Soooo....

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Back-story: The area at work where my section is has two single person restrooms. When we moved into the space four months ago, they were labeled “Men” and “Women”. This caused a problem. In our section, we have 30 females, but only four males. The women all complained that this wasn’t fair. So, management ordered new unisex signs for the two bathrooms.

They installed the new signs a few weeks ago, but out of habit, I continued to use the restroom previously designated for men.

Today I was forced to use the erstwhile women’s room. Somehow, it felt really weird. I felt like I was trespassing.

Are the other men the usual "pig men" who have a hard time using the restroom neatly or are they respectful and not pee on the floor?

It disgusts me how the other men that I am forced to share a bathroom with treat the place.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Are the other men the usual "pig men" who have a hard time using the restroom neatly or are they respectful and not pee on the floor?

It disgusts me how the other men that I am forced to share a bathroom with treat the place.

So far, I haven't seen (or smelled) a problem.

[MouseWife]

Alex, you are an interesting person. Too many things to post but really, many facets.

Okay, I wouldn't normally talk about restrooms. But, since you bring it up....

I've mentioned before that I work at a big retail store. The womens' restrooms get really really nasty. I am embarrassed that my fellow females are such pigs. These restrooms do not have toilet seat protecters and so some choose to line the seats with toilet paper. And they just leave it. On the seats, on the floor, whatever. Like, they don't want to touch it? Why would someone else want to?

The moms who don't clean up after their kids:

AND the faucets are not motion sensored so please turn them off!

Now let's not even get to the little piggies in the changing rooms...lazy mf's. I have been thisclose to telling people that they are indeed lazy mf's. Indeed.

[Alex]

In my office we had two unisex (I've never understood why restrooms intended for use by both are called unisex, shouldn't they be asex or bisex?) restrooms.

The women banded together and pretty much forced management to restrict them to one women and one men.

I don't know how bad it was, as I've never used either of them. I go out into the main part of the building and use the large restrooms.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

These restrooms do not have toilet seat protecters and so some choose to line the seats with toilet paper. And they just leave it. On the seats, on the floor, whatever. Like, they don't want to touch it? Why would someone else want to?

I've posted about this before, but the restroom I use is also used by a number of Central American immigrants. From what I understand, they come from areas with extremely poor plumbing where toilet seat liners clog the plumbing. So, they don't flush the liners - they throw them away. A waste basket (like one at your desk) is kept in the stall for liner disposal. USED liner disposal. With, um... stuff on them.

Revolting.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

(I've never understood why restrooms intended for use by both are called unisex, shouldn't they be asex or bisex?)

I remember a similar discussion with an English Prof in college. It was because the use was more like "one X for both sexes" or "...either sex". In this application, it would be "one bathroom for both sexes."

Yes, the prefix "uni" means one, it is just a twist of words. According to that prof's opinion, the usage would be considered correct.



ETA: Wikipedia states pretty much the same thing (at least I think it is about the same)

[€uroMeinke]

505 New posts - and I should be napping - but I opened LoT so I am doomed

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

505 New posts - and I should be napping - but I opened LoT so I am doomed

Dooomed!!!!!

to conversations about toilet paper and clogged plumbing...

KB~ I have read about that problem here at the local community college {only one I read about but I am sure it is a big problem} how the 'waste' paper was being put in the trash cans. Very unhealthy, very stinky.

But, the bathroom I'm talking about, they drop it on the floor and don't pick it up!!! Gawd, I could go on.

Okay, since we are talking bathrooms...one time I came upon a very earthy mom with a 3 year old {or so} at the bathroom down by the Hungry Bear Restaurant {okay,probably not the name, but the one right by Tom Sawyer, heading towards Splash?}. I thought, 'Aw, how nice. Gosh, I bet she is a great mom, feeds her kids healthy foods and......' then I see them just walk out of the bathroom without washing their hands. That so grossed me out.

[CoasterMatt]

Do I need to mention the story of the drinking fountain at the exit to Indiana Jones again?

[Disneyphile]

Well, I finally got the first piece finished and sent to the Hollywood folks.

I ended up logging and capturing over 450 shots.

I hope they like it. Gods, I hope they like it.

I'll post the links here once they make the clips public.