Have you ever used a bathroom for the disabled? I have a shit load of times and never felt bad about it. The handicapped stalls have their advantages. They tend to have more space, which is nice when you have to take a mean shit. My claustrophobia also plays a factor. So naturally, I go to the disabled toilet 90% of the time. The odds of a handicap person needing to use that restroom is slim to none, but that’s still doesn’t mean it can’t happen.
The other day I went to the movies. The movie theater was located inside a mall called the Oviedo Marketplace. This shopping center had a luxurious Regal Cinemas. They built a second story just for this movie theater, the rest of the mall took place on the bottom level.
As I took the escalator up to Regal, you know the famous movie theater
I just mentioned, I began to think about things, I was wondering if the movie I was going to watch would be any good. Before I knew it, it was time to make that awkward step off the escalator. I managed to land that step without injury and noticed the gentlemen who tears tickets for a living. He did his job well and told me to have a good day, and that my movie would be on the right side. But I had unfinished business and had to go to the left. It was concession time mother fuckers.
As I waited in line to get a Medium Coca-Cola I noticed a man with a walker coming off the escalator. This man was an older person, who seemed really happy. There was a man behind him, who was watching his every move. You could tell he was looking out for the guy.
Can I help who’s next? The cashier asked. Im sorry I got distracted for a second. Can i have medium coke please. Would you like a large coke, its only 50 cents more and you get a free refill, she insisted that it was a great value. No just a medium please. I received my coke, which was dripping, but I dealt with it. No reason to let that dampen my day. I had noticed the two gentlemen from earlier now waiting in the line as I made my way past them to go to my theater. I had noticed two bathrooms and kept walking my way when all of sudden a splash of liquid hit my face. My coke had spilled everywhere. I had a ice cube hit me in the eye and suffered with blurry Vision syndrome for a few seconds. I was pissed at this point, in fact I looked like I wet myself with the collateral damage of coca cola stain near my crotch. It was the Apocalypse of spills and I had to let someone know about it.
On my venture back to the concession, I had thrown my cup away into the trashcan next to the bathrooms that I mentioned earlier and after that I told someone about it. So I went back to the disposer of tickets, and I noticed his name this time around. Xavier was his name, and I told him what happened. He had asked if I had the cup still and I told him no. Next he asked where my cup was and I told him in the trash, his last question was, can you get it out of the trash and I told him to go fuck himself. He told me to wait just a second, so I did.
As I was waiting for my refill, the older man with the walker and the young man with him were close to the spill section. It made me a little nervous, but they managed to pass it without any issues, I could see it from a distance to where I was standing.
Here is your drink, Xavier said. I had told him thankyou and made my way to the theater. My ticket said auditorium 18. It was quite the walk, but I finally made it. I was actually meeting my mother there. When I got to theater 18 I saw my mother and noticed the older man with the walker and the guy with him sitting directly behind my momma.
About half way through the film, I heard a drop. It was the drop of a soda, I could tell. I felt the liquid enter the soles of my feet from the spill. The old man had said, Damn it, and I don’t blame him. To spill your drink sucks big time. The old man tried to clean it up himself, god bless him. I finally figured out who the guy watching over him was. Dad don’t worrie about it, ill clean it up, he said. It was his son.
Eventually the movie had ended and I made my way to the bathroom. I thought of the man with the walker when I decided to enter the handicapped bathroom. I dropped my pants and boxers down to the ground and unleashed the beast. Midway thru shit, I see these wheels from the outside of the stall and I hear the knock. I had immediately felt like shit from the inside and out. I knew I fucked up. I’LL JUST BE ONE MINUTE, I Shouted!!!. I finished my shit And wiped my ass so quick, you wouldn’t believe it. I pulled up my pants and boxers in record time. I washed my hands soaplessly devoted. I got out of the bathroom and noticed the older man getting help from his son to piss in a urinal. I had told them how sorry i was and they were surprisingly humble and said no problem. I got out as quickly as I could. My momma was in the women’s restroom so I had time to think about what I did.
As I was waiting i looked down to the lower level and noticed a business called ” Blue Jasmine” it was filled with colorful items and positive vibes, which was the furthest thing from what I was feeling
This story touched me. And by the way I do use disabled cubicles too for all the reasons so eloquently outlined in your post. In France there is normally only one cubicle for men women and the handicapped so here my peeing cup runneth over.
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That thing you said about cup runneth over was pretty original. Keep it up gorgeous
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Lovin’ your sense of humour, Gastradamus.
And the Blue Jasmine store at the end was like a blatant slap to the face. Gold.
Oh and I use disabled washrooms too. I’m sure we all do, secretly or not.
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To have a story labled bronze is kind of boring. Silver is a step in the right direction, but GOLD is what were striving for @ Gastradamus. Welcome to the club and please spread the word about Blue Jasmine. We are really looking forward to marketing the fuck out of this one, because I agree with you, its a pretty good one. Does anyone know if the holy grail was gold?
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Refreshingly honest and real. Now following you … at a discreet distance. All the best.. Kris.
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We are loving the feedback so far. Do you think its publish worthy?
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Try this online e-magazine. They publish some interesting things. It’s a piece that’s well-worth submitting and if you find an editor that likes your work, go for it!
http://commuterlit.com/for-writers/submission-guidelines/
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I’ll give it a try Roger, I have trouble with Grammer and punctuation, but hopefully the story is good enough to looks past the errors. I know you loved Miss Scarlet. How did you feel about Blue Jasmine
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If you need a back-up, I can do grammar and punctuation — no problem. Send me the text by e-mail. I think Blue Jasmine is publishable. It may need some work and polishing, but a good editor who sees the honesty and the struggle will work you through to an even better and tighter story.
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How much would you need $
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For you, online: nothing. I don’t and won’t work for money. However, I will work with short manuscripts for my friends (by invite only). By short I mean Flash Fiction (500 words or less) or Short Stories (first five pages). I will post about this on my blog … the grammar and punctuation … I mean. I have been thinking about you and your writing overnight, and you are by no means unique in your search for help with language skills. I think I may be able to help you develop them. More later on this.
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That sounds great and I really do appreciate it, but I like to take care of my people. I plan on making money with writing one day, and I will take care of those that helped make it possible. I can certainly send you Blue Jasmine through email. Im writing a novel right now called Cardinal Sin. When its all said and done, I’m going to need an editor of some kind. Right now its 5000 words, but it has a way to go. Im going to try to find your email, that way we can get in contact. Thank you so much Roger, I look forward to leading lots from you and maybe one day, we can both make it big.
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Excellent…this yarn gave me quite a bit of gas and the hick-ups.
I once heard someone say, “nothing ever happens to me.” They should be so lucky. For others, life is full of disruptions. It appears my friend that your life falls in the latter.
In a similar vein I make my plans, and then I plan my escape. Life is rich and full of fond memories with each interruption…just think of all the stories you can share with the grandchildren.
BTW I do some of my best meditating in the handicapped stall…plenty of room to think. Some poor soul may be inconvenienced now, but I’m sure they would thank me later…after I’ve had time to think!
~ Bullroar
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Thank you so much for your input. Spread the word of Gastradamus and let people know about the beauty that blue jasmine has to offer. If someone could nominate me for best short story on WordPress, then that would be excellent. Check out the Roars blog people.
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The holy grail was a wooden cup, so said Indiana Jones in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. It makes sense to me, too. It is all about the everyday and finding beauty or stories in it. Just as you did, with Blue Jasmine. I am jealous, I didn’t write this one!
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Hey, its based on a true story and least you still have your looks, don’t be too jealous;] Would you say its one of the better shorts you’ve read in a while? You made Gastradamus blush with your beauty
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Hey, I’m so sorry. My touch screen on my phone accidently deleted your last post as spam some how and im not sure what you wrote. Could you repost it please, I saw something about my main man lonely author who is excellent and something about being one of the best and that’s all I saw before it vanished
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Nice article, touched my heart and soul.
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Thank You for those nice words. Stay in touch
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dude, give yourself a break. When nature kicks in public, you gotta do what you gotta do. Dad agrees that using the bigger stall is cool. I mean the size of the regular stalls these days – you have got be kidding. Some of them are so small that your feet barely make it in there. And you gotta have some comfort for well you know. It’s tragedy about your soda. Some peoples customer service skills need to be totally re-evaluated and makes me wonder how they keep their jobs. If I did something like that, WOW, this little piggy would be fired. And hey, dad says the kind of bathrooms he likes out in public are the ‘family’ styled ones. Those are totally cool. You see dad is blind. If he goes to the family one, mom can kind of guide him instead of hanging in the men’s room door telling him left or right to get him to a stall. So what am I saying? Give yourself a break and if you ever see a blind guy stumbling around lost in the bathroom, guide him to where he’s going. He will really appreciate it. XOXO – Bacon
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I need some bacon, perhaps it will make me forget
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Perhaps you should have gone over and shat in the Blue Jasmine boutique? It’s even bigger and probably smells better.
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Thanks Opher for the feedback. Did you think it was good?
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Humorous story. Very good.
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We are loving the reviews so far from everyone. Is this going to get nominated for an award or what? Please spread the word of blue jasmine and spread the word of Gastradamus. Thank you so much for your feedback
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Funny story 🙂 Keep writing!
Hugs, David
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We love hugs at Gastradamus. Welcome chape, spread the word of blue jasmine. It deserves to be heard and for the love of Pete if your reading this then do yourself a favor and check out the CHAPE Blog
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Good to know! So, more hugs and RT´s 😀
Also, thanks for your recommendation 🙂
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No problem. Here at Gastradamus we take care of our people. I’ve said it once and ill say it again. Check out the Chape blog
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You rock!
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Its true, this blogger speaks the truth
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🙂
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Dear Gassy,
I see no reason not to use the handicapped stall, unless someone is already in there of course. However if there is a line for the facilities…like so often with us females and such…then I think the real disabled person should be sent to the head of the line to use their very own stall after the next flush, as it were. ~~dru~~
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Wow we are really starting to get a lot of buzz on this one. Feel free to nominate this for best short story of WordPress. We think its up there. Thank you so much for being part of the Gastradamus community
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Yeah, well written and all that, but I couldn’t get far down it due to the swearing and stuff.
It’s cool – carry on the way you are no judgement meant – you are ‘real’ and that’s where you want to be. It’s just not where I want to go – that’s all.
All kindness – Robert. 🙂
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Thanks for the honesty. There’s always one sour apple. Once this wins best short on WordPress you’ll come around.
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Hahaha – thanks for the character assessment.
Good luck with your story, Gastradamus. 🙂
Kindness – Robert.
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No problem. I don’t necessarily agree with you on gun control, but to each there own. God bless America. Isn’t it incredible to be a part of WordPress. You get to meet all types of people. Gastradamus sends positive vibes your way
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Cool – tell Gastradamus from me that life is good. 😉
And, I never said anything about gun control.
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Im so sorry, I got you confused with another blogger named Opher. My apologies and thank you for the visit. Perhaps I can send an edited version your way one day. It really does have a good message, the only way you’ll find out is to finish it. Can we do it people? Can we ripen the sour fruit? Good to know that we have bloggers on WordPress that stand by the 2nd amendment. Check out this guys blog people.
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my mother had a bad adventure once with such a special place… she ended with wet pants, because of the different height of the throne… at least that was a good reason to buy new clothes :o)
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You continue to be funny Easy and that’s why we love you so much at the Gastradamus community. This person has major talent along with so many of my followers. We attract the best and easy is one
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Brilliant write, and lovely short story. Sometimes the not so fortunate among us are the ones with the biggest hearts and the most humble. I like how you described the spill of the Coke – great buildup towards the end. In Australia, most public restrooms have a disabled cubicle and a lot of us are decent enough not to use it. At least that’s the etiquette here.
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ThanksMabel for the review. You hold a dear spot in the heart of Gastradamus
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Loved this. A funny pleasure to read. A cool reminder that customer service has gone down the shitter.
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Lonely author has said be loves it. Where are the nominations people for blue jasmine? Gastradamus is taking off big time with blue jasmine as conductor. Check out Lonely Authors blog people, he’s a real show stopper.
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LOL Thank you my friend. Keep those great posts coming. Your blog will explode.
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Do you think its publish worthy, do people ever but short novels?
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Short stories? That is a tricky subject. Magazines can buy a short story but they do not want it to be previously (and that includes bl0g posts). So, most magazines would consider this masterpiece already published.
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Have you been published by a magazine? Would this be worthy. Have your heard of some site called prodig or something like that
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No, I haven’t been published yet. I am working on it. No I haven’t heard of prodig. What is it?
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Very interesting tale. Makes you think twice about the luxurious space made available by handicapped stalls and rooms.
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Oh think twice, its just another day for you and me in paradise. Great song
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Wouldn’t you know it…I dread this situation every time I borrow a stall. I try to use the other ones if at all possible (meaning I’m not decorated with a purse the size of a suitcase and a jumping 6-yr-old with me, and nothing else is occupied or filthy). Congratulations on getting the hell out of the way as soon as you could get clean.
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And this is why we miss the lady, because she comes up with interesting responded. Has Gastradamus come a long way or what sista
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Yep, I always use the Handicap stall when I take a dump not only for the reasons you listed; it tends to be cleaner and always have shit paper
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It has its advantages for sure, thanks for staying true George. Can you guys please go this mans blog already
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T.J.has got a potty mouth too, so of course I will have to go see. ~~dru~~
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Excellent piece. You have a pretty sense of humour and you are clearly gifted. I’d nominate blue jasmine as the best short story anytime. Sorry I took too long to read your blog. Its been a little crazy for me with exams and all. Nice piece.
Kudos!
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Gifted is a great compliment, thank you so much. This has received overwhelming positive feedback. If they had a tomato 🍅 meter for WordPress blog post, this would be rated 99%.
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Check out my pieces and comment. Thanks
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Awesome writings! Touched my soul..
Visit my blogs too ,
http://www.breathmath.com & http://www.crazeofrealclicks.wordpress.com
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We are loving these reviews, still not one bad one. We’ve heard stuff about the language but that’s it.
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Great, great post Gassy! In all honesty, the nuns who taught me, taught me with so much fear that I’ve always only used the handicapped stall in the public bathrooms when all the others were being used. Actually, public bathrooms need MORE handicapped stalls. Have you ever seen the amount of parking spaces for the handicapped…wait, I’m ranting.
I loved this post and it was a great read to welcome me back! Bisous!
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Thank you so much for your input. We are so happy to have you back at Gastradamus. This is one is really starting to get buzz. We’ve heard talks about a nomination or something.
People of WordPress, checkout Catherine’s blog. This lady was one of our first followers who supported us when nobody else did
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Well!
I love the themes you choose for your tooics!
Yes! it sounded so real. I cud feel the each bit of ur words!
like Andrew said; custumor service is really getying worser n worser everywhere. how sad! people bcom so selfish somtyms!
I admire the humore behind your writing! Thats amazing part of you!
keep smiling
keep writing!
yes! I wud nominate you for any awards!
cheers!
have a lovely day!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for the feedback
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Funny and coarse. It doesn’t really go anywhere and doesn’t really make any point though…
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Thanks for the feedback. The point is pretty clear, but some readers have difficulty comprehending what they read. You’ll get better at it, practice make perfect. If any of you people enjoy music and like amplifiers than check out the guys blog,
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