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We’ve done our weekly shopping and I need to use the loo arriving at the ladies There is a massive queue I stand in line cross legged there are six in front of me I wish people would hurry up Cos I’m bursting for a pee A mum arrives with her toddler who is doing the wet knicker dance she cries out very loudly 'I’ve gone and peed my pants' We usher them in front of us It’s the kindest thing to do at least it’s only urine and not a smelly pooh Finally it’s my turn and I sidle into the stall then I notice the loo roll dispenser which is fixed onto the wall There’s a minute amount of toilet paper poking out of the hole in the middle I find emergency supplies in my handbag I keep some spare to use when I piddle My hubby will be patiently waiting he’ll be playing spider solitare next time I’m gonna use the gents loos because there’s never a queue in there! 4/18/19

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 4/28/2019 8:29:00 PM

G'day Jan … shoulda screamed out - Fire! Fire! You woulda been all on your own maybe - thanks again Jan - Lindsay

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/22/2019 5:59:00 PM

SO TRUE. The gents room is usually empty. It's so aggravating. If I see nobody is around and it's a one-toilet room with locked door, I use the men's room! Good one, Jan.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/22/2019 1:01:00 PM

Such a clever,witty poem Jan and so absolutely true - us ladies can all relate - a friend of mine desperate for the loo during a film we were watching rushed to the loo. When she came back she asked me, since when have they got somewhere you can rinse your tired feet! Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 4/20/2019 4:03:00 PM

lol I've been tempted to do just that a few times myself Jan, Your sense of humor is engaging, Have a wonderful Easter dear friend x

Arturo Michael

Date: 4/20/2019 4:39:00 AM

You do it naturally...I like the flow...of the write...Well done

Winged Warrior

Date: 4/19/2019 7:58:00 AM

That's why you ladies should wear Astronaut diapers...I hear NASA is having a two for one sale lol...just in need for the rainy days...and the special pair...in case you feel Ass-tro-naughty lol...great verse Jan...love ya...^WW^...{*J*}

Tania Kitchin

Date: 4/18/2019 6:58:00 PM

Ha ha, very funny and true! There are never enough ladies rooms for the public and there is always a line!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/18/2019 6:07:00 PM

This is so true.Poor planning on these establishments who should know by now the ladies need more toilets as it takes us longer. The only time I was desperate enough to use the men's loo was at a stadium game. The ladies had a long,long line and the men's had none. No one complained. Haha. A good one Jan. xxoo

M. L. Kiser

Date: 4/18/2019 5:48:00 PM

I once had to use the Gent's Loos at work; the women's was flooded and it was all we had; upon entering, I was shocked at how much better theirs was than the women's.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 4/18/2019 2:19:00 PM

Please include this in your book as government need to be reminded an hole between two footprints keeps the queue on the move! (Modern women squat to check their Email!) Aloha! Rico

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/18/2019 12:49:00 PM

Cute story, Jan! And often so true... Just to let you know, it works the other way too. I've occasionally locked myself in the women's loo---in order to get around the queue (in the men's loo). :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 4/18/2019 1:29:00 PM

lol GW I've never known there to be a queue in the gents loos lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/18/2019 11:46:00 AM

Not sure if I'm allowed to comment lol. The dreaded queue and worse if they haven't replenished the loo roll. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 4/18/2019 11:51:00 AM

Lol Tom I was hoping some guys would comment... don't you get frustrated at the lenght of time you ha e to wait for your wife to come out of the ladies loos. Hubby gets his mobile phone out and plays spider solitare, truly there were 6 ladies in front of me and one loo was out of action.. the bit about the child was pure poetic licence :-) Hugs Jan xx

Ann Gilmour

Date: 4/18/2019 10:45:00 AM

Oh I am so glad you are back dear Jan, I know the feeling well my friend, haha... and there is many a time I have been tempted to use the gents, but have never quite had the courage! Thanks for the belly laugh, with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Jan Allison
Date: 4/18/2019 11:04:00 AM

Thanks for dropping by to comment ann, there is a good deal of poetic licence but it does infuriste me with those dispensers where the loo paper comes out of a tiny hole in the middle and there isn't enough poking out to pull it through to get a sheet yet the dispenser is full. I'm still not so active on the site have got a few poems written for the book need to do some serious editing of my existing ones;-) Hugs Jan xx