Velvet Roped Washrooms
I’ll have to make this quick because I’m already 40 minutes past new “bedtime” as of today.
Work Update: All is busy. I suppose that won’t ever change, and I’m slowly becoming used to the meetings. The very same meetings that I need to attend that are “holding me back” in the early stages. I swear my time could be more productive if it wasn’t spent straining my ears trying to pick out words from the static being picked up on the speakerphone at the other end. All this technology, and none of it is helping me in that aspect.
Life Update: Alright, I have to admit, I check out washrooms like an addict. Although I may not be picky which washrooms I choose to use, as long as I’m not stepping, staring at, or feeling things, I’m good. But I do have one complaint:
Warning, toilet talk ensues
1. For an organization of well educated people, or so they like to advertise, it seems that none of that brainpower works towards simple common washroom etiquette. We all know in the back of our minds what that is, guys. It’s simple:
- Courtesy flush for long, wild spoorts. (This I don’t really practice because it’s always been strange to flush while my ass is on the can, so I don’t expect anyone else to either.)
- When number-twoing, with a fellow compootiter, if your opponent finishes first, you must wait until he’s left the stadium before you leave the field so as to avoid any awkward eye contact (which may lead to uncontrollable laughing in my case).
- Flush after you pee in a urinal. (COMON!)
That last one is the only thing that really pisses me off. Most people have the courtesy to flush after a poo (Apu.. rofl), why is it so hard to flush after a pee? Nothing sucks works then having to go, then having 4 of 4 urinals wreak havoc on my nostrils of pee stench. Stink that is possibly hours old, and to my dismay, probably from multiple sources *yack*
Sure, I may be working with people from different cultures all around the world, but I’ve been to their country, and not all is yellow and murky in their restrooms. If you can speak English, you can flush after you pee. You’ve already touched your schwing-schwong and zipped up, so there is no need to worry about handle-to-peep germ spreading.
Tags: Rant
March 19th, 2008 at 1:04 am
The solution here is to build your own “Out of Service” sign and post it on your stall of choice at the beginning of your work day. You will have free reign on your very own toilet without ever having to worry about foreign germs ever again. 9 times out of 10 apathy will override anyones sense of curiosity and no one will bother to ask management about the authenticity of the sign.
At the end of your work day, when no one is looking, remove the sign when you leave the office so the janitorial staff won’t find it and bring attention to the management about someone posting false out-of-service signs.
Congratulations on securing your very own work toilet.
March 19th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Also, feel free to bring in your own favorite brand of toilet paper for your preferred level of ass to paper softness without fear of it being used up by anyone else.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:35 am
flush after pee? that’s in the past, WATERLESS is the future! in fact they have these in kwantlen bathrooms, and they even got automatic door, other than you have to touch yourself - which might be the best part for some ppl, it’s literally hands free, unless you have to apuu
March 19th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Hehe.. i saw those waterless toilets at the Globe2008 trade show last week. I didn’t get much info on it.. and i didn’t get to see how it works
I courtesy flush!
March 19th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
They have those waterless toilets at my university and they smell terrible. Great idea, let’s have other people’s piss flush the previous piss down the. Cheap bastards.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
haha romo, that’s such a good idea, except i’m usually stuck in meatings while the janitorial staff comes in so taking the sign off would be trouble some.
As for the no water toilets, they suck shit. I had them at UBC in my building in my last year and it was the fucking worst. The one’s we had were made by Falcon or whatever brand, but the way it worked (i looked it up.. they had a website on the urinal) is that there’s some gel-like material beneath the hole you pee into, then that slowly filters down the pee so there’s no need for water and apparently the smell is take away by the gel. Sadly, the fucks didn’t take into account that 5 to 10 guys would be unloading into it in the 10 mins between class so what you get is instead of a whole to pee into, a flooded lake of old-pee that just sits there until it can slowly be filtered down.
this is also not even taking into account the fucks that purposely plug the whole with gum or tissues.
Gawd. Save the environment my ass. We’d all die sooner from the bacteria and vomit in the men’s washroom.
/end rant2
March 20th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
haha.. Falcon is the brand I saw.. I just checked the brochure i grabbed
The heart of the Falcon Waterfree urinal system is the cartridge, which acts as a drain trap. The cartride design and use of nonporous materials ensure that all urine passes into the cartridge and trough a unique biodegradable sealant. The pleasant-smelling sealant liquid provides an airtight barrier between the drain and the restroom to prevent odors from escaping. The sealant lasts for the life of the cartridge so there is no need to add sealant between cartridge changes. The cartridge also acts as a trap for uric sediment, which could otherwise contribute to drainage pipe clogging. The results are a virtually odor-free environment, clean pipes and no water waste.!!!!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Urine odor primarily results from the reaction of the urine with water and air, creating ammonia gas. Without water, there’s no reaction.
Bacteria and viruses thrive on moist surfaces, and the wet surface of a flush urinal is a breeding ground for their growth. Plus, flushing creates a plume that spread them around the restroom!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
it’s not odor-free. And pee is urine and water isn’t it?
March 20th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Marketing is 100% bullshit