee.com won’t be making any money off us. We just duck into the bathroom before the movie and Doug won’t spend money at the concession stand. If we want candy, we just stop at the Walgreens before the movie, and I can’t tell the difference between movie popcorn and the air popped I make at home-but apparently my heart can. I don’t actually know anybody who buys junk food at the movies. That could be a generational thing. (Most of the boomers I know tend to watch their pennies.)

So now you know. On the plus side, perhaps you could just sell the info to those around you for a buck. They’d be saving money, and you could probably pay for your ticket. (Of course you’d have to figure out some code word you could blurt out so everyone would know when to go.) On the minus side, depending on how many others also have near bursting bladders you might then have a wait at the restroom, negating the advantage provided from Runpee. A zero-sum situation for sure.