WannaBeGythaOgg

Sinking to a new low

I remember back in my bar days (pre-children and real life responsibilities) how difficult it was sometimes to land my rear end properly on the toilet after having lost my balance due to too much alcohol. Even though I'm in better shape than I was back then, I seem to be having the same problem lately - WITHOUT having had a single drink - whenever I use the bathroom at my office.

I don't know WHY the commodes in the ladies' room are so low-to-the-ground. After all, quite a few women wear high heels, making them even taller than they usually are. Why place the toilets so the seat is a mere 1.5 feet off the floor? The edge of the bowl doesn't even hit the backs of my knees when I'm standing in front of it. This results in some extremely slow and cautious maneuvering so that I actually land on the damn thing when lowering myself down. I keep waiting to hear the toilet start making the "beep beep beep" noise that accompanies trucks when they shift into reverse.

This is why I end up using the handicapped stall whenever it's empty. At least THAT toilet is placed higher up. I'll bet few things could be more embarrassing to a property management company than having to rescue a physically challenged person from a toilet.

posted by PratchettFan @ 2:05 PM