FOAD Thursday: Locker Room Bitches
Bad enough that we go to the ?ber yuppie health club, but Brian gets a discount through work and he chose this place because they have pick-up basketball games. And actually, since I’ve been going regularly, I feel a lot more comfortable there than I did the first time I ever went. The front desk and juice/coffee bar staff is totally friendly. I’ve never had to deal with the personal trainers, but they seem all right. Also, the facillities are absolutely superb. If you click on the link you can take one of those virtual tours. Too bad they don’t show the locker rooms because that’s part of what this post is about.
As I said, the employees are nice. The patrons, and I can only write about the women, are a different story. Most of the people in my age range (mid-30s to 40s) are snobby, pretentious, rich bitches, or if they’re still in their early to mid-20s, they’re total sorority girls. whether or not they actually were members, they have that aura. They may not be rich yet, but they’re still snobby and pretentious. Nearly everyone went to a Big Ten school, so in that respect I fit in, but most likely they went there for undergrad. Here are examples of what cold fishes the women are that go to my gym: whenever I’ve sneezed, I can count on one hand how many times someone has actually said, “Bless you.” If you happen to be in someone’s way, you might hear a reluctantly muttered, “Excuse me.”
Anyway, for a place this nice, you’d think the locker rooms would be larger and less cramped. There are three aisles of lockers. The two nearest the entrance are divided in half crosswise by a short hallway where mirrors and countertops are located on the ends. The one farthest from the entrance is one long aisle. Within each aisle are two rows of lockers–half on top, half on the bottom.
I usually use the lockers in the middle aisle, which, like the one farthest from the door, has lockers on both sides. There’s maybe 5′ of space in between and a narrow bench in the center. Courteous person that I am, I try to take up as little space as possible, especially when there are three or more people in the area. If I have toiletries I’m not currently using, I shove them, and my gym bag, back inside my locker, and though I may not lock it, I shut the fucking door so no one bangs into it. If I go to the end of the aisle to use the mirror, again, I shove the rest of my stuff back inside my locker.
But then, there are these stupid ass bitches who can FUCK OFF AND DIE because they leave their shit EVERYWHERE, even while they’re in the shower or nowhere nearby! We’re talking discarded gym clothing, shoes, water bottles–they leave them on the floor, on the bench, you name it. Some dumbfuck left her combination lock on the bench. Um, hello? Ever drop one of those on your foot? Or after they’re finished showering, they leave their wet towels on the bench along with their full-size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, facial cleanser, deoderant, etc. Apparently, these dumb cunts have never heard of a travel case or travel bottles. I, of course, have all of these items that you can buy for less than $1 so my toiletries are not only organized, but they also take up less space in my gym bag.
At first, I used to meekly tiptoe around these people’s shit. Now, if I need to set something on the bench and there’s crap all over it and the owner isn’t there, fuck it. I move that shit over to make room for myself. Fuck being meek. I have decided to take a stand!
If any of you locker room bitches are reading this, get into your Lexus SUVs and drive on over to The Container Store. Otherwise, FUCK OFF AND DIE, you dumb fucking whores.
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I NEVER use the locker room in the gym. I go home all sweaty and handle it from there. That is, of course, when I bother to go to the gym at all.
Oops, I left my link without seeing your note about FOAD. Sorry.
November 16, 2006 2:23 pm
Heh. You just reminded me of why I stopped going to the gyms years ago. I was soooo tempted to replace their conditioner with Nair.
November 16, 2006 2:49 pm
CSF, I’ll forgive you this time.
Of course, you could write a FOAD post of your own! (y)
I can’t stand leaving while still wet and sweaty, especially because I’m always afraid that I’ll catch a cold. Also, if I wait to get home to shower, it may not happen! :p I’ll end up putzing around or something.
Denise, I have pilates tapes (yes, on VHS!) and we even have barbells and a weight bench, but they never get used. I like your Nair idea, though. Hmmm…
November 16, 2006 3:35 pm
I HATE people that are like that! You are nicer than me because I would start tossing their shit on the floor or in the trash cans. I can’t stand people that are inconsiderate bitches.
November 16, 2006 5:58 pm
I know. The first time I pushed some bitch’s shit, over her shampoo bottles and other crap fell on the floor. I should have left them there!
November 16, 2006 6:02 pm
y’know, i stopped saying “bless you” to stranger sneezers because the last time i did it the stranger sneezer was actually pissed that i said it… like mad enough they would’ve wrote a foad post….the response i got was along the lines of “i don’t need your f*cking blessings *sshole!” :s
so, i’m a little “bless you” shy now…
November 16, 2006 6:08 pm
Did you happen to be at the ?ber yuppie health club at the time?
November 16, 2006 6:12 pm
Bwahaha, this has GOT to be, hands down, one of the BEST entries you’ve ever written Barb. I gotta hand it to you, you know how to HANDLE YO’ SHIT. Love you bunches, and as Bob Marley would say “Get up stand up, stand up for your rights — get up stand up, don’t give up the fight!”
November 16, 2006 7:13 pm
Okay Barb, let’s hook these bitches up with the drivers that live by Ananke! They most definately would deserve each other! Dontcha think so?
November 16, 2006 11:47 pm
April, glad you enjoyed it, and I’m glad I could put a smile on your face considering what you’re currently going through. But yeah, fuck being meek!
jane, sounds like a plan! Though I’m thinking that they’re already hooked up! These bitches don’t even say “thank you” if you hold the lobby doors open for them–do you really think they use turn signals? Fucking whores.
November 17, 2006 12:01 pm
I don’t think saying bless you should be the “polite” thing to say. I am a totally nice person and will say excuse me to anyone I happen to cross paths with, but I never say “bless you” to sneezers because I think it’s silly. I’m not the slightest bit religious, and a sneeze is no different from a yawn. Well it’s kind of an explosive, reverse yawn, but you know what I mean. I don’t want anyone to bless me either because it’s unnecessary. It’s just a bodily function - it doesn’t need to be blessed.
November 17, 2006 12:30 pm
I totally understand what you mean about not saying “bless you,” but people could at least say “excuse me” if I’m in their way! Maybe I should just plant myself there like a stone pillar or something.
November 17, 2006 5:31 pm