If I Could Write The Locker Room Rules...

[carpaltunnel]

Most people who regularly work out at a gym try to fit in and not cause inconvenience to others, or unreasonaable costs to gym. On the other side of that, most of us also understand that we're all a little different, and a little tolerance goes a long way...but if you're like me there are some people who make you wish you could post the rules. Let's have some fun and write the rules that should be hanging at the gym. I'll put one out here in a minute, as soon as I pick the my pettest of pet peeves... If you've got one, chime in!

[Bluetree]

NO CELL PHONES!!!!

[Veronica]

Don't put on your make-up, style your hair, or whatever in front of the paper towel dispenser.

[carpaltunnel]

Thanks, good start. I've been off polishing up my "rule" but it turned out more like a rant. I've written this in my head so many times:

PHONES
The sign says “Cell phone use only in entrance area.” That means you honey. We don’t want to hear the details of your life since you last talked to your friend on the drive to the gym five minutes ago, or how you stood up boring Grandma for Thanksgiving dinner to meet up with a cute guy you’d met at the bar, or how the witch at work actually wanted you to WORK, for Pete’s sake. We don’t want to listen to it ringringringring in the locker either. Get a life and lose the phone.
P.S. After you left, we spontaneously voted that Grandma should cut you out of the will.

[Kitsune06]

Do not allow your children to run about like wild buffalo

Do not spread your cr@p out all over the entire bench

Please wipe the bench after you sat on it in your swim suit- it's wet.

No nasty shoes on the same wet bench, then it's wet AND dirty...

If you have to look, at least do it subtly.

[Deanna]

Don't put on your make-up, style your hair, or whatever in front of the paper towel dispenser.

Or over the sink.

Don't take up the whole bench with your "stuff" when changing. And in no way, leave your stuff on the bench unattended. (I see Kitsume typed this in and posted before I did).

Don't leave your cell phone ringer on and leave the phone in the locker. Locker rooms often echo and your ringtone isn't THAT cool.

[Veronica]

Perfume is supposed to be used sparingly.

[carpaltunnel]

If you sprinkle when you tinkle
Be a sweetie, wipe the seatie !

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Don't clog the sink or shower drains with your 2 foot long hairs.

And don't brush your hair over the sink and leave hairs wound all over it for the next person to enjoy.

[Trek420]

To the gym employees:

I have only an hour to work out at lunch. That includes, changing clothes, getting around the shoes, towels others have strewn on the bench, getting to and from the gym AND getting back into our secure building.

Don't sell me. I just want to check in, stretch, max out my HRM, shower, dry and go back to work.

If I wanted to upgrade my membership....I'd ask ya'

[carpaltunnel]

To the management:
When you get a good employee who doesn't walk past a pile of wet towels on the floor like they aren't there: DON"T overwork that poor person until she quits! Act like a manager and get those other drones on the payroll shaped up so the members get the clean locker room you advertise.

[carpaltunnel]

The sign says "State law requires a shower with soap before entering."
STATE LAW, get it?
Oh, ok, since you're such a clean person, we'll make an exception for you if you didn't do anything that starts with a "F" or a "P" since your last shower.

[Bad JuJu]

If you have to look, at least do it subtly.

And if you don't want to be looked at, don't parade around nude like you're in your own bedroom.

[Offthegrid]

Do not dry your hair nekkid. Do not dry your other hair. Do not talk on the cell phone while nekkid. Do not talk to me while nekkid. Do not talk to your three friends, all of you while nekkid. Do not watch TV while nekkid. Do not read the newspaper while nekkid. Do not fill your water bottle while nekkid.

Don't repeat over and over to your friends how fat you are. There's not an ounce of fat on your body.

Wear more deoderant, less perfume.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Do not dry your hair nekkid. Do not dry your other hair. Do not talk on the cell phone while nekkid. Do not talk to me while nekkid. Do not talk to your three friends, all of you while nekkid. Do not watch TV while nekkid. Do not read the newspaper while nekkid. Do not fill your water bottle while nekkid.

Don't repeat over and over to your friends how fat you are. There's not an ounce of fat on your body.

Wear more deoderant, less perfume.

Can we wear deodorant while nekkid??