Monday, July 31, 2006
Bathroom Humor
| I know with a subject line like "Bathroom Humor" you're probably expecting dirty jokes and cuss words. TOO BAD! I want to talk about bathrooms for a moment. Before you start to think I am some twisted freak, let me assure you of a few things. I'm not one to make a study out of bathrooms. I don't make a point of going into every bathroom I can and inspecting things. And there's no way I'd take a camera into a public bathroom with me. Well, not without a darn good reason. Back in April, I had the opportunity to go to the location of the Original 1932 Krystal at the corner of 7th and Cherry St in downtown Chattanooga, TN. You can see some of the pictures from my trip here. Missing from the pictures on the web page are a few pictures I took in the bathroom. I know what you're thinking. Grow Up! I had heard that to get to the bathrooms at the Cafe you actually had to walk behind the counter, thru the "kitchen" and to the back across from the coolers and freezers. Never one to pass up an opportunity to get a look "behind the scenes" especially at the ORIGINAL Krystal, I hatched a plan. Before I placed my order, I made my way to the bathroom to wash my hands. I also clicked off a few pictures along the way. When I opened the door to the bathroom I wasn't surprised to see it was a small bathroom. Let's face it, the Cafe isn't such a big place. What I was surprised to see was the "Krystal Sized" sink. I mean it was a tiny little sink. I only had enough room in it to wash one hand at a time. I got a chuckle out of it, clicked off a couple of pictures, and then went back to my table. Well a month or so ago, I was at my local Krystal and needed to wash my hands off prior to eating. I made my way to the bathroom, which was only slightly larger than the one at the Angus Cafe. However, I was again greeted by a "Krystal Sized" sink.  When I took my camera back to my local krystal to click off some pictures of the tiny sink, I also noticed there's also a tiny hand dryer. So I took a picture of it too.  Now the problem you may have noticed in the pictures I posted is it's really hard for you to get a feel for just how big or small the sink and hand dryer are. I contemplated placing a quarter or a playing card in the picture to give some dea of the scale. But then I realized that if hauling a digital camera into the Krystal bathroom was creepy, bringing a deck of cards and a camera in with me was down right nuts. So if you happen to find yourself at Krystal, you might hop on over to the powder room and freshen up. You can't ever be too clean, ya know. If you're at an older Krystal you may have to wash one hand and then come back for the second one. And if you are trying my new favorite, the Bacon Chili and Cheese BA Burger (formerly the Holy Crap Burger™) you will certainly need to wash up after you eat. (For the record I have not and will not peek into the Ladies room at Krystal. Lest you find yourself thrown in the pokey, I suggest you only inspect the bathroom appropriate for your gender!)  |
