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bathroom stalls should have doors
I can’t believe I told you about my big disco night out in Memphis and never mentioned the most totally awesomely awkward part.
The bathroom.
Thank you to Janna (my brother-in-law’s sister which makes her my 3rd cousin or something) for the reminder.
You see Raiford’s, now known as Hollywood Disco, has one of those bathrooms with NO stall doors.
Never been in one?
You are missing out ladies.
You see, you get to pee while sitting next to someone (most likely a stranger) who is also peeing.
And since there are no stall doors and only a partial divider between you and the other lucky gal, you can make eye contact, use each other’s toilet paper and share witty banter… ALL while peeing in unison, or not in unison if you’re more of the independent type.
Or if you’re more like me, you’re just TRYING to pee. Because really, I could have 16 draft beers, only to walk into this very public ladies room and suddenly I absolutely can’t go at all. Not one little drop.
I don’t know how guys do it standing side by side at the trough.
Apparently the woman’s bathroom at Raiford’s just underwent a renovation too.
There used to be a mirror in front of the toilets so you could actually get glimpses of other gals’ privates.
I’m sorry I missed those glory days.
I need a stall door.
Just a little privacy to do my lady business.
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Are there cameras in there, maybe? WTH?!
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Oh my!
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There are just some things we don’t need to see each other do. <i>C’mon.</i>
Designed by a man? I think so.
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THAT is just STUPID!!!
While working for a Hispanic Radio Station, I did get to venture into some seedy joints (AKA Nightclubs), and I did witness the no doors in the ladies rooms. I don’t know why these places think we want to bond in the bathroom. We are not men trying to compare our “assets”….That’s for sure!!
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What about during those times of the month – I’m use to sharing my bathroom time with the young daughters…maybe that’s why I don’t go out – those no privacy bathrooms without stalls!!!
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Ok, I so need a door and a divier and a lock or an 8 year old to hold my door shut if the lock is broken. I would not survive the free will pee scenerio at all.
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i’m all about sisterhood, but i’ve also become a prude in my doterage and truly, i don’t need to see anyone else squatting, especially if there is more business being done than just a pee!
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That sounds HORRIBLE!! I would totally get performance anxiety and have to wait until I got home.
Or found a bush.
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That is terrible.. oh how horrible.. I typically have company but it my kids..
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That’s crazy–you wonder if it’s set up like that on purpose? How expensive would it be to have real stalls in the bathroom?
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OMG I would die. DIE DIE! EWWW!
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i believe i use to have dreams about this, similar to the naked dreams. where i was peeing but in front of everyone and i would look for one with a door and there never was one. wow – thanks for the flashback
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OMG, just the other night I had a dream that I had to use a toilet in front of a group of people. That’s just horrifying. I totally need privacy.
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Glad to hear they took the mirror down.
Maybe doors on the stalls will be next…
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Can’t pee in public? Wait till you’re older. You’ll be peeing in the streets, on your carpet while trying to get to the bathroom at night, and you’ll stop wearing underwear because it takes too long to pull down your panties when you HAVE TO GO. Your ‘best friend’ will be DEPENDS.
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Aunt Marcia is SOOO right. I could NOT pee in front of anyone, except when rounding second base! Then I can pee while running!!! It’s just one of those mysteries of life!
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Only having to pee with a couple of people??? Sounds like heaven! When I try to use the bathroom, my 8-year old runs and sits across from me on the tub edge; my 2-year old runs in to sit on my lap (facing me); my 10-year old son will bring in a book and lay down on the floor to read; sweet dear hubby picks that moment to confront me about some pressing life issue; and my 15-year old son will stand in the doorway telling everybody what freaks they are (we call him the Devil)…
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yeah, i’m always a little weary of the guy who sidles up to the urinal with a big smile and lets his belt slap his pants.
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I only have one thing to say about the no doors Kelc – the bank behind Rendon!!
(Everything being equal I do prefer to pee indoors with stall doors – especially if sober).
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Okay, yeah, I can do it in front of my kids. I don’t want to test it in front of non-relatives.
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So…is that a Tennessee thing, or something? I would definitely develop bladder problems if I lived down there.
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Horrifying, but my worst nightmare is little restaurants/bars where the bathroom door opens right into the public area. No stall at all, just one room? CAN NOT pee knowing if I failed to properly lock the door, the entire room will see me sitting on the pot.
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Ick.
Bad enough I have two little boys who frequently insist on hanging with mommy when she needs to use the bathroom, but I don’t need strangers in there, too.
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Geesh! Where was this, Europe? A Third World country? And peeing is ONE thing, but what about number 2? Or tampons and maxi pads?
ICK.
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I have two thoughts:
1. Were you in the men’s room?
2. I am getting Depends.
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All I can say is – remember the Paul Simon concert…
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Oh man.
There are some things I would rather NOT see. Seriously?
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Yeah…I’m with you…doors please:)
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Okay, I have a thought on this that maybe very un-PC. I am not sure what kind of club this is that you were at, but I am pretty certain that the reason the ghetto night clubs I was in had no doors was to prevent drug use, and sex or a combination of the 2 from happening in their establishments.
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Bleh!! I think I would just pee in the sink out of protest, sounds like about the same amount of privacy.
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Okay Kelcey, what happened at the Paul Simon concert? Do I have to grill Jordana? We all want to know where you peed and on who? Were you laying on the floor in the puddle of pee? Were you wringing out your pants in the sink?
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Here you go Marcia. At the Paul Simon concert in Central Park, there were no bathrooms. None. So everyone was holding blankets around people while they squatted and peed.
I really really really had to pee. Like desperately. So I finally had my friends hold a blanket around me. But I just couldn’t go. Major stage fright. I mean, what if the blanket dropped and millions of people could see me squatting there.
Anyway, I had to wait until the end of the concert. As a result, I don’t really remember anything from that concert except REALLY needing to go to the bathroom.
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I would think that this would be tame for a New York Mama..
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I tend to NOT believe your story. Stall doors are required by law for women. But it’s a cute tale.
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I was in fla. The bar has stall door but it was unisex. So you had men and women using the same restroom
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I dont know how women use stalls without doors. Guys would never tolerate that.. Thank goodness you didnt have to make a number TWO !!!!
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