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Little Mr Mahatma
 
Tuesday, July 11, 2006  
W.C. of Doom
Originally I planned to call this "Crapper of Doom" but I figured it'll be even more offensive than need be. Anyway. At work I needed to use the restroom in a more involved manner than using the urinal. There's a handicapped stall but that thing is always occupied, which makes me suspicious about the work or eating habits of some of the employees. Next to that stall is an other "normal" stall.


I plopped my skinny Mahatma ass down and took care of business. No problems, right?


Wrong. This was no ordinary toilet. This one was outfitted with one of those auto-flush gizmos that works when your body moves away from the sensor. Well, guess what happens when you:

  • Pick up your dropped change from the floor
  • Look down to read whatever you brought
  • Bear down to put some "effort" into your movement
  • Wipe
    What happens is your body moves away from the back of the toilet and, in this case, away from the sensor. In short, the toilet flushes.


    It wouldn't be a problem if the toilet was one of those castrated, low-power flushers that can barely handle urine much less a dump but this baby was rigged high-pressure. We're talking whitewater class V. Before I could respond the backsplash soaked the back of my shirt, not to mention all visible body parts within spraying distance.


    You could say I was red-cheeked with embarassment in more ways than one. Luckily I was able to dress and look like I was serious sweater while sneaking out of the building into the blast furnace mid day sun to dry off. Granted there was a lingering odor but I simply explained with "Cafeteria!" and people understood.


    But lesson learned. I'll have to either take a number for the handicapped stall or sneak up to the Executives washroom.


    8:06 PM

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