Historically “public” restrooms have always had a somewhat shady reputation for cleanliness.
Who hasn’t been traveling through the boondocks on a highway, stopping at a decrepit old gas station, to find that the restroom was only slightly less sterile than a waste treatment plant?
In my thinking - the reason such public restrooms have always been so disgusting is because they are frequented by drunks or bums who were too wasted to care where they peed, or had other more pressing issues than cleanliness. Not to mention that the folks who are responsible for cleaning up these germ traps probably make a buck less than $7 per hour.
But recently I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. In restrooms at finer establishments the pigs are now showing up. Paper towels are thrown randomly on the floor. Urine is sprayed carelessly around the urinals. Counter tops are left littered with soap, water spray, and whatever muck the miscreant was washing off of their body. I’ve even seen feces smeared on toilet seats.
Even in my office building (filled with professionals and highly educated engineers) people routinely throw their paper towels on the floor RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRASH CAN! What’s up with that? If you missed the three-point-shot MJ - go in for the rebound and pick your stupid towel up off the floor and throw it away!
This is probably one of the clearest evidences of the lack of civility in our society. People who don’t give a crap about other people. When you trash a restroom without any concern for the next people who must use it - you are obviously an inconsiderate pig. Am I the only one to notice this?
Some say that water boarding is too harsh for terrorists. Perhaps. But maybe having your head dunked in a toilet you forgot to flush might change your mind about restroom cleanliness.
Anyway - that’s my rant. I feel better now. ☺
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Most humans are filthy slobs, meaning they know they don’t have to clean up behind themselves in these places.
Being in the medical field we are taught if you throw something away and miss the can, leave it there, pick up more germs from the floor than you initially washed off. I know that sterility is not needed in these filth holes but that may be some folks thinking.
Maurice on October 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm | Link
Obviously inconsiderate pigs - It’s only going to get worse.!
James on November 3rd, 2008 at 10:50 am | Link
I take joy in doing these things, at work i often pee all over the walls. I consider it an accomplishment if i douse all of the seat covers in the dispenser above the toilet. @#$% you and @#$% my job.
Joe on November 3rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm | Link
OMG, I sooo agree with this!! My husband, who’s SECOND job is a janitor at a very nice office building of high paid professionals has the biggest bunch of pigs ever!!
Mostly in the mens rooms, he reports.
Men in nice suits will urinate all over the walls like they are trying to write their name in the snow. And he is seeing a trend of gastrically challenge men who apparently believe that when you have to scoots, you should squat rather than sit on the commode!
Therefore making a mess that is akin to a kindergartener doing finger paint with all brown tempera paints!
This man works his but off, full time during the day, and part time at night, and to have to clean up THIS kind of crap (literally) is appalling!!
DJ on November 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 pm | Link
James…
Your not doing a THING to your job or your boss!!! Its the night time janitor you are doing this to!!
If you want to get back at your boss, screw with his computer, put tacks in his seat, hell, make his wheels fall off his chair!
But peeing all over every where doesnt effect the boss one bit!! What did the night time janitor do to you??
Most bosses have thier OWN bathrooms anyway. I REALLY hope someday you have kids, a morgage, and lots of bills and THEN lose your job and you have to take on a night time cleaning job to make ends meet and that YOU have to clean up a bunch of pee from some JERK like you!!
But then, you dont strike me as the type of MAN that would bust his )#(*(%#) to help his family make it by taking on a second job as “menial” as a janitor!
You are a freaking loser, an idiot, and a child!
DJ on November 3rd, 2008 at 7:19 pm | Link