Vacation in Southwest Harbor, Maine

Date: May 24, 2009

Place: Southwest Harbor, Maine (uni-sex restroom at end of Clark Point Road, next to parking lot for Captain Gilley’s—small lunch place in front of Beal’s Lobster Pound) —

Wet roads from the night before, but sun starting to come out. Lee and I walked the road to the end so we could check out the price of lobsters ($6.30/lb live or $7.40/lb cooked). After seeing the live ones in the water tank, I had to use the ‘facilities’….

My impression: Yeeuuwww! I took a photo of it before using it. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to lift the lid. Was there any soap for afterwards? Do I dare touch the handles?? I think not. …Ok… ready? I dropped my drawers and ‘hovered’ over the bowl. You KNOW I’m not even gonna trust the old “line the bowl with TP” method. And what is that bar behind the seat for? Who’s gonna stretch their arms behind them to use it… for what? To lift themselves off the seat? NOT ME!! It was a good thing that I didn’t have to do any major duties as my legs wouldn’t have wanted the stress, ‘cuz I’m NOT TOUCHING ANY FLESH PARTS TO ANYTHING PORCELIN IN THIS ROOM! Oh, and I’m NOT washing my hands here. I’ll wait until we walk back to the cottage that we are renting. (Hey, I didn’t touch anything or get anything on me to wash off. Believe me, I was careful. Oh God, now to get out of here, I have to touch the door knob—that’s what long sweatshirt sleeves are for. …Whew!