Wednesday, October 05, 2005

odd coincidence or should I get freaked out...

I have been getting freaked out lately, and I am about to say something verbally because I can't handle it. I feel like I am being followed by a ghost because everywhere I look, there he is.

There is a little short, quiet man at work and I swear for the past month of so, that if I walk into the bathroom he is already there or coming as I am leaving. The guy is really nice and nothing against him, but the whole timing is odd and freaking me out.

I am good for a bathroom break about 2 - 3 times a day, must he be in there every time? Yesterday, I was getting up to head to the men's room, lo and behold, he was 20 feet in front of me headed in the same direction. I quickly turned around and waited 20 minutes.

Maybe, he has a condition and the doctors orders are to go every half hour. I don't know??? I don't have this issue with anyone else in the office. Is this strange or is it possible to be on the same cycle?

20 comments:

shakedust said...

Sounds like Wally from Dilbert. Does he have a coffee mug in his hand all the time?

Stephanie said...

Yes, but you're usually the one following him in. Think of how freaked out he must be.

Or maybe he's like Seth and just lives in the bathroom.

f o r r e s t said...

Well the thing is, I don't believe he sees me. When ever I walk in, his back is to me and he is standing in front of the urninal. We only have one working urinal, so I walk into the stall. Partly, because I don't want him to see me.

Dash said...

I seem to be on the same schedule as the cleaning guy. or we might just have the cleanest restrooms ever.

He must think I'm wierd.

f o r r e s t said...

I hope not, since he is old enough to be my father.

f o r r e s t said...

Just what is it that you are worried about?

f o r r e s t said...

I have thought about saying "hey! we are on the same schedule!" or something like that, but he is a really quiet shy guy. It might scare him.

Stephanie said...

I don't have a "schedule". Try holding it for an ten minutes. Maybe this will throw him off.

f o r r e s t said...

It doesn't work.
Somehow he knows.
He can guess my every move.

It's like the smart coach on defense that knows that the offensive coach is going to run instead of throw the ball even though 9 times out of 10 in the same situation they would have thrown.

f o r r e s t said...

Oh my gosh!
It just happened again.
I just went into the bathroom after lunch. The coast was clear as the room was empty. I took care of business and washed my hands and opened the door to exit and there he was.

We said our "hellos" to each other and I walked off.

GoldenSunrise said...

Your office must be small if there is only one urinal and one stall.

At my previous workplace, there was one toilet in a room for the girls and one toilet for the boys. I was on the same schedule as another lady and if she beat me to the pot, I would have to go in after she pooped. There was no hiding smells there.

f o r r e s t said...

we have one bathroom and it is in a corridor outside our office. I think maybe several tenants share it.

In the boys room there are 2 urinals and 2 stalls, but right now one urinal is broken.

gigi said...

Maybe gorgeous-verna is having you investigated... hmmmm....

Anonymous said...

Bathroom stalker, eh?

Evil suggestion:

Take an opened can of Cream of mushroom soup and hide it in your sport's coat. As you exit and he enters the restroom, act like you are going to vomit violently, kneel in rapid fashion and secretly dump the can at the base of his shoes, faking that you are upchucking your bowels out. If he is a stalker, this should cause him to feel repulsion at seeing you. If he is merely encountering you by coincidence, he probably will avoid you. Either way, you at least broke the ice.

For a thorough demonstration, see "the Great Santini" with Robert Duvall in the opening scene.

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windarkwingod said...

Espana is crowded with ghosts - we all live side by side.

MsMayhem said...

totaly believe in ghosts..

gigi said...

Thank you for that picture...

f o r r e s t said...

Yeah, If I can quote GIGI:
"IW!"