Coming soon to a restroom near you... inevitably:


Monday, April 12, 2010

Next Stop



Or "next go," ha haa (About 140 miles past Nephi, 2 more hours or so)

It is quite a challenge actually to catch the restrooms when there aren't people in there.

You start taking pictures inside restrooms, and people think you're wierd. You can take the time to explain that you are doing a blog documenting/rating the different restrooms you use due to increased reliance on them following a bout with Ulcerative Colitis, or you can just sit waiting, biding, taking a little extra time as you wait for the right moment and...



So if you ever see shots that look like the above, it means I'm catching the window of opportunity while it's there, since you never know when that door is going to open and another person will pop in.

The colors are actually quite nice in this restroom, and it is the first restroom that made me feel like I was on vacation. It was busy, and the stalls were funny, because any person over six feet has a remarkable view of the entire space. This next picture will illustrate the point.



Another fair ranking, as long as you stay low, and the area is large, with pavilions and grass for sitting and relaxing in the shade.

This was the rest stop near Paragonah.

3 comments:

Steph said...
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Steph said...

Nathan, I want to be an official follower. How do I become one?

Nathan said...

Hey Steph! You just have to go to the top of the blog, up above the main banner, and it gives you the option to follow, share, report abuse, etc., on the left side. Just click "follow", and then the "follow publicly" bullet.

If you're already following anonymously, and want to change it so it is public, then from the dashboard that displays all the blogs you are following and posting to, you click "manage" at the bottom of the reading list, and then find the blog and click settings, and that should lead you to the page where you can click on the blue highlighted "anonymously" link to change it to "follow publicly."

It took me quite a while to figure that out, but hopefully that explanation made sense.

But hey, I'm doing that little drawing soon for the bathroom sign, so it's totally worth the time. :)

On Bathroom Aesthetics and Impartiality

Since we tend to pay attention in general to our surroundings, in restrooms the details are all assimilated and translated into very generalized responses.

In other words, sometimes for as clean as a restroom may be, the aesthetics are just wrong and leave you feeling icky. I'll try to be as impartial as possible, but let's face it, a lot comes down to how I generally feel while there.

This will undoubtedly, inevitably show in my ratings.

Restroom Goals

Restrooms that I would like to rate, but will take some time to get there.

1. Angel's Landing - Scout Lookout (It is a strenuous, 2.5 mile hike to the top. Well worth it, probably nasty, but I'm not there yet in any case. :)

2. The Louvre - obviously great, it would have to be.