Public Showers and Unwritten Rules

There are some unwritten rules that come into play when using public showers. The keeping your eyes up as I related some time ago in my ‘Mens Room‘ post is one of those rules. Here is a short story that shows just how necessary those rules are.

A couple of days ago one of our houseboat neighbours invited us over for a couple of minutes to show us what living on a houseboat is like. (My impressions were that it was very comparable to living in a small apartment. He had a big screen TV, a computer station and even space for an exercise bike. Man, that is living!) Anyway, he related a story that illustrated another one of those unwritten rules. He met up with a fellow live aboard in the grocery store one day. This fellow was, well… I’m not sure how to say it ….. a shower buddy. You see, when you get into a schedule you will often meet the same people every morning in the showers – hence – shower buddies. Anyway, upon meeting up in the grocery store this ‘buddy’ clapped our neighbour on the shoulder and in a loud voice said, “I didn’t see you in the shower this morning!” Uh, hmmmm … thanks?

So there you have it, another unwritten rule – never refer to public showers outside of the shower room.