One sunny, hot afternoon in Willow Glen, San Jose, I was walking home with my wife and a close friend. We had just eaten, grabbed some ice cream, and were enjoying a brisk walk in the sun. We were still about 30 minutes away from the house.
Everything was chill. Then suddenly: Bubblin’. 😭
Not the cute kind. The legs-shaking, every-second-matters, I-need-a-restroom-right-now kind.
I spotted Willow Glen High School and made a run for the public restroom area, fully convinced I had been saved.
Locked. Absolutely devastating.
So there I was, fighting for my life, opening Google Maps and trying to figure out where I could actually go. I found a nearby Nick the Greek and started doing the emergency waddle toward it. Then, of course, I got stuck at a four-way intersection waiting for the light to change while repeatedly hitting the crossing button like that was going to make it happen faster.
I barely made it.
When I opened that restroom door, I was greeted by the smell of fresh cleaning products, a solid lock, actual privacy, and a restroom that was genuinely clean. It was, without exaggeration, one of the greatest public restroom experiences of my life.
Knowing that a restroom exists is not enough.
You need to know whether it is open. Whether it is clean. Whether there is toilet paper. Whether it feels private. Whether it is accessible. Whether you can actually trust it when things get serious.
That is why I started building Crapp.
I want people to feel free to explore, walk around, travel, eat out, spend time with friends, and enjoy being outside without a restroom emergency becoming the thing that ruins the entire day.
Crapp is about helping people find somewhere to go and feel confident about what they are walking into. Because sometimes the difference between a disaster and getting on with your day is one clean restroom with a solid lock.
Find it. Check it. Go.
