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2013-03-08 10:45 AM

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So last night I walk into the locker room at the Y later than usual and it's empty.  There are a few locks here and there but nobody in the room.  I go over to a random locker and start changing.  I think there are 10 rows of lockers with 15 or 20 lockers on each side.

So I'm standing there half dressed and in walks this guy who kind of stands at the end of the row where I am.  I kind of nod to him and them he walks over and opens up the locker RIGHT NEXT TO the one I'm in.

I say, "dude!"

He says, "what?"

I say, "you can't find another locker in this whole empty room?"

He says, "I always use ths one"

I say, "not today"....and I shut his locker.

He just stands there......and then he kind of starts looking around, and then he kind of starts wringing his hands and looking really distraught, and then it dawns on my stupid arse that the guy is autistic or something similar and he really can't figure out what to do.  I felt like a schmuck. 

I said, "here bud, I'm sorry" and opened his locker back up.....he didn't miss a beat, and looked like he just found his long lost friend.

There's a moral here somewhere......mostly it's about not being stupid.



2013-03-08 10:52 AM
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What do you reckon would have happened if you were using the one he wanted ?
2013-03-08 11:03 AM
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I think the moral of the story is you may need to drink a few and unwind.  I can see getting a little annoyed but to shut the locker and sound off?  Makes you sound like a 'roided out meathead.
2013-03-08 11:05 AM
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My Locker room story this week

The pool I swim at is doing some remodeling of the locker rooms and didn't update the signs at all the entrances. Apparently on Monday, I was changing and showering in the new womens locker room (which was part of the old mens room).

Our swim practice doesn't end until 9pm all the college kids are gone luckily (unluckily how you look at it lol).

Last night they updated all the signs. "You are now entering the women's locker room, no men allowed" Guess I wasn't the only one confused by the construction.
2013-03-08 11:12 AM
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I work out at the largest health club int the South, HUGE locker room. But I swear if there are only two of us in the whole gym the other guy will pick the locker next to mine.

That said, there's no way I'm going to tell another paying member what locker (or other equipment) he can or can't use. Lighten up a bit.

2013-03-08 11:17 AM
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My gym is fairly small so the locker rooms aren't huge, but when someone gets the locker right next to mine when there are tons of others available I just think `OK well that's odd, but whatever.' I change and am out, no big deal.

Have you thought of switching to decaf?


2013-03-08 11:31 AM
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mr2tony - 2013-03-08 11:17 AM

My gym is fairly small so the locker rooms aren't huge, but when someone gets the locker right next to mine when there are tons of others available I just think `GIGGITY......'


fixed that for you.


2013-03-08 11:34 AM
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A chauvinistic, gun toting law enforcement dude with a temper... go figure!  Sealed

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2013-03-08 11:35 AM
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There was no reason to say anything unless he tried to use the same locker as you were. Some people are very ridged in what they do and are unable to adapt to change. It could have taken months or years for this person to learn how to walk into the locker room by himself.

You should have just let things be or use it as a teachable moment for this person.

2013-03-08 11:43 AM
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I always use the same locker in the locker room too...but, I probably would draw the line at grabbing that locker if someone was literally standing right next to it.

But still...I have grown attached to my locker.  I am a creature of habit. :D

2013-03-08 11:46 AM
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suefesta - 2013-03-08 11:35 AM

There was no reason to say anything unless he tried to use the same locker as you were. Some people are very ridged in what they do and are unable to adapt to change. It could have taken months or years for this person to learn how to walk into the locker room by himself.

You should have just let things be or use it as a teachable moment for this person.

Yeah, I think you're right. 

It's funny, but I could have a swim lane to myself and if 10 people jumped in I couldn't care less.  But put me in a locker room where I like to have my clothes, shoes, towels, etc. spread out all over and I act like an idiot if you choose the locker right next to mine in a room that is completely open to go anywhere else.  I guess it's because it would never even occur to me to choose a locker right next to someone else when the whole room is open.

Unfortunately, I'd probably be at least close to the same way if it ever happens again.....I learn slowly.



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bradleyd3 - 2013-03-08 11:31 AM

mr2tony - 2013-03-08 11:17 AM

My gym is fairly small so the locker rooms aren't huge, but when someone gets the locker right next to mine when there are tons of others available I just think `GIGGITY......'


fixed that for you.




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2013-03-08 12:04 PM
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kritra - 2013-03-08 12:03 PM I think the moral of the story is you may need to drink a few and unwind.  I can see getting a little annoyed but to shut the locker and sound off?  Makes you sound like a 'roided out meathead.

You obviously don't know many "roided out meatheads" do you.

 

2013-03-08 12:09 PM
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I believe the moral is if you act like a tool, recognize that, and already feel like a schmuk...

 

Don't post about it on BT unless you are looking to get piled on!

2013-03-08 12:11 PM
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trinnas - 2013-03-08 12:04 PM

kritra - 2013-03-08 12:03 PM I think the moral of the story is you may need to drink a few and unwind.  I can see getting a little annoyed but to shut the locker and sound off?  Makes you sound like a 'roided out meathead.

You obviously don't know many "roided out meatheads" do you.

 

Quite a few actually; why?

2013-03-08 12:19 PM
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Aarondb4 - 2013-03-08 12:09 PM

 

I believe the moral is if you act like a tool, recognize that, and already feel like a schmuk...

 

Don't post about it on BT unless you are looking to get piled on!

I don't consider anything that happens on BT to be "piled on".....it's just discussion.....doesn't make a hill of beans.  Sometimes you learn something, sometimes you don't, sometimes you're right, sometimes you're wrong....but always it's just entertainment, so who cares?



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kritra - 2013-03-08 1:11 PM
trinnas - 2013-03-08 12:04 PM

kritra - 2013-03-08 12:03 PM I think the moral of the story is you may need to drink a few and unwind.  I can see getting a little annoyed but to shut the locker and sound off?  Makes you sound like a 'roided out meathead.

You obviously don't know many "roided out meatheads" do you.

 

Quite a few actually; why?

Cause they are usually more agressive than that.

 

2013-03-08 12:21 PM
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 Hey, on the bright side it wasn't "naked locker room guy."
2013-03-08 12:22 PM
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mdg2003 - 2013-03-08 1:21 PM  Hey, on the bright side it wasn't "naked locker room guy."

No he's in tri talk.

 

2013-03-08 12:27 PM
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jldicarlo - 2013-03-08 12:43 PM

I always use the same locker in the locker room too...but, I probably would draw the line at grabbing that locker if someone was literally standing right next to it.

But still...I have grown attached to my locker.  I am a creature of habit. :D

Yes, this is me too. Mainly cause I would never remember my locker if I didn't.

Also my car in the parking lot. I always park in the same lane at the mall or I would walk in circles for hours hunting my car.

2013-03-08 2:08 PM
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I always use locker 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, or 99. This gives me a wide array of options if someone is standing next to my preferred locker (number 44 if anyone cares. It is in the best spot of all my options).

Knowing that my stuff is in a double-digit locker makes it much easier to find my things if I forget which actual locker I used. I am sure I could remember if I used a different locker but this is my system. I may have a touch of OCD. Who knows?


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Nipper - 2013-03-08 1:27 PM
jldicarlo - 2013-03-08 12:43 PM

I always use the same locker in the locker room too...but, I probably would draw the line at grabbing that locker if someone was literally standing right next to it.

But still...I have grown attached to my locker.  I am a creature of habit. :D

Yes, this is me too. Mainly cause I would never remember my locker if I didn't.

Also my car in the parking lot. I always park in the same lane at the mall or I would walk in circles for hours hunting my car.

How do you find your spot in transition?

2013-03-08 2:55 PM
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I hear ya about having some extra elbow room but closing the locker and saying something may have just been a little too much.  I probably would have yanked your stuff out the locker and told you to move. 
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ctbrian - 2013-03-08 2:55 PM I hear ya about having some extra elbow room but closing the locker and saying something may have just been a little too much.  I probably would have yanked your stuff out the locker and told you to move. 

I hear you.....then I'd have been posting today about how much fun I had in the locker room last night.  Tongue out

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