- 17 Nov 14, 17:51#425884
Yes. Today apparently is world toilet day. I couldn't let such an opportunity pass by without sharing some of my toilet adventures with you. So here we go............
They say the Brits obsess about toilets, in fact they aren't great with bodily functions generally; messy, inconvenient, best not talked about. I'm a classic case. I don't like asking where the toilets are and hate looking for public toilets. My friend is worse, she won't sit on the seat of public toilets, she hovers. Well sod's law, I seem to end up having 'issues' with toilets and I've decided since its world toilet day, to share some of my experiences with you.
I’ll start with the simple error anyone could make....that of going in the wrong one. Finding the correct toilet is a complicated procedure these days, when owners of toilets seem to delight in causing confusion. I can never remember whether it’s the circle with the cross, or the circle with arrow, and always have to go back and ask friends about that one, or lurk around watching where other people go. Then there are hat pictures, shoe pictures and pictures resembling nothing at all. If abroad, there is also the language issue to contend with. So this is an exercise fraught with danger from the outset. On this particular occasion, I hadn’t given it much thought, other things on my mind; so it wasn’t until I left the cubicle and saw a man doing his business in what I’d thought was the drinking fountain, that I realised something was amiss. One of us was obviously in the wrong place. It was me!This dawned with horror when I became aware that the device on the wall was clearly not a drinking fountain. What do you do in such a situation? The natural inclination, to give a little smile and wave, as if this was the most normal everyday occurance, was quickly rejected. What if he tried to wave back? His hands were busy directing into the drinking fountain. I didn't want him to take his eye of the ball, so to speak; that could end in disaster. And where do you look in circumstances such as this? As soon as that thought entered my head, my eyes were drawn to the thing in his hand........and he’d seen me looking! And he knew, I knew, he’d seen me looking. At this point I abandoned all attempts at rescuing the situation, fled the toilets, grabbed belongings and fled the premises swiftly.
Look out for more toilet experiences with Racechick in the future, to include, 'China toilets', 'Holes in the ground', 'Silverstone toilets', 'Clever toilets'.
They say the Brits obsess about toilets, in fact they aren't great with bodily functions generally; messy, inconvenient, best not talked about. I'm a classic case. I don't like asking where the toilets are and hate looking for public toilets. My friend is worse, she won't sit on the seat of public toilets, she hovers. Well sod's law, I seem to end up having 'issues' with toilets and I've decided since its world toilet day, to share some of my experiences with you.
I’ll start with the simple error anyone could make....that of going in the wrong one. Finding the correct toilet is a complicated procedure these days, when owners of toilets seem to delight in causing confusion. I can never remember whether it’s the circle with the cross, or the circle with arrow, and always have to go back and ask friends about that one, or lurk around watching where other people go. Then there are hat pictures, shoe pictures and pictures resembling nothing at all. If abroad, there is also the language issue to contend with. So this is an exercise fraught with danger from the outset. On this particular occasion, I hadn’t given it much thought, other things on my mind; so it wasn’t until I left the cubicle and saw a man doing his business in what I’d thought was the drinking fountain, that I realised something was amiss. One of us was obviously in the wrong place. It was me!This dawned with horror when I became aware that the device on the wall was clearly not a drinking fountain. What do you do in such a situation? The natural inclination, to give a little smile and wave, as if this was the most normal everyday occurance, was quickly rejected. What if he tried to wave back? His hands were busy directing into the drinking fountain. I didn't want him to take his eye of the ball, so to speak; that could end in disaster. And where do you look in circumstances such as this? As soon as that thought entered my head, my eyes were drawn to the thing in his hand........and he’d seen me looking! And he knew, I knew, he’d seen me looking. At this point I abandoned all attempts at rescuing the situation, fled the toilets, grabbed belongings and fled the premises swiftly.
Look out for more toilet experiences with Racechick in the future, to include, 'China toilets', 'Holes in the ground', 'Silverstone toilets', 'Clever toilets'.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
