Men's room invasion

[creatingkarma]

Last weekend, my family & I went to Branson on vacation. On our way, we stopped at a gas station because, of course, I had to pee. Well, there were a couple women in line waiting for the ladies room (with children), but the men's was open. Aren't they always? So, of course, I go in the men's. It was a single restroom, so no one else would be in there & it was fairly clean, so cool! Well, I get in there & the door doesn't lock! Oh well, my daughter was right outside the door waiting for the ladies room & she can watch the door for me. So, I pee (and what a relief it was) and I was pulling up my pants when a man walks in on me!!!! Yikes! So, I walk out & everyone is laughing at me, even myself, but I was blushing quite a bit. The man told me that I should've locked the door & I said "I tried! It won't lock!" And then he went in there & locked the door! I guess you've got to have man hands to work that lock! I couldn't believe that those other women standing there didn't stop him & tell him that someone was in there before he walked in on me! Geez! Thanks a lot! And where was my daughter? Looking for something to eat! She just ate an hour ago! Isn't that just like a kid? LOL! It's a good thing that I can find the humor in this & laugh at myself! It sure isn't the first time that I've been caught in the men's room or walked in on! When I've gotta go - I've gotta go! Where's the nearest bush? LOL! Such is life with IC!

[July]

It seems like situations similar to yours happen to me more frequently now, too. I guess maybe Murphy's law coming into play?:loco:

[mary124]

I think that has happen to all of us at one time or another! We were on the way to visit my mom/dad and I had to go, so we stopped a restuarant that I knew that was cleaned (my husband has told me that I know all the clean bathrooms up and down all the hwys and/or the freeways!) anyway, a lot of them are 1 stalls so the ladies had a line and I couldn't wait, (no waiting in the mens- got my husband out of the car and told him to wait outside the door --he did (or so I thought he did) the door didn't lock and just as I was finishing up here comes this man - who said that the ladies room was next door, told him I know but I couldn't wait!! and that someone was there to make sure no one would come in, he said no one was out there!! boy, when I got to my husband, he sure was sorry, said he had to get drinks for the family!

[ICNDonna]

You might want to consider handcuffing your "watch person" to the restroom door so they can't wander away.

I've also used a men's room in emergencies!

Donna

[mary124]

Donna: Sounds like a good suggestion! we might have to do that! (now where are the handcuffs??)) - (my husband use to be a cop, so I know we have a pair somewhere around the house.)

[Sarojini]

I've used the men's room before too. If it's a single one and doesn't lock, I get hubby to stand guard.

I've even gone in the ones that have multiple stalls plus urinals without a guard though -- when I was in college our dorm was FULLY co-ed, so half the time when I was on the toilet one of my male neighbors would come in and use the urinal or something. I'm pretty used to it as a result.

And if some man comes in and I'm walking out, and he looks at me funny, I usually say, "What are you lookin' at?" The MAN usually gets embarrassed ... :biglaugh:

[waterflow]

I had to do this once when traveling. We were out in no mans land. At what seemed to be the only gas station in 100 miles. I to really go and no one in the lady's restroom line but when I opened the door. Someone had (and I'm sorry about this part) smeered poo poo all over the place. From floor to as far up as they could reach, over the sink and toilet. I thought wow, never seen that kind of mess before so I got the nearest man that was traveling with us and told him to guard the door. There was no lock for sure because where the lock should have been was a hole. Was still too dirty so I could'nt sit down. I would like to know what made the person even think of doing that to the bathroom??? :hmm:

[waterflow]

Oh, and not tree or bush in sight. Just a big cactus plant which I would not recommend peeing behind. One wrong step and ouch...:biglaugh: How did they do it in Old dodge City? :rolleyes:

[kuntrygurl78]

I guess Im lucky that I live in the farmland. Corn and soybeans everywhere! :bow: When I was little, my dad would take us mushroom hunting or arrow head hunting and fishing There werent bathrooms out there of course. I learned at a very young age how to go to the bathroom outside.

Ive always carried napkins in my car like my dad did for those situatons. Luckily, I havent had to use them for that purpose:)

[saptree]

I'm not afraid to use the men's room. I once did it at a rock concert with tons of men in there! They were not using the toliets, so they were free for the taking. They all just laughed.

Speaking of being surprised... I take my 2yr old son with me to the bathroom. He goes first, then I go. He gets very impatient and more often than not opens the door up so all can see me wipeing and pulling up my pants. The first time it happens its a shock, but I'm over it now. I once peed at in a doorless stall in a gas station. It was a ladies room with two toliets and one was occupied and the other one was missing a door. When a 3rd person walked in and saw me on the can, they freaked out and left quickly. It use to be my worst nightmare, but I think after having kids, nothing phases you anymore.
I'm also good at peeing in the pitch dark in a porta john. Thats the best way to do it, ya know. You don't have to look at what is under the seat.
Sherry

[icsonja]

Hey it must be a trens we are starting....co-ed restrooms!! I have done it many times too, I have to travel alot to get to see my Dr and I know every rest stop and athroom along the 350 miles there, and in some places ONLY the mens rooms are clean enough to use....so when you gotta go...whats an ICer to do?
Like I told a woman in a store with a "no public restroom" policy"either I can urinate on your floor and embarrass us both plus you will be hearing from my attorney or you can let me use the toliet, your choice" she chose wisely....lol
Gotta be toght to get what we deserve!!!!ICer POWER!!!!!!
Sonja