Foamy wrote:
Warning: TMI incoming
On the way home back from dinner out, (I was driving) I suddenly had the urge to go. Normally I can make it. The pressure builds, I withstand, and it subsides. This happens in waves and i can make it home in time for home field advantage.
This time, though, the pain and pressure were enormous and it would NOT subside. It was literally *right there* and it was coming. We were only halfway home and it was getting near closing time for most retail establishments. Knowing that if I didn't find a place to stop, we were going to have a mess to clean up in the car, I pulled into a strip mall and waddled into Bed, Bath and Beyond. I seriously did not think I was going to make it and if the mens room was out of order for any reason, I was headed into the ladies room. And perish the thought if the store was closed; I shudder to think of what would have happened then.
The moral of the story, well....I don't think there is a moral.
Anyway, public toilets are not always bad. I only avoid them if there is *obvious* reason to avoid them. Otherwise, game on.
The restraunt we used to eat at a lot when I was a regular patrolman had some very significant effects similar to this on the digestion. It always cropped up 2-3 minutes after getting back in the car. I always headed straight for the station after eating knowing there was going to be a time-sensitive dump on the way, and sure enough, I was generally squeezing the cheeks by the time I got there. I was always in deep dread that there would be a call while I was doing this, but thankfully it never happened.