Originally Posted by birdgirl73
I do that one-stall buffer zone thing, too, in public toilets. Just gives us a little more distance from other people's noises and/or cell phones, Emo, and a tad more privacy. Also, when my son was a little toddler and I had to take him with me into ladies' bathrooms, the extra space was important because toddlers are curious beings who feel compelled to bend down and see what's next door.
~~~~~I feel that~~~~~
It's for this same reason that I like a one-dressing-room buffer zone in clothing stores, too.
~~~~What's a dressing room? lawlz~~~~~~
Always wash hands and, if possible in public restrooms, use the paper towel to open the bathroom door on the way out. Smacks of OCD, I know.
~~~~Wtfx, ok?~~~~~
Always brush teeth after eating lunch no matter where I am. Got in this habit when I was teaching because I used to have teachers who'd lean down with smelly breath.
~~~~....ew smelly teachers /runaway ~~~~
Always buckle my purse into shopping carts at stores using the little seat belt that's there for small children. It slows down purse-snatchers. Had my purse almost stolen once in Wal Mart 10 years ago. I was faster than the snatcher and apparently stronger, too (nearly dislocated his shoulder twisting it right back out of his grasp). A police officer friend later suggested the buckle-in approach as a good deterrent.
~~~~....LOL that sucks what the hell ghetto ~~~~
Never shop at Wal Mart unless there is really no other alternative. (There is always an alternative).
~~~ Say that where I live and get bitchslapped, WalMart PWNS Hamilton ~~~
Never, ever chew gum in public. To me, it looks cheap and causes people to assume lower intelligence.
~~~ Have you had Orbit Citrus Mint? It's more important than intelligence, it's delicious!!! ~~~~
Never wear more than two rings, one bracelet, and if I'm wearing a necklace, never a pin, too. Less is more in both jewelry and makeup. If I put too much of either on, it looks like my jewelry and/or makeup are wearing me. When wearing two rings, they should be on separate hands, and if one has a stone of some kind, the other needs to be simpler, metal only. \
~~~....What the fuck? ~~~
Never wear heels when going out to places where I'll have wine. One glass makes me light-headed, and I'm faint and dizzy anyway right now. No need to make a spectacle of myself by adding extra height to 5' 10 1/2" anyway and then having myself go clattering down to the ground.
~~~ ....I'm scared, What? The? Fuck? Why....? ~~~
When I need to get someone's attention to find them in a store or even, when I was teaching, to get a class's attention, I've always found that lowering my voice instead of raising it works much better and is far less obnoxious and more ladylike. The same is true of disciplining a small child or getting through to a husband. Lean in. Talk softly, gently, seriously and a bit lower than usual. Much better results than with yelling.
~~~ Fuck lady like this is teh ghettoz don't worry about these kinds of details. If I might you IRL I'd never think you smoked, or chatted on cannabis dot com... ~~~
