Going In Public

I hope I'm not alone in this.

I don't know why it is, but I hate using the facilities when there are other people in there. Clearly, I'm refering to a public restroom situation. As soon as you enter, you pretty much know whether or not there are other people in there. If no one else is around, I walk in, head straight for my favorite stall and do whatever I need to do. If anyone else is in there, I walk in, head straight for my favorite stall and sit and wait (sometimes in agony) for the other person(s) to leave, then do whatever it was I needed to do. At work, our bathroom is shared with two other small companies down the hall. Every now and then I walk in to find someone applying makeup, fixing her hair, doing their taxes, any and everything imaginable to make my wait even longer! It gets so bad that I'm sure they think something must be wrong with me since I went into the stall minutes earlier and there's still no sign of release. I usually win out and as soon as hear the door close, it's off to the races for me!

Why do I care so much that other people are in there and what they might hear? They're in there to do the same things as I am. It's not as if I'm using the restroom as a cover for some heroin addiction or anything.

If worst comes to worst I will edge myself forward towards the front of the toilet, where the water is lower, and proceed with my bidness. Thus causing minimal noise for others to hear.

This has been a blog about taxes and toilets.