Randomly Weirded Out
September 30th, 2005 -- Posted in What's the deal with.. ? | 3 Comments »WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH… RESTROOM HABITS?!
Having some sort of hint at a persons bathroom/restroom habits gives you some sort of insight into a person. Well.. maybe it doens’t give you insight, but it surely leaves an impression on you. A lasting impression.
It’s like that one time I was doing a #2 at a previous workplace. One of my bosses came in and took a piss. I recognized him by his shoes. And then he proceeds to walk out of the bathroom without washing his hands. Sick. And THIS is the guy who always has a bottle of Purell around. Weird. After that incident I made sure never to shake hands with him.
Anyway, today’s rant is brought about by an experience I just had not 5 minutes ago:
I just went to the building restroom. In this restroom there is one urinal and one stall. Right as I entered in, a guy was just leaving the urinal. Clearly he had PEED in it and didn’t flush. Apparently he didn’t see the sign that said, “GENTLEMAN ALWAYS DO’T (sic) FORGET TO FLUSH” So I was a bit grossed out putting my pee on top of this stranger’s pee, but part of the advantage of peeing standing up is that it grosses you out less (well, at least I think so).
So I’m there, having a jolly good time peeing my brains out when I hear the door open. It strikes me as kind of odd since I’m used to taking care of business on my own that there are now 3 people in here. I half expect to hear the door to the stall open since I’m using the only available urinal. It doesn’t open. After 10 seconds of silence I look over my shoulder, whilst peeing, to see if the guy is waiting for me or what. I see no one. I shrug it off thinking this guy stealthily made his way into the stall. Odd that I didn’t hear it lock. All this time the water is running from the sink next to me (there’s a barrrier in between) and I’m thinking, “Jeez.. this guy is washign his hands for a REALLY long time! How anal.”
I finish peeing and to my surprise there’s no one there. It’s just an abandoned bathroom sink gushing water and no man. I realize then that the door opening was that guy leaving, not another person entering. Wtf?!
Can someone explain some things to me? 1) Already weirded out by him not flushing. 2) Why did he leave the water running? 3) Why are people so weird?!
I just thought it was so bizarre. I don’t have an obsession with bathroom habits, but I’m sure all of us have come across them. And often we are left scarred from such experiences.