Towel etiquette

[Electric_Andy]

If you take them home I'd be washing them on the hottest wash possible as you can get scabies from contaminated towels.

Thanks for the advice, but these will no doubt be wiping up oil and brake fluid soon so will not be near my skin! It is charitable though, as it saves me using clothes destined for the charity shop.

 

[Markymark]

Why take two bottles into the shower...... when you can nick someone else's

I took one bottle in aroubd Feb '15 and it's still not empty......

 

[jefmcg]

I missed this bit before.

How long should I wait for the claimants to claim their towels, or can I take the towels home now for rags?

Never. They are not yours. Do not steal them.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

our facilities are managed by a nuffield gym, who insist that the drying room is emptied at the end of the day, with anything left out put in 'lost property'. we have lockers that are meant to be for the use of green commuters only, but even these get abandoned (£10 deposit) and there are periodic use-it-or-lose-it campaigns. our bicycle user group are pretty good at keeping on top of abandoned bikes, with offending articles having a 3-month notice put on them before being disposed of, with the proceeds going to charity…

 

[Electric_Andy]

I missed this bit before.


Never. They are not yours. Do not steal them.

If I left my towel, shoes or anything else there for months on end (in fact many have been there for a year) I'd expect it to be my own fault if they went missing. I certainly wouldn't use or steal other people's property off the peg, but I class these as abandoned. What makes me even angrier is that the (large) lockers were snapped up by people years ago who do not use them. The keys are allocated to the person, so I expect many have even left the company and not handed back the key. There is supposed to be a "green" initiative there, but they do not bother with trying to attract cyclists, and this sort of un-managed approach to facilities is what keeps people in their cars.

 

[KnackeredBike]

Surely it is workplace etiquette to put up a passive aggressive notice saying not to leave towels on the pegs for more than one day and excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.

 

[jay clock]

How about making a legit looking laminated card with a message and logo saying all these towels etc will be binned on x date. Then binning them as needed

 

[the_mikey]

[QUOTE 4703420, member: 259"]The @mickle Method - it's not just for when you get home, it's for when you get to work as well![/QUOTE]

Every time my employer rebrands themselves (every year atm) I get to turn my old uniform into mickling devices.

 

[snorri]

One has to wonder if employees campaigning for showering facilities at work have considered the additional stresses they may be wishing upon themselves and their colleagues..
This thread should serve as a warning to the innocents.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Someone recently pinned an official looking document to our shower, including the corporate logo, "Remember to rinse your pubes from the shower cubicle, please!"

Last time I shave my legs at work, I know when I'm not welcome.

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

Someone recently pinned an official looking document to our shower, including the corporate logo, "Remember to rinse your pubes from the shower cubicle, please!"

Last time I shave my legs at work, I know when I'm not welcome.

I'm fortunate that I use the local swimming pool to do my legs.

Although I did get asked to "kindly not bring in the hedge trimmer" on my next visit.

 

[si_c]

I'm fortunate that I use the local swimming pool to do my legs.

Although I did get asked to "kindly not bring in the hedge trimmer" on my next visit.

It's fair enough, nobody wants a hairy mouthful of water when swimming, it's bad enough its half piss from all the kids.

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

It's fair enough, nobody wants a hairy mouthful of water when swimming, it's bad enough its half piss from all the kids.

shoot, that's why I was being stared at!
Should I perhaps do them in the shower next time?

Fortunately at 6am in the morning, it's only old people piss.

 

[jonny jeez]

Sounds like my work, apart from your fresh clean naked body.

Get a room!