[Marine1974]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

A few days ago I had to use the bathroom inside a Villages' store before shopping. I opened the stall and danced around blood splatter on the floor along with the slight indication of feces. It was difficult to get around but I managed. Luckily for me a store employee was washing his hands when I was coming out of the area having to place my feet carefully. I told him there was blood in there and it looked like he quietly told a supervisor. I went shopping but did get some curious looks from a few store employees. Or, maybe I was altering my perception with my expectations as I assuming that this bathroom mess might be a topic of discussion among them. And they might have thought I was the one with the pressing medical problem. It also becomes a legal problem for the store if they do not act quickly to clean up the potential hazard for bathroom users.

I had not seen anyone who looked like they had just come into the store to use the bathroom and would have been on their way out as I was coming into the store.

I had told the store employee who had just washed his hands that I did not know where the blood came from.


Poop happens in even the nicest of stores.

We did cover slip and falls in my Torts course at the U of Minnesota Law School. But I am not in the habit of aiding lawyers . I did feel I had a duty to find a store employee and tell him or her about the liability risk in the restroom.

I use to teach a class to the corpsman on blood Bourne pathogens . The kit I sold was in every building at Great Lakes naval training center . The kit included, mask , googles , gloves , gown, booties , hair covering and a powder to apply that would absorb blood. All precautions.
OSHA requires a clean up kit for all this .

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Marine1974

I use to teach a class to the corpsman on blood Bourne pathogens . The kit I sold was in every building at Great Lakes naval training center . The kit included, mask , googles , gloves , gown, booties , hair covering and a powder to apply that would absorb blood. All precautions.
OSHA requires a clean up kit for all this .

Good to know.


I belief all the other toilets in this bathroom were in use when I entered the largest stall that also has its own sink. I did need to go. And the blood was such that I could step between it. Carefully though.


The store employee I told just looked in there and then reported the mess to the closest manager.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

A few days ago I had to use the bathroom inside a Villages' store before shopping. I opened the stall and danced around blood splatter on the floor along with the slight indication of feces. It was difficult to get around but I managed. Luckily for me a store employee was washing his hands when I was coming out of the area having to place my feet carefully. I told him there was blood in there and it looked like he quietly told a supervisor. I went shopping but did get some curious looks from a few store employees. Or, maybe I was altering my perception with my expectations as I assuming that this bathroom mess might be a topic of discussion among them. And they might have thought I was the one with the pressing medical problem. It also becomes a legal problem for the store if they do not act quickly to clean up the potential hazard for bathroom users.

I had not seen anyone who looked like they had just come into the store to use the bathroom and would have been on their way out as I was coming into the store.

I had told the store employee who had just washed his hands that I did not know where the blood came from.


Poop happens in even the nicest of stores.

We did cover slip and falls in my Torts course at the U of Minnesota Law School. But I am not in the habit of aiding lawyers . I did feel I had a duty to find a store employee and tell him or her about the liability risk in the restroom.

Yuck!!! TMI

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kendi

Yuck!!! TMI

It probably happens here in the Villages more often than you would like because of the average age of the people living here.


Basically I just hope to get the person with the medical problem to tell someone about it before the leave the restroom.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

A few days ago I had to use the bathroom inside a Villages' store before shopping. I opened the stall and danced around blood splatter on the floor along with the slight indication of feces. It was difficult to get around but I managed. Luckily for me a store employee was washing his hands when I was coming out of the area having to place my feet carefully. I told him there was blood in there and it looked like he quietly told a supervisor. I went shopping but did get some curious looks from a few store employees. Or, maybe I was altering my perception with my expectations as I assuming that this bathroom mess might be a topic of discussion among them. And they might have thought I was the one with the pressing medical problem. It also becomes a legal problem for the store if they do not act quickly to clean up the potential hazard for bathroom users.

I had not seen anyone who looked like they had just come into the store to use the bathroom and would have been on their way out as I was coming into the store.

I had told the store employee who had just washed his hands that I did not know where the blood came from.


Poop happens in even the nicest of stores.

We did cover slip and falls in my Torts course at the U of Minnesota Law School. But I am not in the habit of aiding lawyers . I did feel I had a duty to find a store employee and tell him or her about the liability risk in the restroom.

Not sure what the point is. I've had some experience with the American legal system. Reported dirty bathroom is far cleaner than my experience. The US has more attornies per capita than any other industrialized nation. We also have more law suits. The question IS, which comes first the chicken or the egg? Law school? Training to argue both sides of the same issue depending on who is PAYING the bill.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Not sure what the point is. I've had some experience with the American legal system. Reported dirty bathroom is far cleaner than my experience. The US has more attornies per capita than any other industrialized nation. We also have more law suits. The question IS, which comes first the chicken or the egg? Law school? Training to argue both sides of the same issue depending on who is PAYING the bill.

There was a recent ad for a lawyer on TV and I managed came on and was pitching their legal services in case you had fallen recently at your employer's place of business. I just thought it was easier to clean up the mess before lawyers get involved.


Some of my fellow U of MN Law School Class of 1989 graduates seem to be doing very valuable work in many areas.