Loved this Anastasia, thanks for sharing. Twanoh would be a great place to be a Ranger! Many years ago I worked for an airline in a reservations center, open only to badged employees. Someone was regularly pooping on the floor in the bathroom, smearing their feces on the walls of the stall. This was someone I worked with! I can only hope that, like the living conditions in someone with hoarding disorder, the behavior must be a symptom of something greater. At least I hope that’s the case rather than shear malice!
Oh my gosh Jen, that's wild!! I just don't get it -- but maybe that's a good thing lol! Aaron had an employee that he worked with who regularly peed on the floor of the bathroom in their office. Eventually he put a sign up in the bathroom that said something to the effect of, "Our bathroom has not had pee on the floor for ____ days." And each day, he'd change a sticky note with an updated number. The person stopped doing it lol.
Maria, that means so much to me!! This was a lot of fun to write -- I have some great memories from my time at the park. I really appreciate you reading!
Oh my gosh, knowing who your boss was makes this even more hilarious (in a dark way) for me. I can just hear him telling you that going into a park bathroom is like opening a present. 😂 this was so enjoyable to listen to at work, while trying not to crack up at my desk. You definitely have a way with words.
Thank you so much Dana --- I honestly could write a book about the stories that I've collected as a park ranger... I need to keep sharing them, because some of them are just truly hilarious. It was a really fun and wonderful 7-ish years! I'm so glad you loved it!!
This is the second time I've read this story you have so impressively have written. You are an amazing writer and I felt like I was standing there next to you and envisioning what was going on. You paint a very vivid picture when you write! You should write a book about your stories about being a Park Ranger for 7.5 years. ❤️
Having done my time at NPS (not as a Ranger or field crew, but as a lands & realty specialist) and now as a proud team member of the BLM- this story just hits a place in my heart that I can't explain. There is something undefinable about working public lands, but your writing about your badge .... <3
And all of this made me laugh so so hard. Vault toilets...I mean.... they just are what they are.
(We also had a serial sprayer... NOT in a vault.)
Thank you for sharing your adventures, your dance party, your pee cloths!
This story…so good! Having been a witness to some of your bathroom adventures at Twanoh, I really enjoyed the reflections and how you can literally make the best of a shitty situation.🤎
Loved this Anastasia, thanks for sharing. Twanoh would be a great place to be a Ranger! Many years ago I worked for an airline in a reservations center, open only to badged employees. Someone was regularly pooping on the floor in the bathroom, smearing their feces on the walls of the stall. This was someone I worked with! I can only hope that, like the living conditions in someone with hoarding disorder, the behavior must be a symptom of something greater. At least I hope that’s the case rather than shear malice!
Oh my gosh Jen, that's wild!! I just don't get it -- but maybe that's a good thing lol! Aaron had an employee that he worked with who regularly peed on the floor of the bathroom in their office. Eventually he put a sign up in the bathroom that said something to the effect of, "Our bathroom has not had pee on the floor for ____ days." And each day, he'd change a sticky note with an updated number. The person stopped doing it lol.
These stories were wild! I don't know what it is about a shared toilet that turn some people into total monsters. 🤢
Right?! It's a wild world out there lol!
You really have a way with words
Maria, that means so much to me!! This was a lot of fun to write -- I have some great memories from my time at the park. I really appreciate you reading!
Oh my gosh, knowing who your boss was makes this even more hilarious (in a dark way) for me. I can just hear him telling you that going into a park bathroom is like opening a present. 😂 this was so enjoyable to listen to at work, while trying not to crack up at my desk. You definitely have a way with words.
Thank you so much Dana --- I honestly could write a book about the stories that I've collected as a park ranger... I need to keep sharing them, because some of them are just truly hilarious. It was a really fun and wonderful 7-ish years! I'm so glad you loved it!!
This is the second time I've read this story you have so impressively have written. You are an amazing writer and I felt like I was standing there next to you and envisioning what was going on. You paint a very vivid picture when you write! You should write a book about your stories about being a Park Ranger for 7.5 years. ❤️
Having done my time at NPS (not as a Ranger or field crew, but as a lands & realty specialist) and now as a proud team member of the BLM- this story just hits a place in my heart that I can't explain. There is something undefinable about working public lands, but your writing about your badge .... <3
And all of this made me laugh so so hard. Vault toilets...I mean.... they just are what they are.
(We also had a serial sprayer... NOT in a vault.)
Thank you for sharing your adventures, your dance party, your pee cloths!
This story…so good! Having been a witness to some of your bathroom adventures at Twanoh, I really enjoyed the reflections and how you can literally make the best of a shitty situation.🤎