Exit Door From the Washroom

I work out with a bouncer (Read my post on Mustang) for some hip dance clubs downtown. One of the clubs he works at is currently “under renovations”. Which, is true, even though it is not the real reason it will be closed for several weeks. He was describing to me what they actually plan on renovating. It was all pretty meaningless to me because I don’t really plan on ever going and have never been. (Two reasons: #1- I look like I’m in pain when I dance, #2- I try to stay away from places that I must get frisked at before entering).

One of the things he told me the club is adding is an exit door from the washroom. Why hasn’t this been done before? Why can’t we get it all restaurants and bars? Do you know how much pain I could have saved myself if I’d have been able to say “Excuse my while I use the restroom” and then never return?

It makes perfect sense for these exits to be in every club. When you’re talking to a guy only because he bought you drinks, and you really want to evade him, but don’t want to walk away and have him nag you all night, you just go to the bathroom and never come back. I love this idea.

I also love this idea because I have some sort of weird internal sensor that lets me know I need to leave a bar, and fast, or I will fall over. I have a habit of not telling any of my friends I am leaving, I just turn, walk away and hop in a cab. Sometimes, this plan of escape fails when they are congregating around the front door. Then they all want to know where I’m going, ask if I want to get Chinese food, tell me they are coming with me but talk to some guy who has no interest in them at all hoping that he’ll give them their numbers…With this exit, I can just say “I’m going pee’, and never come back.

I wonder if there is some sort of petition we can get to make this a legal requirement??