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In the boys bathroom at school, one of the stall doors was kicked in years ago. It was so damaged, the property manager guy removed it. It stood doorless for years. This year we have a new property manager guy and he replaced the missing door. The stalls are original to the building, so they’re quite old by now, but he found a new door that fit. The old doors naturally stay in an open position, but the new door is naturally closed.

Being sensitive to those with shy bladders, I always try to make noise when I come into the bathroom. But now I also have to look for feet in that one stall: do I just go about my usual bathroom business, or do I make lots of noise as a courtesy? There is almost never anyone in that stall. The new door is different from the old ones in one crucial matter: the lock was on the outside. The property guy removed the lock. I’m glad. Imagine all the trouble that could be caused by a stall you could lock someone into.

The only stall that actually locks is the second one.

6 Comments

  1. Lauren

    Well, at least now you’ve got a stall that some spy can hide in by keeping his feet up. Every bathroom needs one of those – just like in the movies.

    Just look at that floor drain1 I am envious of that My school doesn’t have floor drains and they would make cleaning up overflows much easier.

  2. Beth

    Heh. I like the stainless steel “shield” protecting the stall wall next to the urinal.

    In a perfect world, every home with boys/men would have complete stainless steel surrounds around the toilets in their bathrooms…

    • Lloyd

      In a perfect world, urinals would be better designed.

    • Carol

      “Preach it, sister!”
      –she who has already repainted the guest bathroom radiator – which happens to be right next to the toilet – twice due to…well…you know…

  3. Peggy

    And now it’s time for the big dump deal of the day! Is it behind Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3?

  4. Brent

    I always make noise too.

    Tap-tap-shuffle-shuffle-clear throat-flush urinal-whistle-hum…

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