If cleanliness is next to godliness, then the Mets occupy an inner circle of hell. Usually the women’s bathrooms in stadiums have long lines and waits to use the toilet. The Mets solved this problem. The bathroom I used on the upper deck level last night had about 25 toilets. I walked right in and an empty stall awaited me. After I did my business, I went to wash my hands. That is when I noticed that the entire bathroom had a whopping two sinks. There is also a trough, but I could not figure out what purpose it served. My friend suggested that it might be a vomitorium, which seems like a logical thing to have in the bathroom of a stadium.
I waited in line for one of the limited sinks which overall had the effect of discouraging people from washing their hands. Thus that I benefited from a brand new soap dispenser and ample paper towels. Still, it is pretty disturbing that the Mets organization just assumes that people don't wash their hands after they go to the bathroom so it is OK to save money by not putting sinks in the rest rooms. Studies have found that only a very small amount of men wash their hands after toileting themselves, but encouraging this practice by putting only one sink in the men's room (as my friend mentioned was the case; he waited in line for the single sink, and the only person in line in front or behind him was the guy actually using it...).
Think about that next time you shake hands with a guy - He may have recently shook himself off before he shook with you.
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One time at a Braves game in Atlanta I passed by a long line coming from the women's restroom to the no-waiting men's restroom. While standing up doing my business two women barged in and said they heard the stalls were practically empty in the Mens's and added: "Sorry guys!" and each went into a stall. The men didn't know what to say.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of cleaniness, one time in China Town in NYC we were at a restaurant and I went to the men's room one-toilet and was using it when a man came in that must have been the cook, he had on an apron, after he saw that I was using the one and only, he let go of a few words I didn't understand and then went to the sink and let of his goods and left. Do you think he washed his hands?
It was too late for us, we had already eaten.
Dude, that "trough" was probably an old urinal. I'll bet that women's room used to be a men's room, thus the lack of sinks (going on the assumption that most men don't wash their hands after draining the snake.)
ReplyDeletei noticed that th womens bathroom at work was newly sporting a sign admonishing us to wash our hands after "using the restroom". apparently someone complained that a woman did not wash her hands. to that i reply "well, i did managet= to not piss on myself this time".
ReplyDeletebut also, the mens room at owrk apparently does NOT sport this new sign. and they are the ones who are handling themselves. its gross.
i hate people.
i think there are exceptions to the wash your hands rule... IF i didn't touch the door handle, toilet, etc b/c i used my sleeve/shoe, IF i managed not to pee on my hand, aND IF the sinks/soap require touching it to use it... then i think it is ok and possibly better not to wash. that's what purell is for...
ReplyDeleteon another note, i read somewhere that somebody cultured womens' handbags and they were teeming with germs b/c women put their bags on bathroom floors. how nasty is that?
Well Dr. P, they don't fucking give us any place to put our bags. No shelf, and half the time the hook is broken or missing or Oprah has told you that theives will lift your bag off the hook...so what to do? Try to clutch the damn thing while you undo your pants and take down your undies with one hand?? It really is a pain.
ReplyDeleteI agree Dr. P that sometimes the condition of the sink is just too gross. I always carry a bit of hand sanitizer with me, just in case. And that's another reason I use a backpack. I can keep it strapped on my back while I hover over the toilet to piss (although I do put it down on the subway floor, so it is likely filty anyway). Talented, I know...
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine if you were able to use your vagina as a purse? You know what I'm talking about, you ladies with large vaginas. You know, just stuff things up there. Oh you need a pen? Let me just grab it out of my cooch.
ReplyDeleteI heart hand sanitizer.
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