Excuse Me, Miss

Here in my office there is an unspoken rule that "lights on" means someone is in the bathroom. So you can understand my confusion when I went to vist the ol' WC and the light was on but the door was ajar.

Hmmmm

Thank GOODNESS I was not in a hurry and had time to observe my surroundings because oh yes, "lights on" still means "someone is in the bathroom." Our Safety Director, who is a 65 or so year old man, was in the closet of the women's bathroom checking the fire alarm.

Do you realize what I narrowly missed?

Scenario A:

I go in, lock the door behind me and then see him in the closet. EMBARASSING!

Scenario B:

I go in, um, answer nature's call and then realize he's been in the closet. EMBARASSING, LIKE WHOA!

Scenario C:


I go in, and um, am answering nature's call or something else equally embarassing and then he walks out of the closet. EMBARASSING TO THE MAX!!!

Thank God it was Scenario D:

I peered in, realizing something was off and then he walked out of closet ("closet" that has heater, fire alarm, etc. Not sure why it's in bathroom). I covered it up with, "Oh, haha, figured someone was in here" and then went on my way. And don't misread what I wrote, he's not a creepy old man who would hide in a closet or anything. But what would you do if you were checking on something in the closet and someone came in to use the bathroom? If you realize what's about to happen you have a very narrow time frame for outting yourself and avoiding what could potentially be a horrifyingly embarassing situation!

Anyway...