Two Letters

[psyche29]

I have two minor frustrations, and I thought I'd try venting them in letter-style, a la herminia.

Letter Number 1
Dear Grunty Lady:
I realize that your social skills leave a lot to be desired and I understand that possibly no one has ever explained proper public restroom etiquette to you. However, as common sense seems to positively elude you, I feel the need to point something out. Ready for your lesson? Grunting and giggling to yourself makes everyone uncomfortable. So for real? Keep that urge to make noise to yourself. Please.

Sincerely, Silent Girl in the Stall Next Door

P.S. ALSO. If you could quit peering through the cracks of each stall to see who's currently occupying them? That would be SUPER.

One more...

Letter Number 2
Dear Everyone Who Uses the Third Stall:
For three weeks now, every single time I use that stall - my favorite, by the way, we all have them - one or more of you have managed, somehow, to miss the huge opening meant for waste by about an inch. I, for one, am thoroughly disgusted and rather pissed (forgive the pun) that I have to keep cleaning the seat off before I can use the damn thing. This is a bad, bad thing when A) I am already dancing around because I have to bloody well GO and B) Stalls 1, 2 and 4 are occupied, so I can't slip into one of them instead. Which is often the case, as you all well know. So for the love of God, please clean your piddle off the seat when you're finished.

Sincerely, The Only Clean Female on the Floor...and That's Saying Something, Considering the State of My Desk

Thanks for the idea, Sarah - writing these was strangely therapeutic...

Comments

[mugglesrock18.livejournal.com]

Yuck, I hate when people mess up toilets too. :S

*hopes Kim has a better day when she gets home*

[katyscarlett76.livejournal.com]

Oh I hate that too! Or when people don't flush! Drives me nuts!! I have to flush then before I can go!!

And btw I have my fave stalls too...

[kriz29.livejournal.com]

Aw, it sounds like today wasn't a very good day. But I'm glad you had fun writing these, its pretty funny to read! There are always people that leave restrooms a mess, and I for one could totally like, print out one of these and tape it to the stall door for all the messy idiots. *rotfl*

And I have favorite stalls too, I'm pretty sure everyone does. *lol*

[coonassblondie.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the comment, I promise I'm not stalking you! I'm glad to get to know someone new also. Your post maks me so happy I have my own bathroom in my office, that I only share with a few people. When I first started working there, though, the truckers were really bad about not cleaning up after themselves, so I started locking them out where they had to come get me, and when they go in there's a huge sign behind the toilet that says something to the effect of "We aim to keep this restroom clean, your aim is appreciated!" Like you, I had cleaning up other people's messes. It's just gross.

[herminia.livejournal.com]

I realize that your social skills leave a lot to be desired and I understand that possibly no one has ever explained proper public restroom etiquette to you. However, as common sense seems to positively elude you, I feel the need to point something out. Ready for your lesson? Grunting and giggling to yourself makes everyone uncomfortable. So for real? Keep that urge to make noise to yourself. Please.

I was reading back through your journal to see when you last updated us on you and found this, which I missed the first time. The letter writing thing is great, for one, because it makes something humorous on the one hand and opens this imaginary dialogue with the offendee on the other.

And - re: this note - YIKES. That is so freaky when people do that. It's... WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE? My seventeen-year-old brother sings to himself in the bathroom at home, which is odd enough, but in a public place?

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I wondered if you'd ever seen these - I liked the second one so much I nearly stuck a copy on the stall door...but ended up not doing it. *hehe*

And letter number one - yeah. NOT COOL.

Mikey's funny in public bathrooms - he likes to test the echo, so we'll be in the gas station, and hear howling like a wolf echo through the place, or singing, or whistling, or whatever his heart fancies at that point in time. But then, he's nine - he's allowed to be a little on the strange side. XD

[superbeffie.livejournal.com]

Ok, I know it wasn't funny for you, but I laughed out loud at the 1st letter. Grunting and giggling?? I have never had that much fun in the bathroom. Well...using it for its intended purpose anyway.

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

It's much funnier in letter form than when you're cowering behind a stall door, that's for sure! *LOL*