| Cyber Wolf |
05-12-2009 08:00 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf
(Post 563886)
I got lost in Ladysmith once.
They didn't have maps there, and the locals did not seem amenable to providing directions to yankees.
The sign, however, makes sense, but you have to be a chick to understand it.
Conventional restroom hooks are placed at the top left edge of the door. It is very easy to reach over them and grab what's hanging on that hook, while the property owner is in a precarious position and unable to prevent the theft.
The hook in the picture is at about the center of the door, and is not reachable from the outside, unless an orangutan is involved.
The center door hook has other advantages, including the ability to access the interior of one's purse in the event of a surprise visit from your Aunt Flo.
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I'm 100% female... it's how I was able to get that shot up close and personal without bystander comment :D
And yeah I've seen that hook on the side and that signage would make sense if that hook was there. And I'd bet they used to be there, given the scars on the side panel of the stall. But they aren't anymore, so the only hook the sign could possibly be talking about is the one that is presumably safer for your accoutrements.
And about Ladysmith itself, yeah... it's not a tourist-kinda place. The locals in the area really like their relatively rural community and they fight development. Not really a visitor-friendly place... they'd rather you go on to Fredricksburg or Richmond. I'll give it maybe 10 more years on the outside... it'll be DC's next Virginia-based bedroom community and townhouses will spring up like mushrooms. |
