My husband and I just passed through the area on our way to Oregon and decided to stop here for a bathroom break. Upon arrival, the first thing I noticed was a portable toilet and jokingly said to him that I hoped that wasn't the only bathroom option. We have my two-year-old cat with us, so I suggested he investigate the premises while I watched her in the car.
In the meantime, I witnessed what appeared to be various men aimlessly wandering around the parking lot as if they were lost and confused. When my husband returned, I found out why. The indoor bathroom connected to the museum is only available to women, and men are required to use the portable toilet. Why is beyond me.
I entered the museum when a male voice behind me uttered, "Restrooms?" That's when I pointed to the sign on the door and proceeded to explain to who I thought was yet another perplexed male visitor that I was told only women were allowed to access the indoor restroom, and men had to use the portable toilet. I then noticed his shirt and realized he was an employee practically tripping over himself to direct me to the facilities, which I thought was weird.
Before I even entered the bathroom, I was turned off by some sign on the door shooing away men and encouraging women to "sit down and relax during the performance." (Huh?) While doing my business, I saw another sign by the doorknob along the lines of, "Before you leave, do you have your sunglasses? Phone? Purse? Panty up?" (Seriously, panty up? Who talks like that?) There were other strange pictures and signs in and around the bathroom that I didn't have time to explore because I was so creeped out and concerned about someone secretly watching me pee. Instead, I booked it the hell out of there as fast as I could back to my car in time to continue seeing befuddled men wandering about the parking lot.
As far as the portable toilets go, my husband said they were "disgusting," "stuffed," and looked like they hadn't been emptied in three years to the point that if you sat down to poop, "your butt would be covered." These were exact quotes from him. He also added how overpriced gas was.
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