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Okay, let's take a break from license restructuring, no-code, and Howard Dean discussions. Time to cover Public Bathroom Etiquette, or "How to live among humans after you've been raised by bears."
There are a LOT of things that bug me about public bathrooms, like the ones at work for example. But this server isn't big enough for me to list them all. So I'll be brief.
There is a practice growing in popularity that I just don't care for, and quite frankly, it bugs the "s-word" out of me. Several times recently, I've opened a stall door only to find a seat cushion crudely fashioned out of folded up toilet paper (or "bathroom tissue," as they call it in the commercials) still lying on top of the Porcelain Perch. This bothers me on several levels. For one, exactly how much trouble would it have been for the previous occupant of the booth to flush this extraneous paper? Perhaps he was depending on his BUTLER or his MOMMY to flush it for him. Why did it become MY job? Also, what's so precious and delicate about his derriere that he needs to protect it with this Charmin Shield? SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN AND DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO! You're not gotta CATCH anything, ferchrissake! Look, if you bathe within two or three days, you'll be all right. Trust me.
On the other extreme of the cleanliness scale are the crudballs who do God-knows-what in there and don't wash their hands. Same goes for the geniuses who pull that little maneuver where they turn the sink on for .003 nanoseconds, and that constitutes a "hand washing." Gross.
I don't get "men" who primp and preen in front of the mirror endlessly. I've seen this. Doodz, get over yourselves.
One of the bathrooms at work I sometimes use is also frequented by a bunch of factory worker types. It's hilarious when you get two or three of these cats in the bathroom at the same time -- They don't "talk" to each other as much as "shout." And the conversation is usually about how bad they have to go to the bathroom - in so many words. Look here, Billy Bob - The bathroom is where you go in and do what needs to be done, then you get out. It's not a place for "male bonding." Do that junk somewhere else. And lower your voice. You're waking up sleeping babies in China.
I just don't "get" guys who whistle in the bathroom. I guess it wouldn't be so bad if they whistled an actual, recognizable tune (NOT "It's Raining Men," please). But they kind of whistle this self conscious, random-note tune. What's that all about? Is that some kind of "signal" that the person is looking for a "good buddy?" I DON'T KNOW! I'M JUST ASKING!!
I could go on, but I want to keep this post in the strictest of good taste.
Good day to YOU, sir.
p.s. Unless you are two years old, PLEASE FLUSH GAWDAMMIT!
KG6JTB
01-26-2004, 05:54 AM
What about the guys who leave magazines hanging from the handicaped rail?
What's up with that? Sales are down, get of the throne and sell something!!!
Dave
KG6JTB
.... Depends on what the magazine IS....
Oh, and another thing. If your stall door has a latch, USE IT! Most people have the good sense to latch the stall door during the performance of, um, Number Two. But now and then, a guy will use the stall for Number One, but not latch the door. This usually results in me pulling the door open and being treated to a LOVELY sight... OR WORSE -- When the door opens INTO the stall, pushing it open and whacking the idiot in the back with the door. I'm gonna accidentally push someone into the commode like that one day. (Or maybe it WON'T be an accident.)
*flush*
KA7RRA
01-26-2004, 07:40 AM
Happines is a cold toilet seat in a public restroom
Dave
WA2ZDY
01-26-2004, 09:20 AM
Ya know Steve, I always like your posts, and there's a lot of truth in this one. But . . . did you take your meds today?!
(just kiddiing)
K8ERV
01-26-2004, 10:00 AM
I always check to be sure TP is available. Have heard of people using dollar bills. Probably ok, since they are not worth much these days. But George might not like it-- http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
TOM K8ERV
N8CPA
01-26-2004, 10:06 AM
Another thing: If there's a whole row of empty stalls, you saw my feet under the doorway, why you did you occupy the throne immediately adjacent? Are you not sensitive to the concept of comfort zones? Have you no instinct for polite, social distribution in such circumstances?
And just because you're in the stall next to mine does not mean you must talk. I don't need your input while I'm concentrating on my output. So shut up when you sh-- down!
And don't get me started on the yahoos who sit and talk on the cellphone. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
w5alt
01-26-2004, 01:06 PM
Me, I like to sit in a stall and wait ntil a few others come in to do their duty and are washing up. Then say some things like:
"Wow, that is impressive!"
"Can I get ketchup on that?"
"Stop that right now, darling."
"Uh-huh, yeah, great!"
"Let's invite everyone in."
Then fold up my cell phone just as I'm walking out of the stall.
You just have no imagination, Steve.
73,
kc2jga
01-26-2004, 01:25 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KA7RRA @ Jan. 25 2004,19:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Happines #is a cold toilet seat in a public restroom
Dave[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Being in a Aviation unit here at Ft Drum, we have the luxury of having porta-potties while in the field. On some occasions, the standing temperature can get to be very cold. Like 10 below, and their isn't anything like putting your warm rear end onto a seat that is 100 degrees colder than you. So, I learned to carry around a large can of zippo lighter fluid. Upon entering cold porta-potty, I squirt lighter fluid onto the seat and set her ablaze. By now, you are thinking porta-rocket, but the "stuff" below is well frozen. After awhile the toilet seat is not only a bearable sitting temp, yet also STERILE! Just had to throw that in here.
73's all and stay warm
-26 here on Drum this morning.
Mike
KC2JGA
KC2JGA
Mike,
Posting something like that on the internet could start a whole trend. SY now has a solution to the left behind paper issue that would allow him that additional attention he needs in the restroom.
What unit are you with, my son is in A Troop 3-17 Cav.
73, Marty WB2RJR/7
w5klb
01-26-2004, 02:52 PM
SY,
An additional pet peev of mine when comes to public bathroom manners:
Not washing your hands after you do your duty.
I've seen a lot guys that refuse to wash their hands. Kinda makes you wonder about shaking hands with anyone!
Can anyone say "Hepititus A", boys and girls? I knew you could. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
As far as the "neat seat" with the toilet paper is concerned: Yep, some guys aren't potty trained very well and need to be a little more neat afterwards. I'll spare you all the gory details of what I have witnessed in a public restroom but it wasn't pretty. Let's just say that it would be great training for a haz mat team. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif #
P.S. If you think Hepititus A is bad, go look up Hepititus B and find out what "fun" disease that can be! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
KM5FL
01-26-2004, 04:20 PM
Well Steve, if all that crap (pun intended) bothers you so much, why don't you just rent, lease, purchase, or otherwise, procure your very own personal porta-potty.. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
KM5FL
K8ERV
01-26-2004, 04:31 PM
I had a personal porta-potty, one of those plastic bag camping stools. Once it collapsed, putting me right in the middle of the---. Family was laughing so hard they did not bring me a towel. Bummer!
TOM K8ERV
kc2jga
01-26-2004, 04:58 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (WB2RJR @ Jan. 26 2004,01:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">KC2JGA
Mike,
Posting something like that on the internet could start a whole trend. SY now has a solution to the left behind paper issue that would allow him that additional attention he needs in the restroom.
What unit are you with, my son is in A Troop 3-17 Cav.
73, Marty WB2RJR/7[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Yea, this also fixes the left behind TP. You should see some of the fires I get going in those things! Had somebody ask me if I was roasting marshmellows, I said I was trying to pop the left over popcorn kernels, HI HI.
I'm assigned to D.Co 2-10 AVN, right down the street from the CAV.
huh heheh huh huh huh... He said "stool" ... huh huh huh heh hehe huh...
As for the non-washing -- Just think -- these cats also grab the door handle. And it's not just hepatitus to be concerned about. Ya also have your rhinovirus (cold germs) that are thought to be spread through contact with hard surfaces, like the bathroom door handle.
I also know EXACTLY what you mean about calling out the HAZMAT team. I was trying to avoid bringing that up. Talk about being RAISED by bears -- I've seen stalls that looked like they were used by a FAMILY of bears with a digestive disorder. I'll also omit the details, except to say I can not IMAGINE how the stall ended up in that condition.
N8CPA is right on with his feelings about personal space. I was going to include that pet peeve too. If there are 10 stalls, and I'm in Stall #1, why don't you QSY down to AT LEAST #5. Especially if you have something foul waiting in the wings. Once, when some friggin' moron parked himself next door to me, I faked a coughing fit. Sounded like I had TB, mono, and Influenza A, B, and C. The guy quickly removed himself and took his mess a few stalls down.
It was a proud moment for W3SY.
By the way, can you believe that in some DX countries, guys and girls share the same lavatory? I'm not sure if that's a cool idea or not. Not so sure I'd like that once the OBVIOUS novelty wore off....
Okay on setting the toilet seat on fire. You could probably do that with a urinal too, but I wouldn't stand too CLOSE to it if I were you.
*flush*
w3bny
01-26-2004, 05:16 PM
Having served 20 years in Uncle Sams Canoe Club does change ones point of view on using the facilities. #In other words...If you cant go with a "few" of you "brothers" sitting next to you discussing the days events or why you should take the tails off of rats & lizzards before you consume them or even requesting the blessing (or mercy) of a "courtesy flush" then I dont know about yooze guys... # http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Reading material.. OOOH thats a must! (especially if its from the lads up in deck division. They always had the best uhhh..."training material" ). The other thing that the USS last big grey thing (or first one for that matter). ALWAYS have a roll (or 20) of yer favorite paper work hidden in your locker. Ahh Charmin.... Sure beats that "John Wayne" stuff in berthing. Have a roll hidden here in the desk as we speak. Oh that and those handy travel kleenax packs... Ya never know!
But enough of that... Pet peeve? got two of them...
"Camping out" is one of them.. There is a limited number-o-stalls shipwreck!! Think "5psi", blow tubes and shove off... I dont need a "take a number" thingie hanging in the head or the sight of "my three sons" in the stalls (for those that dont remember the opening... just the feet tapping ) when its "Malaria pill Monday".
As for the "hand washing".... #Here is the classic Navy canned response for "didnt they teach you to wash yer hands?" #
Yes they sure did...they also taught us not to p**s on our &%$^ING hands too! " #This works extremely well on Jar-hedz, Ground pounders, and the ever prim and propper Propeller-head types who seem to think that they dont uhh....stink! Anyhoo... Good day to YOU sir.
AB this is AW....Roger.....out.
P.S. #Did you ever wonder why there is a flap on the front of a Navy dress blue uniform #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
kc2jga
01-26-2004, 05:19 PM
Not too sure I want to be standing that close to a urinal anyway. Then again, crabs can jump a good distance.
N8CPA
01-26-2004, 05:49 PM
"Don't throw toothpicks in the urinal--the crabs know how to pole vault!"
I don't rent my own porta-potty, but I do carry Clorox wipes in a baggie when I travel. Call it the paranoia born of experience.
I'm still not completely convinced that a case of meningitis I got a few years ago wasn't completely unrelated to the restroom update where I worked at the time. The company was trying to sell the building, so they Disneyfied the restroom with timed-flushers on the urinals that only worked 30% of the time--and they didn't install manual handles on the things. When I mentioned it to the building super, he basically said that the flushers were okay for the application. I told him that if I went to a restaurant and found the employees used a restroom equipped with those same flushers and hand washers and no manual valves, I wouldn't eat there. I still don't eat at such placesand I carry that baggie.
I just wonder what a statistical analysis of e-coli and Hep cases traced to restaurants would show in terms of wash basins and flush systems equipment. I bet modern isn't necessarily better.
!!
K0RGR
01-26-2004, 06:25 PM
Other than the occasional unspeakable filth left behind by some vermin, the most disturbing aspect of some public facilities are the muddy footprints left on top of the toilet seat.
Now, I've seen this all too often, and I have never figured it out. I've heard all sorts of strange tales that attempt to explain this, but I'm not sure I can believe them. None-the-less, the footprints exist.
If this continues, we'll see people step in and try to regulate this activity. Soon, we'll all have to pass an exam to earn our "Potty Permit". Hopefully, there will be no code test for the entry license, but at least 5 WPM for those who want a "Toilet Paper Endorsement". http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif Sorry, I couldn't resist. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
w3bny
01-26-2004, 06:37 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (K0RGR @ Jan. 26 2004,11:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Other than the occasional unspeakable filth left behind by some vermin, the most disturbing aspect of some public facilities are the muddy footprints left on top of the toilet seat.
Now, I've seen this all too often, and I have never figured it out. I've heard all sorts of strange tales that attempt to explain this, but I'm not sure I can believe them. None-the-less, the footprints exist.
If this continues, we'll see people step in and try to regulate this activity. Soon, we'll all have to pass an exam to earn our "Potty Permit". Hopefully, there will be no code test for the entry license, but at least 5 WPM for those who want a "Toilet Paper Endorsement". http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif Sorry, I couldn't resist. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
What worries me about that post OM is..
What you gonna use to send the code http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif So when another OP tells you ur codes stinks.... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
Hi Hi.
KC8QMU
01-27-2004, 01:36 AM
You know guys, I work maintenance in a public school system. It's amazing (and disgusting) what plumbing and sanitary nightmares the little *&^%$$@s can create!
Bleach and water is a restrooms best friend, outside of maybe a lock on the door to keep the pigs out! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
kb5yue
01-27-2004, 01:58 AM
uh huh huh huh kd5wpw said, "duty"...uh huh huh huh..."duty".... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
K9STH
01-27-2004, 02:20 AM
For those in the "canoe club":
I understand that the toilets in many of the old destroyers, especially the "four stackers" was nothing more than a trough with sea water coming in one side and running out the other!
My mother's eldest brother was a sonar man on a Destroyer Escort during World War II (actually DE-666 the Durik). According to him the only way that they could tell if the ship was listing was to take the average of about 10 rolls! He said that the ship rolled even in port when docked!
Glen, K9STH
n5tjd
01-27-2004, 05:08 AM
My peeves are the people who forget to lift the ring before peeing and leave a mess on the toilet. I hate cleaning that mess off the seats before using.
Another is the folks who forget to flush their stuff.. Walking into a stall to find a pot-ful o' crap is not nice.
When I was in highschool, I learned to put up with amazing levels of distgusting. A lot of the guys' restrooms had no stalls, mainly because the punks thought it was fun to rip them out of the walls, so if you had to unload, you had to do it in front of everyone. Also, in some restrooms, there were no urinals. Instead there was a channel in the floor on one wall with water continuously flowing through it. You just shuffle up to it, and rub shoulders, (litteraly) with all the other patrons.
Also, at that school, it was "hilarious" to steal people's books and throw them in the toilets... to add insult to injury, sometimes rather than pull it out or use another toilet, someone just used the bathroom on top of it...
Occasionally the restrooms were subject to stink bombs. Someone would just open the door, chunk it in and pity the poor souls who didn't escape fast enough. They were also places for drug exchanges and gang "discussions"... in those cases, you'd just sit in the stall and be very quiet.
Lastly, there were the dorks that skipped class and stayed in the restroom stalls to avoid being caught. Personally, I'd rather go to a boring class then stay in a stinky, drafty, nasty restroom for 90 minutes per class.
XV2PS
01-27-2004, 05:17 AM
I manage a company here manufacturing stainless steel for export. My Leitmotiv is "quality & delivery time".
I asked my folk to make write that cleanly on a stainless steel panel to hook in the meeting room.
Problem is that the panel was of so poor quality that my customers would have laugh from it. So I asked my folk to move it and hang it over the restroom door.
Quality and delivery time is also a key issue there.
XV2PS
01-27-2004, 05:23 AM
Some years ago in monrovia (Liberia), we all had a vhf handheld. There was only one repeater for many many people and that was monitored by the international peace keeping army. They were very very strict, and no joke on the repeater.
In french "position" also means location. So, my colleagues often asked "what is your position" in stead of "what is your location".
I replied "sitting in the rest room", and was severely reprimanded.
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KB3JLZ @ Jan. 25 2004,11:16)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">P.S. #Did you ever wonder why there is a flap on the front of a Navy dress blue uniform #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
something about 13 chances to say "NO"... but this may be "urban legend" too.
http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
WA2ZDY
01-27-2004, 07:44 AM
From my very own WA2ZDY web presence:
An office where no rest room breaks are allowed:
www.geocities.com/wa2zdy/nobreaks.jpg
And the schematic of my system, from the service manual:
www.geocities.com/wa2zdy/uct.jpg
w5klb
01-27-2004, 04:56 PM
I can understand feelings black shoes have towards airdales because I was in Naval Aviation for a long time.
We caught one airdale reservest in the head in the act of being "untidy". Guess what happened to him? Mysteriously, he got orders activating him to active duty and you'll never, ever believe what his "new job" was. Yep, you guess it-cleaning the head.
Ahhh...If we could only do the same thing in the civilian world.
It really makes me wonder if some of these guys treat their bathroom in their homes in the same way. Maybe it's just an oversight in upbringing.
BTW, ever wonder what the word "petty" in "Petty Officer" meant? I know I got my a$$ reamed for answering a phone that way by a Senior Chief. Boy, if you ever wanted to have your "siter" to feel like swiss cheese-just try THAT some time!http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
kc0ptk
01-27-2004, 10:46 PM
One thing that I hate about my bathroom is the fact that it is down stairs. So when ever you go down stairs to do your business, you have to catch your breath every time you sit down because the seat is soooo cold.
That is my continuing expersiance*.
Steven
KCØPTK http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
I've worked around construction or outside a long time, where it's always a rental latrine. I've come to the conclusion we need to post signs at the border or customs, THIS IS THE WAY WE GO TO THE BATHROOM IN THIS COUNTRY.
Yes, they seem to stand on the seats in other countries. Yes, they seem to put the used t.p. in a basket or somewhere in other countries. Yes, they don't have flush in some countries. I've come to the conclusion which countries by which workers are on site but this is not the post for that.
Just the facts, Jac
Haven't been overseas to see first hand er person er, but this is observations at the sh--er.
KC5ZQM
01-27-2004, 11:32 PM
Q: What's the difference between white collar workers and blue collar workers?
A: White collar workers use the restroom and THEN wash their hands!
w3bny
01-28-2004, 02:01 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (N7SYY @ Jan. 27 2004,16:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I've worked around construction or outside a long time, where it's always a rental latrine. I've come to the conclusion we need to post signs at the border or customs, THIS IS THE WAY WE GO TO THE BATHROOM IN THIS COUNTRY.
Yes, they seem to stand on the seats in other countries. Yes, they seem to put the used t.p. in a basket or somewhere in other countries. Yes, they don't have flush in some countries. I've come to the conclusion which countries by which workers are on site but this is not the post for that.
Just the facts, Jac
Haven't been overseas to see first hand er person er, but this is observations at the sh--er.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Welcome to America....Give me your poor, your starving, your huddled masses who have no clue how to use indoor plumbing #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
Being the world traveller that I is... #OMG!!! #you aint seen nutin till you enjoy a restroom in the middle east.. #Now thats an eye opening experience! #Toilet paper? #Naw thats what the little water pot on the side is for (use your imagination! ) Last one I went into in Saudi and UAE was also the first. #I'll hold it!!! #mmm.. Naw I remember buying a big 2 liter bottle of water, pouring it out, then filling it back up. #Pakistan was equally NASTY! #So if you have seen there sanitary systems you can probably understand why there are shoe prints on the seat. Think bensho. Shudder.. #Some of the best ones? #Actually was impressed with the public toilets in Cannes France. #Ok it costed you a Franc but they auto flushed, deoderized, and pretty much cleaned themselves for the next customer. #OOOH and they had AC and a radio. #not bad. #Japan... uhh...I'll wait till I get back to the hotel or the base (that is my experience with the heads at the train stations. #Otherwise they are pretty clean ). #Speaking of Japan, you've never lived until you have used the high tech TOTO toilet seat. #Wash and dry-o-matic! #Just beware of the water pressure settings #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif Then there is the ever popular bensho. Whoo especially when your half in the bag and your balance isnt the best... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
Paper (used) in the basket etc. Seen that. And not that far away either. Some people with septic systems wont flush paper (used or otherwise) And some RV'ers wont either.
Anyhoo.. Middle east is the worst!
Looks like the Middle East is one big "port-a-let" anyway... but if you ever want to see a mess... in China, they use "slit latrines".. basically a hole in the floor.
They were usually pretty clean, but I guess they need to find jobs for 1 billion screaming chinese.
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KC8QMU @ Jan. 25 2004,19:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">You know guys, I work maintenance in a public school system. #It's amazing (and disgusting) what plumbing and sanitary nightmares the little *&^%$$@s can create!
Bleach and water is a restrooms best friend, outside of maybe a lock on the door to keep the pigs out! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
so, tell us... it is true what they say... about putting a M-80 in the toilet and flushing it?
KD7WHQ
01-28-2004, 11:37 PM
Yes.
I've seen the effects first hand.
And you'd be amazed at how much better that stairway looked as a waterfall, lol http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif'
KC8QMU
01-29-2004, 02:11 AM
K8YS,
# # # You know, I've been lucky. #I've never had to deal with it, but yes, probably everything you heard is true. #You certainly wouldn't want to be nearby when it happens! #Broken porcelan can be very very sharp! #
# # # #Probably the worst "toilet trick" I've ever had to deal with was the time a couple of years ago one of our more "thoughtful" high scool kids figured out that if they took a plastic cup, cut it down the sides, and folded it back, it would eventually lodge itself somewhere in the trap or possibly sometimes just a bit further down into the wasteline. #Lets just say that in the next flush or 2 whoever used it would have a big surprise. #What a foul mess.
# # # #That may not be the most disgusting, though. #Probably the worst involved a girls restroom, some feminine #"devices" and well, I don't want to be totally disgusting, but you get the picture! #
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ki4bgo
01-29-2004, 04:02 AM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (K8YS @ Jan. 28 2004,11:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KC8QMU @ Jan. 25 2004,19:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">You know guys, I work maintenance in a public school system. #It's amazing (and disgusting) what plumbing and sanitary nightmares the little *&^%$$@s can create!
Bleach and water is a restrooms best friend, outside of maybe a lock on the door to keep the pigs out! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
so, tell us... it is true what they say... about putting a M-80 in the toilet and flushing it?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Yes...they DO burn in the water! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif Flush.....BOOOM! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
N5CTI
01-29-2004, 05:42 PM
Glen's post about Navy destroyers reminded me of my time aboard the USS LaSalle (AGF-3, former LPD). The urinal was an elevated trough with salt water flowing through it. The best part was when all the salt "coagulated" on the drain end, ending up with a big slab of urine-soaked salt that someone had to retrieve and dispose of.
Thank God I'm a Chief! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
kc7jty
01-29-2004, 06:03 PM
I went into a public mens room in a park in the hot summer to retuck in my shirt one hot sweaty day. My clothes were wet from sweat and in need of a full realignment so I dropped my undershorts briefly to do it from scratch and get it right. There were 2 boys in there who were about 10/12 yrs old. When they saw me doing the above they immediately left and told a policeman a man was exposing himself in the mens room.
#He was coming in just as I was coming out. I gave him a look like whaaaaaa??? He continued in but came right out again when he saw the place was empty. I kept an eye on him over my shoulder and he deceided to let it drop. I'm sure the expression on my face helped him to make up his mind.
#When will men start getting busted for exposing themselves to "children" in the public restrooms?