There are three urinals in the gents next to my office. I followed a chap in there

[Rich]

this morning and there is nobody else present. Can you imagine my surprise then, when he selects the middle of the three urinals, thereby forcing me to rub shoulders with him as I relieved myself. He might as well have held it for me.

I had always thought it was an unwritten rule that one should use either the furthermost left or furthermost right urinal unless one found both to be occupied (in which case I imagine most would opt for one of the traps instead).

[Pat Vegas]

this morning and there is nobody else present. Can you imagine my surprise then, when he selects the middle of the three urinals, thereby forcing me to rub shoulders with him as I relieved myself. He might as well have held it for me.

I had always thought it was an unwritten rule that one should use either the furthermost left or furthermost right urinal unless one found both to be occupied (in which case I imagine most would opt for one of the traps instead).

you have lots of these rules. like being on the left in corridors.

[Rich]

you have lots of these rules. like being on the left in corridors.

And pavements, Fash. Imagine walking down Oxford Street on a Saturday lunchtime if everyone kept to the left and maintained a steady speed

[Ash]

And pavements, Fash. Imagine walking down Oxford Street on a Saturday lunchtime if everyone kept to the left and maintained a steady speed

We don't often agree, Rich, but I'm with you on this one.

My favourite pedestrian gripes: Groups of stationary people blocking pavements, groups of people walking slowly along pavements and blocking it, pairs of people walking and looking at each other not the oncoming traffic, people walking while looking at their phones.

[Rich]

We don't often agree, Rich, but I'm with you on this one.

My favourite pedestrian gripes: Groups of stationary people blocking pavements, groups of people walking slowly along pavements and blocking it, pairs of people walking and looking at each other not the oncoming traffic, people walking while looking at their phones.

OR OR OR - people in the supermarket isle with their shopping trolley who suddenly stop in the middle of one of the main thoroughfare isles (the ones that link all the other isles). This causes tailbacks of people wanting to get past. MOVE TO ONE ****ING SIDE! Every time it happens I swear to God that I'll just go through them with my trolley next time.

Of course what happens in reality is I tut quietly and negotiate a difficult route around them.

[Rich]

OR OR OR - people in the supermarket isle with their shopping trolley who suddenly stop in the middle of one of the main thoroughfare isles (the ones that link all the other isles). This causes tailbacks of people wanting to get past. MOVE TO ONE ****ING SIDE! Every time it happens I swear to God that I'll just go through them with my trolley next time.

Of course what happens in reality is I tut quietly and negotiate a difficult route around them.

The Chinesers are especially bad at walking two abreast and then expecting you to move out of their way.

[Ash]

OR OR OR - people in the supermarket isle with their shopping trolley who suddenly stop in the middle of one of the main thoroughfare isles (the ones that link all the other isles). This causes tailbacks of people wanting to get past. MOVE TO ONE ****ING SIDE! Every time it happens I swear to God that I'll just go through them with my trolley next time.

Of course what happens in reality is I tut quietly and negotiate a difficult route around them.

I walked from London Bridge to your Epsom the other weekend along the route of the old Roman Stane Street (basically the A24). Got a bus within a minute of arriving in the town centre back to Morden Tube thus saving the whole mainline rail fare back into town minus £1.50

Ewell looks a nice place.

[Burney]

this morning and there is nobody else present. Can you imagine my surprise then, when he selects the middle of the three urinals, thereby forcing me to rub shoulders with him as I relieved myself. He might as well have held it for me.

I had always thought it was an unwritten rule that one should use either the furthermost left or furthermost right urinal unless one found both to be occupied (in which case I imagine most would opt for one of the traps instead).

This is a rule, although sometimes if one of the urinals is right up against a wall, it can make it difficult. In our offices, the left-most urinal is right up against the door of one of the traps, while the right-most is next to the door. This means that someone emerging from the trap or entering the lavatories will be confronted by the unshielded sight of me holding my penîs.

[redgunamo]

This is a rule, although sometimes if one of the urinals is right up against a wall, it can make it difficult. In our offices, the left-most urinal is right up against the door of one of the traps, while the right-most is next to the door. This means that someone emerging from the trap or entering the lavatories will be confronted by the unshielded sight of me holding my penîs.

"Will be"? Inevitably? Unavoidably? Inescapably?

Do you live in there

[Burney]

"Will be"? Inevitably? Unavoidably? Inescapably?

Well...other commitments allowing, yes.