No matter where we go these days, our first stop upon arrival is always the restroom--it's the single most annoying part of being pregnant, the endless need to pee.
The other day, G and I spent the morning at a local children's museum. As soon as we got there, I hauled her off to the ladies room. Even though the facility had just opened, there was already a line... and an open stall. I was puzzled, until the woman waiting in front of us (probably in her late 50s or early 60s) said:
Her: I wouldn't go in that stall; it's disgusting.
Me: Oh, thanks for the heads up.
Her: Someone forgot to flush in there.
Me: Oh, so it's clogged? I'll go let the staff know.
Her: No, no, it's not clogged. Someone just didn't flush it. (Exasperated) I wish people would learn to flush!
Me: (Looking incredulous) Well, I know how to flush.
Then I grabbed G by the hand, walked into the otherwise perfectly clean stall (at least, perfectly clean as far as public restrooms go) and flushed the toilet. Then, since I had done the dirt work, I closed the stall door behind me and proceeded to go about my business, all the while thinking...
Was that lady being ridiculous? Over-the-top? A complete germaphobe? (Well, that last one goes without saying...)
I would have done exactly what you did. Who cares if it was flushed or not? I mean yeah it's gross but did the lady think that just because the other toilets were flushed meant that there has never been anything in them? I mean come on.
Bahahaha! That's so funny. I would have taken great joy in the fact that I was nice and pregnant and got to skip the line all because of someone's fabulous blunder to ... gasp ... not flush.
By the way, are you finding that people are offering you their place in line in the bathroom now that you're visibly pregnant?
I miss that now. :)
You must be f'ing joking! Yea, I'd flush the damn toilet myself and give the other lady a few off handed glances!
I would have done the same thing as you did in that situation... If it is not busy, and there are other open stalls, I generally go for a clean one, in fear of the overflow...
Seriously not that big of a deal. People are ridiculous. Flush a toilet.
I definately would have done the same thing! I've done it many times before. My oldest daughter gets grossed out by unflushed toilets and I tell her to just flush it and do what you need to do. What's funny in our house is that she is the one usually forgetting to flush at home. More than her 4 year old sister.
I would have done the same thing! :-) But I would have taken extra precaution to locate the flush handle without having to see what was in the toilet- that would have made me vomit. :)
I would have definitely done the same thing. It's not like it was clogged or anything. How silly!
Being pregnant as well would have done the same thing you did. Oh well if someone didn't flush. Flush and move on!
Seriously.....Perhaps its motherhood that makes you a bit less strict or disgusted about things such as this! Hell...compared to what I was like about germs, food on the floor, and cleaning of my house pre kids and now post is a whole new world!