A Qwest supervisor in southwestern Colorado took his concerns over extended bathroom breaks to an uncomfortable level, union officials charge.

The manager, they claim, recently gave disposable urinal bags to about 25 male field technicians with the message: When you have to go, don’t waste time searching for a public bathroom.

I can’t wait until Lin gets home to tell him about this. It’ll give him yet one more thing to chuckle at Qwest about, and I know he and the guys will laugh about both peeing in a bag at a work site and the thought of going to find a restroom when one has to pee. I mean, the ground … it’s right there, you know?