So I have been thinking about this question for weeks now, just ask the Hubby. He has had to listen to more than one tirade from me about the right and wrong way to choose a bathroom stall. Consider this my PSA on how to pick a public restroom stall. This all starts with our ladies bathroom at work that has 4 stalls, 3 regular stalls on one wall and one stall on another wall. Walk with me through this scenario if you will. You are a lady, you open the door to the restroom and you notice that there is someone in the middle stall. No matter which stall you pick you will be right next to someone else when there is obviously enough room for there to be stall between you. Frustrated you turn around and walk out, politely wait until they are finished. Then you walk back in and pick the correct stall in the pattern. Here come the PSA - when you have the option to select a stall, always pick the stall that will allow user 2 to have an empty stall between you and them. Yes, i realize if you have 2 stalls this is not an option. Anything more than 2 stalls however allows you the option to pick. Ok...back to the scenario. You are ready to make your selection, so you correctly select stall 1. This allows person 2 to come in and select stall 3. Can you visualize this? It has left an open space between you two. Then person 3 comes in. Well unfortunately for them they have to pick the middle stall OR they can wait to start the pattern over again. They won't have this option however if you have selected the wrong stall to begin with! The moral of the story here is personal space is always important but it is extra important in the ladies room so always choose the stall with the best chance of giving the other users their space! Thanks for relieving me of this burden. I have been carrying around this important unshared advice for way to long and I feel much better!
Side note - I am not sure what that has to do with living in the south or being from the Midwest but bear with me here. I am working to get back on track, promise!
