Not just any sound machine, these are machines about the size of 2 paperback books that are located in toilet stalls – ok, there, I said it. And they make a sound like the sound of a toilet flushing. Now, why in the world do you need a machine that makes that sound in a toilet stall ? Well you may ask. The machines are there to provide another level of privacy for those most private of functions – a curtain of sound! Sometimes they have a button to push, and a row of small LEDs to track the progress of the sound experience. But the other night the machine was electronically wired to the commode and started automatically when the patron sat down, and began tapering off when the patron arose again. Pretty nifty way to deal with a densely-packed small-personal-space-envelop but we-all-crave-privacy society, ne?
May 17, 2009 at 12:54 am |
LOVE IT!
I love when a bathroom is busy and people are using those hand dryers non stop- basically the same function as this sound machine.
Remember the story of how I was “disciplined” and eventually reassigned to another job in part for telling the kids that I had to poop. I did it because I was so embarrassed about going to the bathroom in a closet in their classroom? Sliding cardboard door, sink in my lap. HA!
May 17, 2009 at 12:39 pm |
Yeah – we need these in America! And yeah – I remember the other thing – I could have done so much more for you if I had only listened to you instead of only to everyone else’s opinion. Hope I’ve learned something too! Love you!