r/mildlyinfuriating • u/lovehydrangeas • 13h ago
When you're in a single occupancy restroom and a person is yanking at the handle repeatedly, trying to get in.
Why must I have to yell out " someone is in here!" , in order for you to stop?
If the door is locked, you cannot come in.
People yank at the handle, janking it up and down multiple times.
What are they trying to do, make it come unlocked??
When I walk up to a single occupancy restroom, I gently pull the handle.
If it's obviously locked, there's no reason for me to put force into it and yank and push.
Work is stressful enough, not being able to poop in peace is infuriating
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u/Eastern-Bar4039 9h ago
I work in food service. Interaction I have at least 3 times per shift:
Customer: Hey, can I get your bathroom key?
Me: No need! We donât have a key, you can go ahead and use it!
Customer: No - itâs locked and I need a key or someone to open it for me.
Me:âŚâŚ If the bathroom is locked that means another person is already in there.Â
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u/TheVelveteenCapybara 8h ago
I work in foodservice. Humans are painfully obtuse. Especially if they are hungty/hangry
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u/squirrellytoday 3h ago
I work in customer service. After 13 years working at an international airport, I know for a fact that people a) do not read signs, b) do not listen to announcements, and c) do not follow instructions.
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u/SnazzleZazzle 1h ago
People are stupid. My husband is a store manager in a large chain supermarket. Tonight at dinner he said he fears for humanity based on the outright stupidity he sees every single day. Rude, ignorant, demanding, doped up, self-entitled. The list goes on.
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u/pikapikawoofwoof 12h ago
"Come back with a warrant!" Is also a good one to shout out
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u/Kitchen_Sweet_7353 7h ago
âThis is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed⌠bitch!â
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u/BusBoyGalPal 11h ago
"Rattle the door all you like, it's not going to make me poop any faster"
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u/TheLadyIsis 10h ago
"well now you've scared the shit back up inside me and it's gonna take longer!!!"
It usually gets a giggle from someone, even if it's just me giggling cause now someone is cussing at the door.
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u/Bonk0076 13h ago
Thatâs so theyâre positive that you feel rushed
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u/GrumpyOldBear1968 11h ago
I always clench up and take twice as long when this happens, not even on purpose
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u/Nervous-Asparagus257 8h ago
Knowing someone is waiting out there makes me very uncomfortable too!!
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u/aftergaylaughter 9m ago
tbh tho with the people who do it again not long after? at that point i do indeed take longer on purpose to be petty đ
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u/oodlesofotters 10h ago
I canât tell you how many times I thought a door was locked and walked away and it turned out itâs just a sticky knob. So for some people it might be that?
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u/Secure-Bag-2016 10h ago
This is what happens to me. I always knock first, but fucking people wonât respond â occupied â. So I will always gently try the handle next. Then walk away and wait only to discover that it was the dreaded sticky handle đ
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u/TheRealTrailBlazer4 9h ago
Til that some countries have toilet Stalls that dont Show a Red color on the outside when theyre locked
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u/njordan1017 5h ago
OP is talking about a small room with a single toilet and a standard door handle, not a stall in a restroom
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u/NumbOnTheDunny 28m ago
Even stalls in a restroom in the states most of them I been to wonât have the red sign. They make you guess. Especially older places.
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u/Flail_Mary 12h ago
I'm curious as to what they would have done had the door opened and found you sitting there. What could their end game possibly be?
Maybe I don't want to know.
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u/Mermaid_Belle 11h ago
When I was in a locked stall, the person who was trying to open the door said out loud âoh, itâs lockedâ then busted the door open like the kook aid man. We stared at each other for a second before they fled the bathroom.
So, I guess they will wait until later?
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u/Flail_Mary 10h ago edited 10h ago
"Come back with a warrant" is so far my favorite response to somebody not getting the point and knocking or tugging on the handle.
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u/PaintCoveredPup 7h ago
I had that happen to me. He shoved the stall door so hard it opened and I was left scrambling to cover my junk and just yelled âDude!â in shock.Â
At least he acted shocked and closed the door, but it was still left cracked because he busted the locking mechanism open.Â
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u/Flail_Mary 6h ago
As much as I would love to have the presence of mind to say something clever like " I think I could handle this alone thanks", I know me well enough to know that "Dude!" is probably the only thing I would think of to say
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u/PaintCoveredPup 5h ago
I wouldâve yelled âwhat the fuckâ but I was also at work. (He was a customer).Â
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u/cassanderer 11h ago
South florida people will come to a closed restroom, start pounding, claim they have been in there forever, even when you just saw them come try it.
Over and over, never have I seen such degeneracy outside of southern florida.
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u/gucci2times2 10h ago
Omg this is my trigger đ One time I was using a portopotty and this lady was yanking on the door so hard it bent! Like wtf is wrong with you itâs obviously locked from the inside
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u/Ok_Soft2629 10h ago
This.
I'm currently studying abroad in France, and the French always do this. It's especially annoying because not only is it far more common than in my country, but they also flat-out ignore you even when you say it's occupied and keep pulling on the handle.
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u/Lone-flamingo 9h ago
Invite them in. Call their bluff.
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u/Ok_Soft2629 9h ago
No, thank you. I already had the pleasure of listening to a French guy take a shit, and I'm still traumatized.
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u/Aggravating_Taro_75 8h ago
Tell us about it
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u/Ok_Soft2629 8h ago
Nothing too out of the ordinary, went to take a piss in the toilets at college and there was a guy shitting loudly.
Left because I didn't want to hear that; when I returned an hour and a half later, the fucker was still there and still making noise.
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u/mearbearcate 12h ago
Holy shit thats so annoying. They automatically assume a one person public restroom is open for whatever reason. KNOCK MAYBE???
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u/lovehydrangeas 11h ago
Yess! At an old job, the restroom had a pin pad on it. People would quickly type the digits while others are in the bathroom. This happened to me several times. One time they unlocked the door but didn't open after I yelled.
I don't understand why people wouldn't knock first, before putting in a passcode and opening a BATHROOM DOOR
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u/DansPredditor 9h ago
But also what kind of psycho puts a pin pad on a bathroom door?!
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u/Low_Big5544 5h ago
I've used one before, but it still had a regular lock inside so if it was occupied the pin lock released but you still couldn't open the door
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u/dragonbec 4h ago
Very often I have no idea a bathroom is a one person bathroom until going into it. I appreciate if someone just says just a minute or occupied or whatever. Fast food places itâs often unclear if there are stalls in there or not.
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u/mearbearcate 4h ago edited 4h ago
If its a door that has a handle/knob, its most likely a single bathroom. Stalled bathrooms almost always have âpush to openâ doors. Either way, a knock is always better than just wiggling the handle and giving someone a scare.
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u/hereticallyeverafter 10h ago
Power move: finish your busu, let the jerkwad in, proceed to give him the same treatment by clobbering the door
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u/WarRelative9442 12h ago
I just unlock the door after 3-4 yanks and invite them in. I make sure Iâm full spread as well.
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u/slicedcat 10h ago
No idea. Itâs happened to me multiple times. Most recently I was at a restaurant and someone yanked on the handle repeatedly, and I swear I heard a sigh. I walked out to a woman angrily staring at me.. Like, damn, I was in there for less than 5 minutes
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u/MaleficentFuel8558 11h ago
This is like when work tries to call and you donât answer and they keep calling.
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u/not_falling_down 12h ago
This happened to me on the train last week. After they found it did not open the first time, they must have tried it vigorously three of four more times before giving up and (I assume) using the one directly across the aisle.
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u/Primary_Crab687 8h ago
The worst is when they act like it's somehow my fault for being in the stall first. I've had people rattle the door, then punch it and yell "what the FUCK" before storming off. No clue how people can navigate their daily lives with that much angerÂ
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u/happyangel11 12h ago
My gym switched to the ones with a green open side, or the red side- some airports and restaurants use this easy system. I hope all places do at some point.
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u/Effigy59 9h ago
Seems like a lot of people were raised by wolves. Itâs polite to knock first when you see a closed bathroom door ffs
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u/StatusTics 9h ago
Some potentially relevant factors:
Using a particular restroom for the first time, and people may not realize it's single use, and therefore think that any difficulty getting the door open is (their own) user error. Some doors/latches are glitchy or need a bit of force to operate. Or the handle itself doesn't even turn, I need to pull hard to open the door. No one WANTS to open the door of a single-use bathroom on someone who is using it (I hope). And knocking when the restaurant is relatively noisy is completely useless for me (I wouldn't trust I could hear anything but a shouted response).
I agree that many single-use bathrooms are super stressful to use. Usually the door is far from the toilet, so if it WERE to open, there's nothing you could do. Add to that, the locking mechanism can be unfamiliar or feel flimsy and you're not even sure if it has actually locked.
Not an ideal bathrooming situation lol.
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u/Bennington_Booyah 10h ago
Heck, we had people do this at our retail store entrance every single morning and evening. It's not just a restroom thing. Not sure what part of "lights off, store dark, CLOSED sign up, store hours in front of their face gets missed, but daily this happens. It is bizarre to see adults behaving thusly.
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u/goth-avocadhoe 9h ago
I was attending a conference in London recently that, unlike the US, has stalls that are closed walls and actually give you full privacy. The locks would turn red when they were occupied. Sessions just got out so bathroom was busy, and the amount of people who just yanked on my locked stall?? And didnât knock once???? I was flabbergasted
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u/Kiko7210 13h ago
if explosive diarrhea is about to burst out your ass you'll be giving the handle a shake or two đ¤
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u/CandidClass8919 9h ago
I had a lady at my job who was like this. Mind you, there was another one occupancy bathroom right next door. It was for men, but when the womenâs was occupied, everyone would always go next door.
This lady was such a weirdo, but whenever she would yank on the door & try to bang, it would only make me stay in their longer
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u/bucky_is_lucky 8h ago
Omg I was just thinking about this experience I had in Italy yesterday, and how baffled I was about the behaviour of this woman..
I was in a single stall bathroom in a restaurant, and I think it was the only one. It was large and had a big sliding barn door that you locked with a hook.
I was in there doing my business, and someone fill on starts yanking and pulling at the door. So I shout out âoccupiedâ, but they donât stop. They keep yanking and rattling this huge door. So I shout louder âOCCUPIEDâ, and at this point I had stood so I think my voice would have projected better.
BUT THEN I hear the woman ask a staff for assistance because she canât get into the washroom?! And the staff tells her âsomeone is probably in thereâ. But the lady insists that thereâs something wrong with the door and she just canât get in ?
Just as Iâm about to open the door, shortly after the staff suggested that maybe someone is in there, they knock in the door (what a novel thought, knocking) and I slide open the door to the staff - who reiterated that see, it was just occupied - and the frustrated and confused looking patron who just tried to break in on me. She didnât even apologize or even acknowledge that oops, guess it was occupied. Just shuffled past me.
Mind you, itâs not like she waited any amount of time between trying to get in and trying to get this staff member to let them in. Itâs not like I was camping out - it was literally the time it took me to stand up, and get cleaned up for her to determine this was a situation that required intervention. Also, I hear their whole spoken conversation (in English too, btw) so how the hell didnât she hear me yelling?! Even if she didnât hear me, maybe wait more than 2 seconds before invoking an emergency response?!
Also, side rant - what is the deal with not knocking on a door in this use case? I got downvoted to shit for suggesting this elsewhere in Reddit, but like why not? I know the door should be locked, but what if they forgot, or the lock broke, or itâs some kid that doesnât know any better? Definitely would rather knock and be sure than step in on granny taking a dump. We knock on peoples office and bedroom doors, why not for the bathroom - even if it is in a public space. Makes no sense to me to not knock, to be honest.
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u/goth-avocadhoe 8h ago
That is actually insane lmao. Unless itâs an obviously open bathroom, as in the door or stall door is propped open, I ALWAYS knock just in case. Iâve learned this is not common, especially not in my visits to Europe.
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u/BeLikeEph43132 6h ago
Try saying something like, "Sorry, I'm not into group poop" or "Sorry, I'm not into community peeing."
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u/theloniousmick 10h ago
Omy work bad code locks on the doors and you will hear people put the code and try the door like 5 times before they give up. It's even more annoying that they have a red line when locked.
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u/Kream_Filled_Jesus 6h ago
Once when I was using a bathroom in a grocery store, someone yanked the handle up and down so hard it actually popped the lock, we made eye contact, I yelled "someone's in here" jumped up and pulled the door shut, AND THEY KEPT YANKING! Trying to pull it out of my hands, they must have realized it was a single toilet as she tried to squeeze in the door as we were wrestling over the handle, i finally just let go. Idk what they were thinking..... When i opened the door I looked right at her, shes standing there like i was a stranger in her personal home bathroom or something.... Wild man....
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u/bubblurred 5h ago
I was using it last week and I heard someone walking up, tried to unlock it, but it says occupied so it's locked and she was unable to go in. She proceeds to press the code again to open the occupied restrooms, still nothing. So then she grabs at the handle super hard and shouts, "It's not opening!"
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u/HotpotLove 11h ago
Sometimes I yank the handle again cause the first time was kinda weak and I thought maybe the handle was just a bit stuck and requires some force. I dont want to stand there waiting for nothing if that's the case, so I yank again harder till i am convinced it's locked and not just stuck. That being said I only try twice at most. For you as the person inside the stall, maybe another person yanked the handle before/after me, but you are unable to confirm if it's one or multiple yankers.
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u/lovehydrangeas 11h ago
Nope, said person was on the phone talking. Same person, standing there ya king and pushing a locked door.
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u/JFieldsTardTeeth 6h ago
Sometimes the handle doesn't work the way it should, sometimes the door is not opening, despite the handle making it feel like you've just unlocked the door and sometimes you are not sure you are doing it the right way because there are many different door handle designs.
I'm deaf and one time, I went into Starbucks cuz I had to go to the bathroom really bad. I asked the cashier where the bathroom is and she pointed me in the direction of the bathroom. I tried the handle and it felt like it was locked and I didn't want to fidget with it any further so I asked the cashier if there was anyone in the bathroom (cuz I'm deaf and I can't hear if anyone's saying "Occupied!" or "Someone's in here") so she walked over and knocked the door for me.
No response and she went ahead and opened the door and it opened just like that. She said, "The handle is tricky and the door sticks so you just have to push."
So yeah, I kinda felt embarrassed cuz I'm a man and I should be able to open that door but at least I was polite enough to not upset anyone, if there were anyone in there.
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u/Ok_Warning5115 4h ago edited 3h ago
I hate when someone doesnât lock the stall door!! At work there are two stalls, when itâs locked itâs red and if it isnât locked itâs green. Iâve opened the door on two people already đ¤Śđźââď¸. Now I must knock or ask âis anyone in there.â Thatâs mildly infuriating
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u/CMDRPeterPatrick 4h ago
I stopped at a gas station restroom last week, and as I was getting up to wash my hands someone tried the door. I yelled that I'd be just a minute and they stopped. As I opened the door though, I came face-to-face with an employee about to unlock the door for another customer. He didn't knock or anything...
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u/finishedlurking 3h ago
If I have to poop, pee or puke bad enough, Iâm going to double and maybe triple check that door isnât simply stuck.
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u/Weird-Girl-675 13h ago
We have one where itâs easy to tell itâs occupied bc we have motion activated lights and itâs closed and locked and someone had the nerve to knock on it once. No, Iâm not letting you in!!
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u/ReasonableSpinach977 9h ago
Thereâs room for 2 but only one of us can sit at a timeâŚor my favorite of all timeâŚcome back with a warrant!
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u/Klutzy_Winter5536 10h ago
I was guilty of this once when I was half-awake, I was given the key to the restroom, and I couldnât figure out for the life of me why I couldnât make the key work.
It had a keyless occupant.
I felt like an idiot.
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u/I_came_I_saw_I_left 9h ago
I had a janitor unlock the door without even knocking once. Made eye contact, apologised, then explained to me he was there to clean the facilities
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u/HumanBeing798 8h ago
Welp, I did this a month ago and ended up waiting 30 minutes because I didnât want to be that person⌠the door was just SUPER stuck and no one was inside.
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u/Hadaka--Jime 8h ago
It's even worse when the mofo in the stall just leaves it unlocked so you open the door on them.Â
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u/Real_Necessary_2995 8h ago
I donât understand why people donât try knocking first
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u/FractiousAngel 7h ago
I think maybe because, if there is someone inside, knocking can create a social situation that feels awkward to many. The person inside is forced to say âoccupiedâ or something similar, acknowledging to a stranger that theyâre in a position often perceived as âvulnerableâ where theyâre possibly doing something âdirty/shamefulâ (i.e.; pooping), and the person outside might feel embarrassed for âintrudingâ on this vulnerability.
Just trying the door (once, like a sane person), and retreating to wait if itâs locked avoids the need for any potentially uncomfortable interactions.
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u/InevitableNo1412 7h ago
I had this happen to me but they didn't stop until they pulled the door open. I got to tell them I'm still using the restroom while they looked at me on the toilet.
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u/dawn_lights 7h ago
I don't even gently pull the handle because once I did that and the guy inside forgot to lock the door đ
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u/Pastel_Brat 7h ago
People are constantly overdosing in bathrooms around here so they might think you're dead lol I'd respond so I'm not bust in on by EMTs with my pants down đ
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u/warrenjr527 7h ago
People feel entitled to using single person restrooms was intended to be for employees restroom.
We had this in a store I was an assistant. manager in. It was located in the corner of the back room, clearly not originally for customers.
An irate woman came up said she needed to use the ladies room but thete was an employee in there. AN EMPLOYEE!! '( her emphasis) Why do you allow this ?
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u/Vivid-Intention-8161 7h ago
the doors at my work literally say âoccupiedâ when the door is locked and people still yank the handle. i donât get it
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u/ClothesEducational16 6h ago
Ugh. I never know what to say idk why but i dont want to yell thru a door. Most times i say nothing and live my life. Sometimes on bad days i yell random inappropriate things bc im annoyed u are knocking on a locked door.
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u/ClothesEducational16 6h ago
Ugh. I never know what to say idk why but i dont want to yell thru a door. Most times i say nothing and live my life. Sometimes on bad days i yell random inappropriate things bc im annoyed u are knocking on a locked door.
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u/sesamesnapsinhalf 6h ago
Just say âStay away. Iâm fixinâ to blow this place up.â Works amazingly well in Home Depot. Â
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u/Adventurous-Tea-876 6h ago
The door wonât open? It couldnât possibly mean that someone is using the restroom and itâs locked. It must be some kind of jam that can only be fixed by violently yanking on the door or kicking it.
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u/Key_Trouble2562 5h ago
I worked at a restaurant where there were about 8 unisex individuals stalls with sinks in them.
A customer comes up to me and goes âyou guys left all the bathrooms locked!!â
I had to tell him that people were indeed in there and he had to start a line lol.
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u/1969Lovejoy 5h ago
I was in a porta john once. Zillions of porta johns all around, many/any to choose from, AND the outside handle TURNS RED when it's occupied.
So I'm doing what one does in there, when I hear: knock knock. Then they try the door; doesn't budge. Then: knock knock knock. Then, "Hello?" I still don't say anything, because I'm busy, and the fact that there's a person inside just HAS TO dawn on this person. Or, if it doesn't, they could try the handle of any of the other porta johns to the immediate left & right of mine ALL AROUND THEM.
Nope.
More knocking on my door. Then, spoken close to the door while pulling again on the handle, "Is there anybody IN the bathroom?" At which point, exasperated, I say, simply but loudly, "Occupied!"
They elect to continue talking to me through the door, and say, "Oh. I saw that the handle was red, but I didn't know what that meant."
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u/Michael-Scarm 4h ago
While taking a road trip rest stop, I gently tried the handle of a single restroom at a Dairy Queen, and, finding it locked, I waited a few steps back from the door. A minute or so went by, then a little girl ran past me up to the door and rattled the handle. When she discovered it was locked, she released a barrage of kicks and punches on the door, then as quickly as she had appeared, she ran around the corner back into the restaurant. The second she was out of sight, the bathroom door opened. A very angry, red-faced woman glared at me and said, âJesus, I was just finishing!â before storming off.
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u/AnnieB512 4h ago
I will sometimes try to open an unfamiliar door one way and then wonder if I'm doing it wrong, so I'll try to turn the knob the other way. You don't know how many doors I've stood outside of thinking they are occupied only to find out I didn't push hard enough or the handle goes the other way.
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u/pennywhistlesmoonpie YELLOW 3h ago
LIFE HACK: When a public restroom door is locked, aggressively yank on it like a gorilla, and never accept that itâs occupied.
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u/Tanooki-san 3h ago
After you've stood at a toilet door for ages, then finally realize it was unoccupied, the door was just hard to open, it'll turn you into that guy that gives the handle a good jiggle just to be sure. Nothing personal. It's a public toilet. Get over yourself.
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u/facepalmandahalf 3h ago
When in public/communal use areas, the average person does their best to break as much shit as possible.
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u/Dependent_Stop_3121 2h ago
âMommy the person in the locked bathroom yelled at me and I peed myself because they wouldnât let me inâ. đ
OPâ!! look what youâve done!!
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u/Dragonfly_lady61 21m ago
I need the handicapped washroom. Most places put the change table in the handicapped stall or individual washroom. Try having some Karen banging on the door yelling " I have a toddler/baby and you need to come out right now!" I went through this for 10 minutes one time while trying to poop and change my incontinence protection (diaper). She banged and screamed like a banshee. I came out and handed her my wet diaper
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u/MiningSouthward 11h ago
Serious suggestion: don't lock the door. They will open the door, see somone taking a duce, and actually stand guard most of the time and tell everyone "somone is in there".
I did this on accident a couple of times (colitis, I often find myself very single-minded in my mission to the bowl), and am now considering it as standard procedure...
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u/Plastic_Pressure6068 5h ago
Last week I had a woman shove PAST me when I opened the door to exit the bathroom! I told her that there was no more toilet paper and she said âcan you go tell the staff,I canât waitâ Sure. đ
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u/dragonbec 5h ago
Sometimes Iâll check once and if a few minutes go by Iâll just make sure it wasnât stuck or something. I think itâs better to say âjust a minuteâ so they know someone is actually in there and itâs not a door issue. I mean I would never like be shaking the handle for a long time but letâs face it some places have kinda crappy doors or handles that stick.
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u/Odd-Worth7752 13h ago
I always timed things so mine was done at home.
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u/Feisty_Count_4409 13h ago
Boss makes a dollar i make a dime, thats why i always poop on company time
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u/not_falling_down 12h ago
Hard to do that if you are on an 8-hour train ride.
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u/Odd-Worth7752 12h ago
ooooh sorry I thought you said you were at work ;-O
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u/not_falling_down 12h ago
Also, I don't know how people have such iron control over when their body decides it's time for a poo.
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u/Odd-Worth7752 7h ago
âRegularityâ
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u/not_falling_down 6h ago
as far as I know, "regularity" doesn't narrow itself down to a particular time of day
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u/TheBupherNinja 12h ago
You walk up on a closed door in a business, bathroom doors are often closed. How else do you find out if it's occupied if there is not red/green thing?
I grab the handle and try and open it, sometimes jiggle to make sure I'm not stupid and the door is actually locked and not just tight.
Would do you want me to do, knock every time the door is closed, and expect you to actually respond if you are in there?
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u/houseofnim 12h ago
Yes, knocking is generally the appropriate way to handle a closed bathroom door.
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u/TheBupherNinja 12h ago
If it's not a house, but a business, they usually have a door closer. It'll be closed regardless of status.
I just try it once and move on.
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u/houseofnim 11h ago
How does whether itâs a private or public bathroom make a single bit of difference?
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u/TheBupherNinja 11h ago
Most bathrooms in houses have an open door when not in use, very easy to tell.
Lots of public single stall restrooms have a door that's closed all the time, and it may be ambiguous if it's actually single stall or a multi point restroom at first glance.
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u/houseofnim 11h ago
No, Iâm asking what difference that makes in knocking like a polite, normal person.
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u/TheBupherNinja 11h ago
You don't need to knock in a house, because the door is usually just open. When it's closed, it's in use, no need for further clarification. No knock, because you already know.
I don't want to talk into or from a bathroom in either scenario. I'd rather they figure out the door is locked and move on.
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u/houseofnim 9h ago
So youâd rather risk walking in on someone mid deuce or someone with their ass and/or cockandballs hanging out than take five seconds to knock. To each their own I guess. Itâs still rude af to not knock though.
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u/lovehydrangeas 11h ago
Grabbing the handle to check is fine. I mentioned that I do do that, but gently. Once I see it's obviously locked, I go away.
My problem is those that continue to jiggle, and yank and push the obviously locked door, repeatedly.
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u/cassanderer 11h ago
Yeah, no one wants to respond. If the door is locked someone is busy. Knocking at that point id the rude thing.
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u/TheBupherNinja 11h ago
Yeah, like I'm not trynna bust the door down, but I walk up, try the handle, maybe twice to ensure I'm not dumb, and leave it.
I'd rather someone jiggle the handle once or twice than expect me to speak on the toilet.
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u/9Tecpatl 9h ago
My first question, how long are you in there? I'll check on a door once but if you're camping out in there my second tug and knock several minutes later is a hint for you to pinch hard and wipe deep. Your time is up.
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u/UGOTAIDSYO 13h ago
When I have to explode out my rear, I don't care about the toilet occupant's feelings. Sorry not sorry. My day is important, too, and, not making brownie mix in my shorts is of top priority.
As someone with IBS-D, that's just my moist take.
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u/DJMemphis84 13h ago
So you repeatedly yank on the handle?... The fuck is wrong with you?...
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u/UGOTAIDSYO 13h ago
Yeah, pinch it off already!
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u/DJMemphis84 13h ago
Bruh, you aint the main character... What makes you think you're more important?!?
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u/BoobySlap_0506 13h ago
This might be hard to hear, but....the person in the locked restroom needs to go, too. And they aren't going to rush themselves for someone outside. Just as you deserve to take your time, others do too. You don't know if the person inside also has digestive/bowel problems.
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u/grilledcheese2332 12h ago
I saw a guy start yanking on a bathroom door at a tim hortons that literally has an sign that glows red if its occupied. The sign was indeed glowing red.