lavatory must-gos: addendum #1

Chris's grandma has this sign up in her bathroom at the cabin and I think it's just so adorable.

Anyway, since I got so many awesome comments and additions (written and verbal!) concerning the list of lavatory must-gos, I thought it appropriate to create an addendum. Why not, I say. I particularly loved hearing about the grossness that goes down in the men's bathroom. Plus, for some strange reason, writing about gross stuff is fun to me.

10. Doing your duty on the floor in a public bathroom. Two or three DIFFERENT people told me stories involving crap on the floors and/or walls of public and work bathrooms. No matter how angry you are with coworkers or with Wal-Mart management, no matter WHAT they did, the sweet, old custodian with the mop shouldn't have to smell, handle or dispose of your poop. Eeww. Just, ew.

11. Peeing in the urinal right next to a stranger when THERE IS A WHOLE FRICKIN LINE OF EMPTY ONES. As a woman, I don't have to worry about this or the issue of splash back. But men should be aware. Be very aware, please. (Shout out to my uncle for inventing the term "splash back" and educating me on it.)

12. Avoid awkward eye contact with men urinating near you.

13. Keep your children contained! Christy, this is a GOOD one. There's nothing more awkward than having to close your knees and rotate to the side so the the sweet little boy with his mommy in the next stall can't see your b i t s.

14. Dr.'s offices leaving pee in a cup on the back of the toilet. Don't tell me to go pee in a cup, when you have yet to take away the urine of the previous specimen giver. Because then, I have no where to put my pee. WHERE WILL ALL THE PEE GO?!

15. Defacing bathroom stalls. Worth mentioning again, for sure. I like having things to read in the bathroom (don't get me wrong) but it's just rude. Someone built that place, put money into, invested in it...and you're just going to ruin it? That's vandalism. I admit, some of the stories, pictures and drawings are entertaining, though. Go here to read some good ones. But keep in mind IT'S STILL MEAN.

16. Bathroom booger epidemic. Apparently this is a thing? Booger collections on walls in bathrooms. Really? Luckily I don't have this problem at work. But my mother (who works in a very professional government facility) mentioned something about it. (See this blog for some more awesome bathroom-booger signs.)

17. Be tidy. Paper towels on the floor, water splashed all over the sink and mirror--these are all avoidable things.


Thoughts, additions? We can keep on with the addendums till the end of time! Perhaps some of the people reading this are guilty of committing one or more of these bathroom faux pas. In that case, justify your behavior! I'm an open-minded gal and am sometimes easily swayed. If there is some good excuse for creating a booger pile in a restroom, let me know!

lavatory must-gos

Let's talk about the bathroom. More specifically, things that go on in the bathroom. Yeah that's right. I'm going there. POOP ICK GERMS TAMPON STENCH. Okay, so now that that's outta the way, I want to discuss some things that bother me. I work in a warehouse where some gnarly things go on--and I feel I must vent about it. Sorry for that.

Feel free to agree, diverge, argue or add to my list of LAVATORY MUST-GOS:

1. Skipping the hand wash after using the facilities. REALLY? I don't think going into details on 'WHY' is necessary. Just please (PLEASE) please wash your hands. And if you see someone skipping that part on their way out, don't hesitate to say something. I know I have. It's not THEIR health I'm worried about. It's the rest of us good lil hand washers. We shouldn't have to suffer from staph, e. coli and other illness-causing bacteria lurking in the loo.
2. Using only water to "wash" your hands then wasting three paper towels on your way out. This is the pushy environmentalist coming out in me. It's fine if you wash your hands and use paper towels to dry (though I prefer --because it's more environmentally resourceful--to use the hand drier) but if you're ONLY RINSING WITH WATER, please don't use paper towels. You're essentially just spreading germs around…then killing a tree. 3. Farting/pooping/stinkin' up the place, then telling people on your way out, "I didn't do that. Wasn't me." This happened to me last week. No kidding.
4. Using toilet seat covers. NEWS FLASH: they don't protect you from anything. They are just a way for people to mentally separate their bums from other bums. IT'S JUST SKIN, PEOPLE. To me, sitting on the cold porcelain of a toilet seat is just as unsanitary as touching a door knob or shaking hands. Assertive environmentalist, here: It's a waste of paper, which is a shame.
5. Leaving messes. Just. Don't.
6. Having full-on conversations from inside the stall. Bathroom time = my private time. Leave me alone.
7. Plugging up a toilet in a public bathroom then not telling anyone. Yeah, it might be embarrassing that one of your turds caused an overflow, but it needs to be fixed. I walked into the bathroom at work one day only to find two inches of sewer water and crap ALL OVER the floor. I slipped and barely caught myself--but not before splashing around in the filth from the banana peel slip reaction. The bottom three inches of my pants were wet for hours.

8. Undoing your pants, untucking your shirt or unbuckling your belt before you're actually in the stall. I don't want to see your panties. STAY DRESSED UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF MY SIGHT.

9. Bathroom graffiti. What are we, six?





What are your bathroom peeves? I'm sure I'm missing some stuff here…