Stall Talkers

Well this blog entry has been a long time in the making. And I am finally going to tell the world about a serious issue that is at hand.... no it does not have to do with our down-turning economy, or our recently elected president who is going to fix the world, or the big problem with round-abouts in Rexburg. The issue at hand is stall talkers. I'm sure you all know them (whether you know you do or not), have been confronted by one, or perhaps you are one yourself. (Shauna...MOM!)

For those of you that have absolutely no idea what I am talking about, you soon will from a few stories of stall talking confrontations I have had myself.

A few months ago our family went to a Jazz game down at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake. Upon our arrival the girls decided we should hurry and visit the facilities before tip off. Each of us was in our own stall taking care of business. All of a sudden the person in the stall next to me began a conversation with me. (I won't mention any names... Shauna!) My reaction= Well I didn't want to be rude and not respond, but I didn't want other people in the public restroom to know that she was talking to me....embarassing. I walked out of the stall over to the sink and washed my hands and informed Shauna that talking while urinating is just awkward. And she asked why, well you see Shauna, It's just plain awkward.

Second scenario. I had recently started my new job in Batch Records at Ultradent. I met up with my mom, who also works there at lunch time. We both went into use the restroom. While we were going she began talking to me. Yet again, awkward. Now she knows I won't respond if she starts talking to me.

Third scenario. I am at work yet again. In the mid afternoon, we'll say at 2:17 I went to use the restroom. This time am I the awkward third party. I walked into the bathroom and what do my wondering ears hear. Two people talking. Two people that is who are in completely different stalls carrying on a full fledged conversation while small tinkling sounds are going on in the background. Do you see something wrong here? I sure do. I was way weirded out plus I had to hear all the office gossip that they were discussing. While sometimes the office gossip is quite entertaining, the bathroom is not the time or place to discuss such things. Ew!

After these two previous incidents I came to the realization that the epitome of bad stall talking can be found in the work place. Why? Because yet again it is awkward for not only those who are participating in the conversation, but also for the innocent bystander/bystanders.

After all these going ons in the womans restroom I couldn't help but wonder if similar things happen in a men's restroom. I was sitting in my cubicle at work surrounded completely by boys and I asked myself... "Self. do men have this problem?" So I pose this question, is there a such thing as urinal talking? If so, I'm sure most men would agree that it needs to become a thing of the past.

Sorry for the long, possibly boring rant about something that may seem so unimportant and not an issue to most, but as you tell this is something I really feel passionate about. It NEEDS to stop, it must stop!

So world, say good bye.... GOODBYE STALL-TALKING!