THE POWDER ROOM
Saturday, June 04, 2005
The powder room, ladies room, or whatever you want to call it, is usually a place where you can go for a moment of solitude, or it's also the place where women go to talk amongst themselves, to put on fresh cosmetics, brush our hair, change clothes etc. That's why in nicer ladies rooms there is a sitting area complete with a couch, chair, tables and perhaps a small basket of toiletries, lotions, curling iron, hair dryer and the like.
Usually the powder room is a safe place to chit chat and have small talk, then we females return to our places at restaurants, work, shopping etc. Unfortunately nowadays, we have heard so many stories about strangers peering through the holes in the wall, or the vents or having a camera filming whatever, that we tend to be much more careful and look around alot while we are taking our beauty break, which brings me to the story I am about to tell you.
Many years ago, I was merchandising for a grocery chain, when I had to take a powder room break. On this particular day I went by myself, leaving my coworkers to finish the display we were building.
If you have ever been to the bathroom in a Grocery Store, you have probably noticed they are dimly lit. This one had two stalls, it was a nice enough restroom. The store was new and wasn't opened yet, but many venders, employees and distributors were coming and going. I was in a hurry and went into the stall, sat down and started to glance around. In the next stall, I could see a pair of size 14 wing tip men's dress shoes and a trench coat! This was not my day!!!!
I jumped up and nearly tore the stall to pieces getting out of there. All day long I could not concentrate, I just kept looking at all the men's shoes in the store to see who was in the women's restroom. I never saw who it was, but now I make sure there are no men's shoes in the stalls when I take a powder room break. I am not into coed restrooms, that is not for me.
Usually the powder room is a safe place to chit chat and have small talk, then we females return to our places at restaurants, work, shopping etc. Unfortunately nowadays, we have heard so many stories about strangers peering through the holes in the wall, or the vents or having a camera filming whatever, that we tend to be much more careful and look around alot while we are taking our beauty break, which brings me to the story I am about to tell you.
Many years ago, I was merchandising for a grocery chain, when I had to take a powder room break. On this particular day I went by myself, leaving my coworkers to finish the display we were building.
If you have ever been to the bathroom in a Grocery Store, you have probably noticed they are dimly lit. This one had two stalls, it was a nice enough restroom. The store was new and wasn't opened yet, but many venders, employees and distributors were coming and going. I was in a hurry and went into the stall, sat down and started to glance around. In the next stall, I could see a pair of size 14 wing tip men's dress shoes and a trench coat! This was not my day!!!!
I jumped up and nearly tore the stall to pieces getting out of there. All day long I could not concentrate, I just kept looking at all the men's shoes in the store to see who was in the women's restroom. I never saw who it was, but now I make sure there are no men's shoes in the stalls when I take a powder room break. I am not into coed restrooms, that is not for me.
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 8:23 PM
9 Comments:
LOL
Maybe the mens restroom was full!!
Or maybe he couldn't wait...LOL
I'm always looking around for holes where eyes can peer in at me.
I remember coming out of the stall one time at a PA-turnpike rest stop around midnight, to come face-to-face with... A MAN. "I believe you are in the wrong restroom, sir" I said to him. You should have seen how embarassed he was as he high-tailed it out of there!
are you sure that YOU weren't in the MEN's restroom?? ahahaahaaha!! this is a funny story!
Jes, I am sure I wasn't in the men's restroom cause there were no funny sinks on the walls. lol!
I accidentally went into a girls restroom in Colorado.
We were at the olympic training facility early on a Friday morning and there was no one there.
I walked in and noticed about 10 stalls and was surprised not to see any urinals - I kept walking and found that this was not just a bathroom but a complete locker room with lockers and showers and everything - still no urinals so I just used one of the stalls. As I was walking out I noticed my cousin jen's shoes under one of the stalls as I was leaving - OMW! it finally hit me - and then I asked the rest of my cousin's why they didn't tell Jennifer that I was in there - and they just shrugged their shoulders and laughed! Talk about embatrassing!
That would be too scary. Who knows who he was. I hope that he just couldn't wait so went into the ladies room.
I'm glad nothing happened to you.
I always check under the stalls.
Once when I worked on an Army post, (I was not military and very ignorant) there was a unisex bathroom in the hall of the building I worked in. One day my co-worker was standing in front of the bathroom door and I asked her if she was waiting to go in. She said,"No, you can use it."
I walk in and there is an enlisted man sitting on the bowl reading a newspaper. All he said was, "Howdy ma'am."
I wanted to die. I immediately left the bathroom and my co-worker was hysterical. She knew he was in there all along. It's amazing that I have remained friends with her.
Very witty and well-written. Thanks for sharing.
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