I have never considered myself a political person. I am simply an advocate for minding your own business and letting people be happy if they are not harming another person. Today, I am going to take some time to write about what I would consider the real issues I have with most public restrooms.
1. Lines
Why is it that I must always be in a line to use the restroom? Whether I run into the gas station after a four-hour drive, or if I am at a music festival, most of the time, a line will be in my near future.
2. Poo-pouri is not included in every restroom.
Whether you are the shy little lady who had an emergency or simply a woman who does not want to smell somebody else's business, this can come in handy. Oh, the shame that could be avoided. Nobody wants to be that person, you may not even want to talk about it. We all do it, though, and we should use the beautiful scientists' work to prevent the smells we would like.
3.Silence.
So, it is your moment, you have reached the restroom. You ran through an entire store, nearly lost your hat, ran into an old woman, you can not remember if you left your car running or not, but you made it. All of a sudden, you are halted when you hear the restroom door swing open. My whole life, I have always known people who have to play music on their phone, or run sink water when using the restroom. I am all about helping people get through awkward times we don't always want to discuss. Why don't public restrooms have some sort of sound/music/podcast playing to spare everyone involved uncomfortable times?
4. NOWHERE TO PUT MY PURSE.
In a moment of restroom panic, the last thing I need to do is fumble for a place to put my purse. I have no desire to touch my things after wiping. Call me a germaphobe, but it sort of disgusts me. Everyone's germs, plus my own, on my phone screen or my favorite purse, no thank you.
5. Those door latches that do not align.
It is not enough to force people to squat. Sometimes we have also juggle a purse and then try to hold at the perfect "closed" position to use the restroom and also hide our goodies.
6. TOILET PAPER.
This one is literally an essential that places seem to forget. Nevermind the quality of the toilet paper, but just the idea of it being stocked seems to be far fetched. At some points in time, it really is an endurance test to check each stall's toilet paper inventory. If you think I have the time to do it before my bladder explodes, why doesn't an employee have time to do it while they are being paid? Those employees who try to beat the system by leaving an extra roll, it will always end up on the ground. I will always be mad about it.
These are real women's public restroom issues, was that subtle enough?
