"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -- unknown

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - Albert Einstein

pennies and stalls
May 19, 2007 - 10:38 am

So.. here's a few random tidbits. I think I've now seven or eight pennies placed throughout the areas I normally walk. On top of cubical walls, on shelves, on the metal push bars of fire doors, on top of a fire alarm pull box...

None have been touched -- save one I put in this little handle like area on a electric room closet. That means someone went into the closet.

Why do this? I was inspired by things that simply lay on the floor for days. No one touches them or cleans it -- scraps of paper, a paper clip.. things like that.

Well, I suppose that's why.

Another somewhat interesting things is that there are about 100 people in my little section of the building that can probably hold around 1,000. I've no real idea, but it's a pretty big place.

Anyway, there's the bath room... the one closest to me. It's got three stalls and two urinals. It's got a matching at the other end of the floor -- so that's how many spots a 100 person floor gets. Well, get a lot of passing traffic to, but whatever.

My point.. is that people do funny things in the bathroom and some of it is, undoubtedly culturally based. Like this guy who washes and washes and washes and washes his hands haver peeing. He must have the most disturbingly dirty junk.

Oh sure, washing your hands is good, but not like several minutes worth -- I mean, stop and think about it. How many things did you touch before you washed your hands? Your shirt? Your pants? Your undies? Whatever nasties, especially from number 2, that you got on your hands have been transfered to your clothes.

Still yes, washing up is very good.. but this guy is just insane about it. He should really bring a change of clothes with him.

Then.. there was the guy who rushed into the bathroom, nearly knocking another guy over.. the first guy said in weird voice, "Oh god, I'm sorry." and went into a stall. Now I thought, at first, he said that caused he nearly ran the other fella over. But no.. I'll leave you to imagine what happened once the guy got himself situated in the stall.

So.. there you go -- pennies and bathrooms. Aren't you glad you brought it up?