I need to vent about something. I warn you that this could get pretty graphic so if you are sensitive to bathroom material read something about fluffy bunnies instead…
I hate bathroom stalls that you can see into. You know the one’s I’m talking about, the ones that are supposed to provide you will privacy so that you can go about your workload, but instead have cracks (no pun intended) that are gaping fault lines. Like I want somebody sneaking a peek while I’m trying to work some things out. Sadly it’s a two edged sword because when you walk into the bathroom, even if you aren’t trying, the slits are so big that you are going to catch a peak of somebody’s business. I can’t stand it. Why do people go cheap on bathrooms? They might as well put a bunch of toilets facing each other in a circle with no separators. It would give new meaning to having a “dirty conversation” (Insert fake laugh here)
The way around this is private bathrooms with locking doors but that isn’t reasonable. So, my ideal public restroom would have individual stalls that are sectioned off with cinder blocks to the ceiling (to keep guys over 7 feet from taking a peek) with a door like a bank vault. And to make sure that the toxic smells, that are a reoccurring problem in bathrooms, doesn’t interfere with your private affair, an individual suction fan in the toilet and in the ceiling. You have got to cover all the angles!
This my friends should be law. And hey, it might be a cool place to take a nap during work?
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April 23, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Khaki
Problem is that the dang slits beg to be looked at…
Like did you ever notice that if you say to someone, “Wait, don’t look at me!” the first thing they do is look at you? Those stalls are the physical equivilant of saying ‘don’t look at me’, a person can’t help but look.
And then they put the stalls facing the mirror/sink area, so even when people have their back turned, they can still see you…. hate that…
April 24, 2008 at 7:38 am
timthorn1
Very true
Maybe they should have a blind fold machine before you go in. It could be quite messy for the janitorial staff but would solve this conundrum.
April 24, 2008 at 10:45 am
Rick
we all have the same parts so who cares if someone is looking at you
April 25, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Lara
it’s also uncomfortable if the person next to you pulls their pants all the way down to their ankles.. you can’t help but notice and wonder how they can stand their pants touching the dung den. Oh and if they are loud( I know you know what I mean) or vice versa it’s like you can’t make eye contact with them when you exit the stalls… so awkward. I really think the state of our public restrooms is holding us back as a nation..